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Astronauts in their spacecraft (such as the Space Shuttle) are lifted into space by huge rockets which accelerate the craft to "escape velocity" (about 25,000 mph). This puts the craft into orbit around the Earth, its forward velocity balancing the continuous pull of gravity. When they are ready to return to Earth, they use rockets to slow down, and gravity pulls them back out of orbit.
When astronauts travelled to the Moon, another smaller rocket pushed the Apollo spacecraft out of orbit, and carried it to the gravitational field of the Moon. Another rocket firing pushed the craft back to Earth.
Unmanned space probes have travelled to even farther distances from Earth, including the outer planets Uranus and Neptune. Most of the travel is coasting, because there is practically no matter in space to slow a spacecraft down.
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What do astronauts do on a mission?
the things that astronauts do on a mission is sleep learning how to fly a space shuttle
What do astronauts fly through space?
A rocket.
Why do astronauts seem to fly inside their spacecraft?
because of unavailability of gravity.
Did the astronauts land or did they just fly by over Venus?
Astronaut did not land in Venus because the planet is hot. If the astronaut land on Venus, they will burn their selfs.
Which of the Mercury astronauts did not fly into space?
Shuttles have only been designed to be in low earth orbit and do not have the capability to go to the moon. The Apollo missions were the ones that traveled to the moon, and there have been no lunar missions since 1973.
Astronauts are--who fly in space?
Astronauts are people who fly in space
Can astronauts fly out of space?
Yes, astronauts can fly out here and there as they live in zero gravity in space.
What do astronauts do on a mission?
the things that astronauts do on a mission is sleep learning how to fly a space shuttle
How many astronauts do you think would fly together in the command module?
Three astronauts
What do astronauts fly through space?
A rocket.
Does the astronauts fly on moon due to earth gravity?
No
Why do astronauts seem to fly inside their spacecraft?
because of unavailability of gravity.
What are astronauts used for?
Astronauts fly the craft and participate in experiments. They provide what is commonly called "human intelligence" regarding the outcome of these experiments.
Why astronauts fly in space?
they are not actually flying they r in continous free fall
Where is the US flag that can never fly in the breeze?
The one planted on the Moon by the Apollo astronauts.
Can people fly around the earth?
Indeed they can. Astronauts complete an orbit in about 90 minutes.
Who was the astronaut on the first manned spacecraft to fly to the moon?
The three astronauts to fly to the moon were Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins.
