• Question: What is it like in space?

    Asked by Kimberly to Yannick, Tris, Harriet on 3 Nov 2020.
    • Photo: Yannick Verbelen

      Yannick Verbelen answered on 3 Nov 2020:

      It’s very cold and very lonely out there, it is also a very dangerous place because the conditions in Space are not very favourable to human life.

    • Photo: Tris Warren

      Tris Warren answered on 3 Nov 2020:

      It really depends where you are. If you are near to the sun and in direct sunlight it will be very hot, like greater than 200C. If you are not near the sun or are in shadow then it will be extremely cold like less than -270 C. But there will also be no air for you to breathe which might be a slight issue! This is why astronauts wear spacesuits. They have air canisters to allow them to breath. The suits are then normally white in colour – to reflect the hot sunlight and keep the astronaut cool when they are facing the sun. When they are not facing the sun the suit help keeps them warm from their own body heat.

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