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Ask the Space Scientist about : Space Travel

Space Travel

  1. What star or nebula would you like to visit within 50 light years of the Earth if you could equip a single, very expensive, space mission?

  2. Will commercial 'tourist' space travel ever become practical or possible?

  3. How long would it take to reach each planet from the Earth?

  4. Does NASA use magnetic fields to improve astronaut health in space?

  5. Exactly how long does it take to get to the moon?

  6. How much does it cost to put things into space?

  7. Why are space walks considered so dramatic?

  8. Why does the Space Shuttle still use ferrite-core memory?

  9. What is the highest speed we could get to with existing technology?

  10. Is NASA using Ion Power in its new spacecraft?

  11. What does the atmospheric trajectory of the Space Shuttle look like?

  12. What would be your radiation dosage around stars of different types?

  13. How much do astronauts get paid?

  14. Why did we stop going to the Moon, and why are people so uninterested in walking on the Moon or traveling to Mars?

  15. How much younger are astronauts after they return from orbit?

  16. Could we be trapped on the earth because of orbital debris?

  17. Do astronauts require magnetic fields in their environments to stay healthy?

  18. Now that water has been found on the Moon, Mercury and Mars which would be better to colonize?

  19. Why should we support space research when we have so many other major problems here on Earth?

  20. How is gold used in space technology?

  21. What is the future benefit to putting people in space?

  22. Could you ever land on the Sun, or would you pass right through?

  23. Can an asteroid be accelerated using an ion engine?

  24. Why can't we use old ICBMs for space travel?

  25. Is it really scary up in space?

  26. Where can I get a list of NASA spin-off technology?

  27. How much will a tourist ticket to the Moon cost in the year 2025?

  28. How much money has NASA spent for space research?

  29. How fast would you have to move in space to actually see stars move?

  30. What will space travel be like in the year 2264?

  31. How close to the Sun would you have to be to feel warm in a spacesuit?

  32. Why are you so cynical about space travel?

  33. Is a simulated Earth magnetic field also needed for space travel?

  34. Why do thrusters work in space if there is nothing to push against?

  35. How long does it take the Space Shuttle to get to the Moon?

  36. How are the tiles on the Space Shuttle made?

  37. Is NASA working on a space ship to break the light barrier?

  38. Why do NASA spacecraft have to be so clean?

  39. How do you explain to a 6 year old how we can travel to Mars so quickly?

  40. What does 'STS' stand for in naming Space Shuttles, and why aren't the numbers consecutive?

  41. Why can't NASA sell moon and mars rocks to finance its programs?

  42. Could we colonize the moon in the next 10 years?

  43. If you put a corpse in space, how long would it take to decay?

  44. Does space junk interfere with astronomy?

  45. If I were in space why would I put the breaks on in order to speed up?

  46. Why would it take 2 years to get a person to Mars and only 7 months for Pathfinder?

  47. How much does it cost to send up a Space Shuttle?

  48. What is the mass of the MIR space station?

  49. Why are Space Shuttles always launched from Florida?

  50. Why was the Space Shuttle fuel tank painted red?

  51. How does ion propulsion work?

  52. What is the fastest spacecraft ever created?

  53. If you could visit any place in the universe, where would you go as an astronomer?

  54. At the end of the Shuttle 2-minute main burn, how fast is it traveling?

  55. Will humans born on other worlds ever be able to return to Earth?

  56. Besides Tang and Velcro, what has the space program done for us lately?

  57. Why can't astronauts see stars outside the Earth's atmosphere?

  58. Is the space travel described in 'Babylon 5' and 'Star Trek' plausible at all?

  59. Can the antimatter in the universe be collected as fuel?

  60. Will any spacecraft visit other planets in 1997?

  61. Why do we continue to pollute space with our garbage by revisiting the same planets over and over again?

  62. Where can I get models of spacecraft like Voyager and Galileo?

  63. How fast does the Space Shuttle travel compared to a bullet?

  64. Is the plutonium used by NASA dangerous to us and a risk for a bad accident?

  65. Other than the Moon and Mars, where else should we put human colonies in the solar system?

  66. Using modern technology, how long would a trip to the nearest star take?

  67. How are integrated circuits protected from radiation damage in space?

  68. What kinds of scientists does NASA look for for Mission Specialists?

  69. What happens when a human is exposed to a vacuum?

  70. Can ion propulsion be used to get to Mars?

  71. When will the X-33 replace the Space Shuttle?

  72. Are the Apollo astronaut footprints still on the Moon?

  73. How long would it take to get to Saturn by Space Shuttle?

  74. Why can't astronauts see stars outside the Earth's atmosphere?

  75. Why does the sky look black from space?

  76. Will humans be able to land on Jupiter or Saturn in the next century?

  77. Why are monkeys used in space experiments and not other animals?

  78. How do astronauts decide which experiments to conduct in space?

  79. What service do astronauts use to send email?

  80. How do you calculate an Earth-mars trajectory?

  81. At what speed does the interstellar medium become lethal to high speed flight?

  82. What would happen if an astronaut took her glove off for a few seconds in space?