7.9B Accommodations for Space Explorations – Flashcards
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Astronaut
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A person trained to be part of a spacecraft crew.
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Space Walk
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An activity in which an astronaut moves around and does work outside a spacecraft while in space.
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Space Suit
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A complex system of garments that allow astronauts to work safely outside their spacecraft.
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Micrometeoroids
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Tiny meteoroids traveling fast enough to damage spacecraft.
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Microgravity
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The almost complete absence of gravity that can only be found in space.
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Vacuum
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A volume of space mostly empty of matter, such as oxygen to breathe.
