• Question: Would you want to actually go to space?

    Asked by TBryce to Mike, Katie, Dan, Camilla on 17 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Katie Sparks

      Katie Sparks answered on 17 Jun 2015:

      I find the idea amazing and scary at all once – there are so many things that could go wrong!
      I would want to go, but only as far as I could come back (so Mars is out for me)!
      I bet the view is incredible and movement would be really weird. Apparently lots of astronauts feel sea sick when they get there – because there’s no gravity to keep their stomachs in place! I kind of want to experience those kind of things too

    • Photo: Camilla Weiss

      Camilla Weiss answered on 17 Jun 2015:

      If someone told me there was a rocket waiting to take me to space, I wouldn’t even pack a bag, I’d just go! I want to experience what it’s like to float in space and see the stars without the light pollution on Earth. To actually see the Earth as an entire planet! Having said that, I wouldn’t want to stay much longer than a few months because space is really bad for your health! You lose bone and muscle density because you’re no longer fighting against gravity, and you’re also no shielded from radiation like you are on Earth.

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