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What would you need to survive on the moon?
When astronauts live and work on the Moon, they will need access to life-sustaining oxygen, water and other resources. On the Moon, and eventually Mars, they could collect local resources on the surface and transform them into breathable air; water for drinking, hygiene, and farming; rocket propellants and more.
Is survival on the moon possible?
Air to breathe. Unlike on Earth, water doesn’t rain down freely on the lunar surface and collect into bodies we could drink from. Crucially, the moon also lacks an atmosphere with breathable air. All this may make life on the moon seem impossible.
What activities did the astronauts perform while on the moon?
The astronauts carried out the planned sequence of activities that included deployment of a Solar Wind Composition (SWC) experiment, collection of a larger sample of lunar material, panoramic photographs of the region near the landing site and the lunar horizon, closeup photographs of in place lunar surface material.
How long could Apollo 11 stay on the moon?
21 hours, 36 minutes
Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours, 36 minutes on the lunar surface, at a site they had named Tranquility Base upon landing, before lifting off to rejoin Columbia in lunar orbit….Apollo 11.
| Mission duration | 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds |
| Spacecraft properties | |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft | Apollo CSM-107 Apollo LM-5 |
How did astronauts feel on the Moon?
“I’d sum it up with wonder, awe, excitement and adventure,” Apollo 16 lunar module pilot Charlie Duke said of the feeling of walking on the Moon while discussing the historic Apollo 11 mission. “You’re in a place that Buzz [Aldrin] said was ‘magnificent desolation. ‘ It was the most beautiful terrain I’d ever seen.”
Did the Apollo 11 astronauts get stranded on the Moon?
It’s a poetic 1969 presidential tribute to the Apollo 11 crew in case they were somehow stranded permanently on the moon after their epic landing 50 years ago this week. The trio of astronauts did make it home safely — but fortunately for history, the speech survives.
Did the astronauts really stay on the Moon to rest in peace?
The trio of astronauts did make it home safely — but fortunately for history, the speech survives. “Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace,” the speech, written by president Richard Nixon’s speechwriter William Safire, said in part.
Will humans ever return to the Moon?
While it left open the possibility of humans returning to the moon, the speech said the loss of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would be mourned by all — and we would always remember “there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.”
Why don’t we use parachutes on the Moon?
The moon has no atmosphere so a parachute would be useless. As for Setse Nalev’s reasoning on having an oxygen supply to use the magnesium flares, as soon as you open the valve on the cylinder the oxygen would escape into the vacuum of space.