Evan from Tuscaloosa
Do the astronauts get to choose the kind of food they eat while in space? |
Lynn from Oakdale
Do all the astronauts have their own food packs, or is there just one food storage for all? |
Bree from Baltimore
How has the food changed since the Apollo days? |
Natalie from Landview
Are there set mealtimes or do astronauts eat when their schedule permits? Do they eat together in one area? |
John from Atlantic City
How is the training different for the space station vs. the shuttle? |
thomas from locke
Why does it become so hot when re-entering the atmosphere and not when leaving it? |
paul from New Albany
Here on Earth you have a time cycle 24-hour period. My question is what is your sleep cycle like in space? |
isla from Chester,UK
What material are the windows made of to stop them burning up during re-entry? |
Nitin from Hyderabad, INDI
In orbit, the orbiter will be moving at about 17000 mph and when the astronaut comes out of the orbiter for a space walk (EVA), does he feels the speed and how his speed is maintained till he comes back in the orbiter?
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Dario from Milan, Italy
Why do astronauts wear watches during the mission if they are surrounded by computers that can show any times they need? |
Cory from Channelview
How have the shuttle missions changed since the Columbia accident? Has the shuttle changed? Have safety precautions changed? What about the astronaunts? |
Charles from Central Square
Once on the pad and the payload is installed into the shuttle, if the orbiter must be moved back to the VAB, is the payload removed or left in place? |
Angel from Durham
What is it like in space? |
Oliver from Blackpool,UK
When the space shuttle is still connected to the white room what is the white cover on the hatch? |
Lisa from Barnesville
Do you really think we are going to be able to live beyond our own planet and if so, how will you decide who gets to go and who gets to stay? |
Brandon from Ash
Why do you remove the seats from the flight deck and mid deck? |
Nick from Brisbane, AU
When you go on a EVA and you do your work, do you hear things outside such as tapping on objects? |
Raymond from Renton, WA.
Who decides the national makeup of members the ISS and how long they stay? |
Kenneth from Troy, NY
What does space food taste like? |
Michael Romano from Perth, Aus
What's your favourite kind of space food and why? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
How do you sleep in space? With weightlessness in space you would float right off a bed. How are you able to stay down on a bed? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
What does the actual ride to space feel like? Except for feeling the forces against your body, is it actually a pretty smooth ride or shakey? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
When in space and you go through the sunset and sunrise stages, does it get hot in the shuttle when in the sun stage or does the shuttle have a special cooling system that kicks in when that happens? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
When you first get to feel the feeling of weightlessness, what was you first thoughts or feeling of it? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
On launch day, what are your feelings after you leave the crew quarters and through the time of the go for launch? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
From the time you get on board the shuttle up to launch, what kind of work are you doing besides communication checks or is it just a waiting period before launch? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
What kinds of things can you do during free time in space? Is there anything fun to do during that time? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
During a spacewalk, do you ever fear of floating away from the shuttle or are you pretty secure with all spacewalks you do? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
When the shuttle is docked to the space station, do you sleep on board there or still inside the shuttle? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
When docked to the space station, how long does it take to get from the middeck of the shuttle to the main working area of the station? |
Kathleen from Brookfield, IL
How many calories does an astronaut need to stay healthy and how was that determined? |
Edwin from Glendale,CA
The spaceship that will travel to Mars, what will it look like? |
Abigail from Hollywood, FL
Are there any differences between the food on the space shuttle and the food on the ISS? If so, what are they? |
Abigail from Hollywood, FL
How fast do the space shuttle and the ISS orbit around the Earth? Does it feel like they're moving that fast? |
shashank from ahmedabad,india
Can you eat only vegetarian food in space or it is needed to eat non-vegetarian food? |
Marcus from Singapore
When the shuttle launchs off the ground, are the main engines burning or the solid rocket boosters is burning? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
There are fifteen sunrises and fifteen sunsets in orbit. So do you lose sleep over this difference? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
What do you do relaxing when you're in orbit? |
megan from west union
When in the space shuttle eating the food, do you miss the real food or does it not bother you? Is it as good as the real thing back on earth? |
fry from geredeus
How much fuel do you need from earth to mars using a space ship?
