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How many people have been to space before?
Most have been from America and Russia, but Europe, Canada, Japan and China have also sent people up to...
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What are space suits made of?
Some of the layers protect astronauts from the temperature, which can really hot and really...
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What causes a shooting star?
In space, there are lots of particles and bits of rock floating around. Every now and then, one of...
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Why do some stars twinkle and some don’t?
Stars are basically suns (just like our own Sun) and are just as bright, if not a lot lot...
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Can animals go to space?
There’s Leica, the Russian dog, who was launched into space before humans and became a celebrity in the...
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How do you sleep in space?
It's just a matter of lying down, standing up or floating into this narrow space. Then you are...
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What do astronauts do in space?
Scientific experiments are going on all the time and that’s what astronauts are up there to...
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How do you become an astronaut?
To become an astronaut, according to British Astronaut Tim Peake, the best advice is just to do what you...
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Can you get space sick?
When you first go into space you cannot feel the effect of gravity any more. That means all the blood...
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Can you have fizzy drinks in space?
Fizzy drinks are fizzy because they have lots of a gas in them called carbon dioxide. On Earth, when...