Yes, they are. Specifically the International Space Station (or ISS, but really any space station can conduct an experiment. Hope this helped! :)
The International Space Station normally has a crew of three or four, and while they rotate, most astronauts do not get to live on the space station. As of Feb. 2010 the number is now up to 6.
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Astronauts or Cosmonauts are people who are trained by human flight translators to travel to space. The name astronautusually refers to a professional but is actually any person who travels to space. This can be anything from a tourist to a politician. Yes I know this sounds detailed but I am pretty smart for a 14 year old.
Project Gemini and Project Apollo had astronauts practice piloting and working in space.
Women make up 18 percent of all the active astronauts working today. this would mean 6 out of every 35 astronauts are female.
Astronauts were able to conduct experiments when working in the space station. One of the space stations that was launched was the Skylab in 1973.
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The thermosphere
If the space station is pressurized, I don't think astronauts need to where space suits.
The International Space Station normally has a crew of three or four, and while they rotate, most astronauts do not get to live on the space station. As of Feb. 2010 the number is now up to 6.
Space Station Answer from Saiyanisland.com
Manned satellites orbit in the thermosphere, from about 53 to 500 miles above the Earth.
Astronauts or Cosmonauts are people who are trained by human flight translators to travel to space. The name astronautusually refers to a professional but is actually any person who travels to space. This can be anything from a tourist to a politician. Yes I know this sounds detailed but I am pretty smart for a 14 year old.
Space junk gets into space by astronauts dropping there gloves or a tool when they are working at a space station, or things that come off a space station. in other words the only space junk there is, is from us humans.
Our classroom is working on a experiment
She wanted to major in astronautic as she dreamed of working with NASA.