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shild from atlanta
How much fuel does it take from Earth to Mars? |
Nick from Brisbane AU
I see pictures from the flight deck and looking at the window I noticed marks, are we looking at scratches or ice on glass?? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
In 1994, I went to the US Space Camp and Rocket Center in Huntsville Alabama. I was able to taste some of the food that was freeze dried. Is the food you bring up to space of the same consistancy? Is it more of just adding water to food? |
Jennifer from Green Bay, WI
How is the food heated up in space? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
Do water and food fly in orbit? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
Can you smell the smell of food in orbit? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
Do you eat canned food or cook in orbit? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
How can you exercise in orbit? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
Is controling an airplane different from controling the space shuttle? |
Matti from Tampere
Do you drink a lot of water or something else fluid when you come back to earth and why? |
alex from ripon uk
I am age 13 and build rockets. When I am older I hope I will work for NASA as an enginer. I love space, it's so calm and peacful, do you agree? |
Daryl from Micham
In space movies, dockings and other activities seems to be fastpaced and simple. Why is the reality so much slower and methodical. |
Adam from Wakey, England
When you are first weightless, are you sometimes sick? Also do you get nausea, and how long does it last? |
Aditya from New Delhi
What problems do you face due to the absence of air pressure. Does your nose bleed or any other complications? |
mark from Mississauga
Is it warm in the inside the astronauts suit? |
erik from brampton ont ca
How do you dispose of human waste? |
aj from Oceanside
Why won't the food go bad, and how do you drink? |
Nitin from Hyderabad,India
What is the advantage of having 51.6-degree inclination for ISS? |
Tim from Macon, GA
What are your feelings concerning NASA's decision to return to night launches? |
Andy from Lincoln, UK
What music, if any, do you take into orbit and who decides what you take? |
rachel from christchurch
What kind of food do they eat when in a space shuttle and when do you eat it? Do you have lunch, breakfast and dinner?
Do you keep like a diary when you are on the space shuttle missions? |
Brenton from Adelaide Sth Au
We sometimes see the shuttle pass overhead in the evenings. Given its rapid speed, I don't understand why we don't get to see it twice in one night. |
brenton from Adelaide Sth Au
Are there any pollution issues caused by rocket fuel combustion? |
brenton from Sth Australia
What would the typical fuel consumption be during a launch of a shuttle, and why is it measured in weight not quantity? |
ANN from EAST PROVIDENCE
How do you take showers and use the bathroom on board? |
Dalton from Greenville va
Do you do laundry in space or do you have to take a whole lot of underwear? |
rajesh from brunei
Do they eat together in one area? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
Do you watch movies for relaxing in orbit? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
I'm 14 years old. I've studied that humans can't talk in space. So, can you talk to each other without any equipment? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
How do you drink water when you're in orbit? |
Barry L from Baltimore
With various work periods, long EVAs, and multiple sunrises and sunsets, do you eat at particular meal times or just when you are hungry? And since there is no particular time of day, how do you know which meal to eat? |
amar from lucknow, india
Can international astronauts request food from their home countries? |
Theresa from Wichita
Has any astronaut ever gotten sick while being up in space like throwing up or anything? |
tony from pa
How do you go to the bathroom? |
mark from virginia beach
After landing, what are the steps you do to shut down the shuttle and how long does it take to do this? |
Kim from Nesbyen, Norway
Apart from the g-forces, what does reentry feel like with the s-turns and all? And how is the landing compared to a normal airliner landing? |
brandon from ash
Would you ever send a student to space where a kid launches on the space shuttle before it retires for a reasearch mission? |
Wally from Waterloo
How realistic is the EVA training in the water tank? |
Lynn from Amhearst
When training, is the robotic arm use all practiced with computer simulation? |
Charles from Houten
What did you find most surprising on your first space flight? |
Bethany from Bradenton FL
How does it feel to be in space and floating up there? |
Lisa from Fort Myers
Hi, I'm 14 and I want to become an astronaut when I grow up. I was wondering, when the space shuttle retires in 2010, and we are planning to returning to the moon, and landing on mars, how are we going to get back to the ISS? Are we going to use the Russian rockets? I know they are the most dependable rockets ever built, but they can only hold 3 people I believe, so we wouldn't have any more missions to the ISS? I believe that NASA should build another rocket to return to the ISS, after all we have been working on it for a very long time. How do you feel about this? |
Timothy from Evergreen
Does the space shuttle use its heat tiles during lifoff?
