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The life of a NASA astronaut

2025/6/3
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Kayla Barron
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从破产公司到上市企业的成功转型和多个子公司的建立
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Molly
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Paloma
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Vincent
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在早期的登月任务中，登月舱没有气闸，宇航员打开舱门时，舱内的空气会泄漏到太空中。为了解决这个问题，宇航员携带了额外的空气罐，以便在舱门关闭后重新填充空气。现代宇宙飞船通常配备气闸，这是一个小房间，宇航员在离开飞船前进入，可以防止飞船内的空气流失。气闸通过在打开通往太空的舱门前，先将气闸室内的空气排空来实现。

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This chapter explores the basics of living in space, from training in low gravity to the challenges of building a colony on Mars. It also touches upon the difficulties of logistics and the concept of xeno-civil engineering.
  • Astronauts train for low gravity using various methods, including parabolic flights and the Neutral Buoyancy Lab.
  • Building colonies on other planets is challenging due to logistics.
  • Xeno-civil engineering is the process of designing and building structures on other planets.

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Living in space would be super cool. You could float around with no gravity and see the Earth from really, really far away. But it would also be very strange.

When there’s no gravity, which way is up? How do you use a toilet? And what happens if you fart in space?

In this episode, Molly and co-host Vincent learn all about spaceship airlocks, space cuisine and even interview a real NASA astronaut. Plus, a new Mystery Sound comes into orbit.

Fun episode launching in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…Featured Guests:Kayla Barron) is a NASA astronaut who spent 177 days on the International Space Station This episode was sponsored by:

  • Disney's Elio, only in theaters June 20. Rated PG, parental guidance suggested.