Living in Space

Getting There…Space Shuttle

Facts1. Space shuttle stack

weighs about 4.3 million lbs!

2. The ET is 25.4 feet in diameter and 149 feet tall

3. The SRB’s are 12.5 feet in diameter and 154 feet tall

4. The orbiter’s wingspan is about 78 feet and it is 122 feet long. As tall as the Statue of Liberty!

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What if there is a problem after

liftoff?The 4 abort windows:

Liftoff (RTLS)2 ½ minutes (TAL)5 minutes (AOA)8 minutes (ATO)

Ahhh! The sensation of

falling?

• Falling towards the Earth

• The effects of micro-gravity on the human body

• So how does an astronaut…?

• The joys and hazards of space walking

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So why are the astronauts

falling towards the earth in

orbit?To understand how anastronaut is always fallingtowards the Earth while in orbit, we have to sling a little

water!

Houston! We have a problem!

Some experiences that make aspace journey more

memorable:

1. Space Sickness2. Disorientation3. Chipmunk faces4. Growing a couple inches taller5. What’s sleep?6. Nothing tastes good up here!

Micro-gravity Effects

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The Puffy Face Syndrome…

Before Space …. In Space

Gaining an inch or two….

The spine decompresses on-orbit so you are taller in

space!

So How Does anAstronaut…?

•Eat and Drink•Sleep•Take a bath and use

the toilet•Spacewalking

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Eating and Drinking

Sleeping in Space…

                            

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Bathing and uh…Using the toilet

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The Joys and Hazards of Space

Walking

• The spacesuit…ah your very

own spaceship!

• Hazards in space…oops!

The Incredible Spacesuit

Huh, Houston we have problem! Ineed to go to the bathroom! (All about

the MAG).

How much does that suit weigh and how easy is it to work in? (Working in micro-gravity).

Hey! There’s a hole in my suit!

(So what if a micrometeoroid hits me during a spacewalk?)

How much does that spacesuit weigh

and how easy is it to work in?

The Incredible Spacesuit!

Early spacesuits were individually tailored for each astronaut. In contrast, the modern spacesuit has component pieces of varying sizes that can be put together to fit any given astronaut.

THEN NOW

The Spacesuit Weight and Thickness

Weight - 127 kg on Earth,almost nothing in space!That’s 280 pounds! Thickness of most layers- 0.48 cm. ( That’s about3/16’s of an inch!) And themodern spacesuit has 13layers!

Ahhhh…the good ole MAG!

Going to the Bathroom On a EVA

Maximum

Absorbency

Garment

Hazards During and EVASo what’s faster than a

speeding bullet?

Micro-meteors!

Micro-meteors are very small pieces of fast moving metal, rock or combination of both. These micro- sized specs travel at 10,000 kilometer per hour!

Holy Comets, Batman!

That’s 6,214 miles per hour!

That’s All Folks!