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Lisa from Fort Myers
I know Virgin Galactic has touristic space flights to the outer atmosphere, and you would be weightless for 5 minutes, I was wondering if you believe that the g-forces, and the weightlessness will be experienced just like on way to the ISS? Also, I noticed while I watched the video, that they don't wear space suits, they wear like a spandex outfit, why do they not wear pressurized space suits? |
Brandon from Ash, Nc
What's it like crawling through the hatch and being strapped in a seat
for up to 2 hours? |
Erin from Pocahontas
How does it feel when you're in the space shuttle taking off and heading to space? Does it hurt? Is it fun to float in space? Do you get scared that something might happen? |
Bre from Tampa
How much schooling/training does it take to become an astronaut? Is it realistic for kids of tomorrow to go to school to become such elite people on Earth? |
tom from sa
Does it (space food) taste good? |
Agostinho from Maputo
In the space shuttle is possible to eat apples and banana? |
Agostinho from Maputo-Mozambiq
In the space shuttle is possible to see Maputo City? |
Agostinho from Maputo-Mozambiq
My dream is for my son who's 17 years old to be an astronaut! Is it possible? |
Anita from South-Africa
What will happen to a flame in space if you light a candle or a match? |
jerry from portsmouth UK
When the programme calls for astronauts to have sleep time, are there occasions when astronauts cannot sleep,or are they given help to sleep in space? |
Benjamin from Mclean
How would an artificial gravity, say even .5 G, change the working conditions on the ISS or the shuttle. Who came up with 2010 for retiring the shuttle program? |
Robbie from Titusville, FL
Do you get motion sickness on orbit, just like you do when you are on a boat at sea? |
Jeramie from San pablo,CA
Why the STS-144 mission cancelled? |
Larry from Fresno
Do micrometeorites make any sound when they hit the ISS or Shuttle? |
Nitin from Hyderabad, Indi
How is air generated on space shuttle and ISS for astronauts to breath? What is the composition of air? Is it the same as what we breath on earth? How about humidity and other particles like dust etc ? Do astronauts feel any difference in breathing air in space shuttle or ISS and on earth? Like we do find some difference in breathing fresh air when we go out from some confined area. Does absence of gravity has any affect on breathing? |
amir from cancona
What do you know about UFOs? |
kasun from colombo, SL
What are some of the problems regarding space foods? |
Sergio from Cabo Frio
What can you tell to us about the civilization of the earth and space in the future? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
Is the ISS narrow for more than ten people? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
Can you listen to music for relaxing when you're in orbit ? |
Nhat Lam from Vietnam
Why must you wear the 'pumpkin suit' during launch and landing ? And why don't you wear it in orbit ? |
Jessica from Grand Blanc, MI
I was wondering how the space shuttle launches but doesn't hit any airplanes. My grandma is flying from Michigan to Miami on the same day the shuttle launches. I am 11 years old. |
Haley from Clemmons
Are the volcanoes on Venus each 12 miles long or are they all in a spand of 12 miles? |
Haley from Clemmons
If everything with mass has inertia, does air have inetia too? |
