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Astronauts have to rely on their spacecraft to make the air for them. This is done on the space shuttle by two tanks each of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen. These are automatically mixed and pressurized by the cabin pressurization system to resemble what we breathe on Earth.they also use a air mask. CaRrOtS!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe space ship contains air to breathe. Just in case of decompression (which happened to some Russians cosmonauts in 1971), they also wear space suits when going to space, and returning to Earth.
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∙ 6y agoThey can have a supply of air but it is not considered fresh. They carry oxygen and other gasses compressed in tanks when they go into space. In space, there are methods to recycle air converting used air to breathable air by removing the carbon dioxide and converting it back to usable oxygen..
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∙ 14y agoBecause there is no "natural air" in space.
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∙ 14y agoThe carry self-contained breathing equipment on their suits, not unlike a Scuba diver.
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∙ 11y agoLike most vessels going above or below sea level, the cabin is pressurized and oxygen pumped in.
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∙ 10y agoThey bring it with them when they are launched.
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How do astronauts get water on the space station?
They take the water with them. they will have to reuse it a well.
How does the astronauts survive in the outer space?
The spacecraft that astronauts go up in, have their own life support systems which regulate conditions to keep the spacecraft hospitable.
Why do astronauts put water in their food?
because it tastes nice
What do astronauts use on sandwiches?
The astronuts grow their own garden herbs in space
What is the ratio of men to women astronauts?
Women make up 18 percent of all the active astronauts working today. this would mean 6 out of every 35 astronauts are female.
What was the science fiction work where astronauts died of thirst rather than drink their own recycled water?
astronauts died of thirst rather than drink their own recycled water
Why do astronauts take their own air to the moon?
Because there is no air on the moon, in the moon, or on the way to the moon. They have to take their own food and water too.
Why is water ice on the moon so important?
Now the astronauts can make snowmen and wash their dirty clothes.
How do astronauts get supply of fresh air over a long time?
They make their own oxygen by mixing nitrogen with carbon dioxide.
Do astronauts drink in space?
water
How did astronauts obtain and conserve water on the moon?
Water was created in the fuel cells, which combined Hydrogen and Oxygen to make electricity, and whose byproduct was H2O
How do astronauts store their food?
They use powdered food and dehydrated food a lot, and they just add water to make food
Are the ISS astronauts having a problem with water?
no.
Which ingredient is removed from the food of astronauts?
Water
What food do astrounarts eat?
Mostly astronauts will have freezed - dried foods. Astronauts will squeeze water into food packages and then eat the food after it absorbs water.
Can you make your own water vapor?
No
How do astronauts get water on the space station?
They take the water with them. they will have to reuse it a well.
