August 06, 2024
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station must sleep near a ventilator fan. On Earth, warm air exhaled during sleep floats away from the mouth and nose. In space, this does not naturally occur, and the lack of a fan would cause a sleeping astronaut’s head to become surrounded by exhaled carbon dioxide, making them choke.
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Will a Suction Cup Work in Space?
No, it won’t. We’ve all seen pictures of astronauts walking in space, and they are always prevented from drifting away from the spaceship to their death by a tether of some sort. But if you want to avoid getting tangled up in a tether, why not just use a suction cup? The problem is the lack of air
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