Why do astronauts wear spacesuits? How do astronauts get outside their spacecraft and go into space? How does an airlock work? How do astronauts move about in space? Glossary of useful words Here are some of the things they found out on their learning journeys………….
Part of an astronaut’s job might be to go outside. Nobody can just ‘go outside’ into space. If they did, within two minutes they would die. That’s because there is no air to breathe and it’s so cold that anyone going outside would freeze. Random Slides From This PowerPoint Show Sample Slide
When astronauts go outside we say that they are going to do a spacewalk. They can’t just open a door like we open a car door, so how do they get outside the spacecraft? Random Slides From This PowerPoint Show Sample Slide
Astronauts must first go to Astronaut School. There they learn how to use equipment that will keep them alive in space. They have to learn how to cope in space where there is no oxygen and no gravity so some of their training takes place under water. Random Slides From This PowerPoint Show Sample Slide
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