Astronauts on the moon have a new way to stay fit, and it involves the wall of death (2024)

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Astronauts on the moon have a new way to stay fit, and it involves the wall of death? ›

However, on the moon, which has one-sixth of the gravity of Earth, astronauts could conquer the wall at running speeds of just 8 mph (13 km/h), according to new research, published May 1 in the journal Royal Society Open Science. This could help astronauts stay fit on the lunar surface, the scientists wrote.

The command and lunar modules protected the astronauts against such hazards as cosmic radiation, extremes of heat and cold, and micro-meteoroids. The Environmental Control Systems and the Crew Life Support Systems in the spacecraft provided the crews with oxygen, water, and food.

Since the Moon is smaller than Earth, it has a weaker gravitational pull. In fact, the Moon only has 1/6 the gravity that Earth does. This means you weigh six times less on the Moon than you do on Earth!

The moon does not have atmosphere. Since there is no medium which is necessary for generation and propagation of sound, between the astronauts, direct sound propagation between them is not possible. Therefore, the astronauts use some technology like the one used in our cell-phones to communicate with each other.

The Earth's Moon has considerably less mass than the Earth itself. Not only is the Moon smaller than the Earth, but it is only about 60 percent as dense as Earth. Thus, the gravitational attraction on the Moon is much less than it is here on Earth, and a person weighs less on the Moon.

The air quality on the shuttle and the station is vital to the astronauts. Without oxygen, the crew would get fatigued, black out and die. The Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) aboard the station creates oxygen using electrolysis.

In addition to providing vital oxygen and pressurization, spacesuits also shield astronauts from other dangers and harm. "There is a temperature problem and radiation and micrometeoroid threats," de Mey said. "So spacesuits are designed to provide physical protection of the astronauts in outer space."

Weight is a measure of gravity's effect on mass. It varies based on factors like your mass, the planet's gravity, and the distance between you and the planet's center. If you weighed 100 lbs on Earth, you would weigh only 38 lbs on Mars!

If you were standing on the Moon, your mass— or the amount of stuff you're made of—wouldn't change. However, your weight would change because the gravity on the Moon is much weaker than it is on Earth. In deep space, you could lift up an 11,000 pound Asian elephant with one finger!

In space or on the Moon there is no atmosphere to scatter light. The light from the sun travels a straight line without scattering and all the colors stay together. Looking toward the sun we thus see a brilliant white light while looking away we would see only the darkness of empty space.

Can two astronauts hear each other on the moon? ›

Sound requires medium to travel. The absence of atmosphere on the Moon makes it medium less. Thus, the astronauts on the Moon cannot hear each other directly because of absence of the medium.

Sound waves need a medium to travel. As there is no atmosphere or medium on the moon, that's why no sound can be heard on the moon.

The Moon and Earth exert a gravitational pull on each other. On Earth, the Moon's gravitational pull causes the oceans to bulge out on both the side closest to the Moon and the side farthest from the Moon. These bulges create high tides. The low points are where low tides occur.

On the moon, you'd be able to jump six times higher than you can right now — if you can manage 23.6 inches (60 centimeters) on Earth, then you could clear over 9.8 feet (three meters) on the moon, smashing the current world high jump record.

No, the time in no way affects the Force of gravitation. The force only depends on the masses of the objects and the square of distance in between them.

The surface gravity on the Moon is only 16.5% of the Earth's value. So, a person weighing 80 kg on Earth would only weigh 13.2 kg and because their muscles had developed to carry around an 80 kg body on the Earth, that person could achieve some incredible feats in the Moon's low gravity.

All lunar rock and soil do, however, contain approximately 45 wt% oxygen, combined with metals or nonmetals to form oxides. This oxygen can be extracted if thermal, electrical, or chemical energy is invested to break the chemical bonds.

Spacecraft also must be designed to take microgravity into account. During spacewalks, for example, astronauts require extra handholds and footholds on the exterior of their spacecraft so that they can anchor themselves and not float away. (Astronauts also attach to them in tethers in case they lose their grip.)

Apollo astronauts were the first to have hot water, which made rehydrating foods easier and improved the food's taste. These astronauts were also the first to use utensils via the “spoon bowl,” a plastic container that could be opened and its contents eaten with a spoon.