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What problems do the distances of space pose for human travel?
Space environments
- Vacuum.
- Temperature.
- Radiation.
- Motion sickness.
- Bone and muscle deterioration.
- Fluid redistribution.
- Disruption of senses.
- Additional physiological effects.
How far can a spaceship travel?
That ~18 billion light-year figure is the limit of the reachable Universe, set by the expansion of the Universe and the effects of dark energy.
Why space travel is difficult?
The temperature extremes of space require a system that either has robust temperature control or can safely operate within that range. The fact that heat cannot dissipate in a vacuum makes thermal design for space systems particularly challenging compared to Earth, where engineers can use air to move heat. Radiation.
What’s NASA doing in space?
Meanwhile, the Kepler mission has scoured a section of our galaxy in search of other planets. In this illustration oriented along the ecliptic plane, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope looks along the paths of NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft as they journey through the solar system and into interstellar space.
What is it like to live in space?
Living in space is not the same as living on Earth. In space, astronauts’ bodies change. On Earth, our lower body and legs carry our weight. This helps keep our bones and muscles strong. In space, astronauts float.
What would it feel like to be in a spacecraft?
That’s the average Earth-normal pull, so people in the spacecraft would feel like they are simply standing on the surface of our planet. Such an acceleration would quickly bring the spacecraft to relativistic speed and there a very useful phenomenon takes place: time dilation.
What is space travel and why is it important?
Why is space travel important? Space exploration is the future. It satisfies the human urge to explore and to travel, and in the years and decades to come it could even provide our species with new places to call home – especially relevant now, as Earth becomes increasingly crowded.