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How many hours did Astronauts spend on the Moon surface before the Eagle took them back to Earth?
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∙ 13y ago
That's a hard number to state with any real accuracy. The first three missions took place on foot, making the walked distance slightly easier to chart, but the final three had LRV's, so while they certainly did walk quite a bit, the distance was not captured or recorded.
the following distances were taken from NASA's history website (see Related Links below)
A-11: 1km (3,300 ft)
A-12: 2.3 km (7600 ft)
A-14: 4 km (13,100 ft)
A-15 [LRV]: 27.9km (15.1 nautical mi)
A-16 [LRV]: 26.9km (14.5 nautical mi)
A-17 [LRV]: 35.7km (19.3 nautical mi)
Total walking distance: 7.3km (4.5 statute mi)
Total driving distance: 90.5km (56.2 statute mi)
Total combined traverse distance: 97.8km (60.7 statute mi)
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∙ 14y ago
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At what altitude does the Earth's gravity no longer have an effect on the astronauts or the space shuttle?
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They use parachutes on their module to slow down and then land safely in the water to be fished out later.
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no there is no air in the surface of the moon
How many Apollo astronauts set foot on earth?
All the astronauts used by N.A.s.A have walked on the surface of the earth.
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Oh but it does affect astronauts on its surface. When Apollo astronauts traveled tothe moon and worked there, they landed, stood, hopped, walked, kneeled, drove, andset their tools on the surface. None of that would have been possible without thefamiliar effects of gravity, albeit 84 percent weaker than on earth.
Do astronauts only go to the moon?
Nope, in fact no astronauts have gone to the moon since December, 1972. These days astronauts never get further than 150 or so miles above the Earth's surface.
Why did the astronauts releas the eagle from Apollo 11on the journey back from the moon?
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about 5% of radiation is lost before reaching Earth's surface
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they are all in orbit so when they come to the surface of the earth they feel nausia
How do astronauts leave the earth?
astronauts leave earth by the liftoff of the space shuttle and rockets, it is called force of the rocket. The engine starts and liquid fuel comes out of the rocket and pushes them up.
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What is better flame sagitario or earth eagle?
earth eagle!
