How many bodies are in space?

There are no dead bodies in space. Most of the spaceflight-related accidents have happened on land or before reaching the line that we consider space. This limit is called the Kármán line and is 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea level.

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How many total humans have been to space?

622 people have reached Earth orbit. 628 have reached the altitude of space according to the FAI definition of the boundary of space, and 565 people have reached the altitude of space according to the American definition. 24 people have traveled beyond low Earth orbit and either circled, orbited, or walked on the Moon.

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What happens to bodies left in space?

If you do die in space, your body will not decompose in the normal way, since there is no oxygen. If you were near a source of heat, your body would mummify; if you were not, it would freeze.

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How many bodies are in the ocean?

First of all, there are millions of human bodies in the ocean at any given time. They are swimming, in boats, surfing, doing research, vacationing in cruise ships, serving in the navy, and all sorts of things. Hundreds of thousands if not millions of dead bodies.

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Is there people in space right now?

THERE ARE CURRENTLY 10 PEOPLE IN SPACE.

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What Happens To A Dead Body In Space? (Realistically)

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Has anyone been left in space?

Thankfully, an astronaut being irretrievably stranded away from their spacecraft has never happened before. The first astronaut to float away from the safety of their ship without a tether was Bruce McCandless, who reached 320 feet away from the Challenger space shuttle on February 7, 1984.

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Do you age in space?

Previous research has shown that spending time in space causes bone density loss, immune dysfunction, cardiovascular issues such as stiffening of arteries, and loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength in both humans and rodent models. These changes resemble aging in people age on Earth, but happen more quickly.

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How many bodies are on Mount Everest?

How Many Dead Bodies Are on Mount Everest? It's not uncommon to walk over frozen bodies while summitting Mount Everest. Along the mountain, the climbing community believes there are around 200 bodies–some along popular routes, others lost forever.

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Have humans been on the ocean floor?

Thousands have climbed Mount Everest, and a handful of people have walked on the moon. But reaching the lowest part of the ocean? Only three people have ever done that, and one was a U.S. Navy submariner.

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How far has a human gone under the ocean?

Last year an expedition to the Mariana Trench made history by conducting the deepest crewed dive ever completed as it descended 10,927 metres into the Challenger Deep.

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Have any animals come back from space?

On 19 August 1960 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 5 (also known as Korabl-Sputnik 2) which carried the dogs Belka and Strelka, along with a gray rabbit, 40 mice, 2 rats, and 15 flasks of fruit flies and plants. It was the first spacecraft to carry animals into orbit and return them alive.

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How long can a human survive in space without a suit?

Astronauts need space suits to stay alive. You could only last 15 seconds without a spacesuit - you'd die of asphyxiation or you'll freeze. If there's any air left in your lungs, they will rupture.

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How many Australians have been to space?

Three Australians have been in space: Philip Chapman, Paul Scully-Power and Andy Thomas.

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Are there animals in space?

As well as the fruit flies and Laika, since the 1940s, a variety of animals have been sent into space including ants, cats, frogs, and even jellyfish. To date, a total of 32 monkeys have flown in space. These species include rhesus macaques, squirrel monkeys and pig-tailed monkeys. Chimpanzees have also flown.

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When was the last time all humans were on Earth?

November 1, 2000 is the last day all humans lived on Earth. #space #cosmoknowledge - YouTube.

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Have we really only explored 5 of the ocean?

We have explored less than 5% of Earth's oceans.

The discoveries we have made are vast, enchanting, and, often, alarming. And still, we've barely dipped beneath the surface.

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Why is 80 of the ocean undiscovered?

One of the biggest challenges of ocean exploration comes down to physics. Dr. Gene Carl Feldman, an oceanographer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, explains that the ocean, at great depths, is characterized by zero visibility, extremely cold temperatures, and crushing amounts of pressure.

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Is there a Life Below the ocean floor?

Below the seafloor are trillions of single-celled microbial life. Marine sediments bury these microorganisms deeper and deeper.

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Is Sleeping Beauty still on Everest?

Francys Arsentiev is known as The Sleeping beauty of Everest. She died on Mount Everest on May 24, 1998, when she descended from the top of the tallest mountain after setting the record of the first American female to climb Everest without oxygen. Francys was an American native, born and raised in Hawaii, Honolulu.

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How cold is it on the top of Everest?

The weather and climate of Mount Everest is one of extremes. Temperatures at the summit are never above freezing and during January temperatures can drop as low as -60° C (-76° F). Despite the low temperatures the biggest issue faced by climbers are hurricane force winds and wind chill.

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Why are bodies not removed from Everest?

The cost of such an expedition can climb above $70,000. Because of the cost and extreme risk to the retrieval team, few bodies ever leave Everest. And many mountaineers prefer their bodies stay on the mountain if they pass there in the tradition taken from sailors lost at sea.

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Is 1 hour in space 7 years on Earth?

The story is that 1 hour on that particular planet is equivalent to 7 years in space. Time dilation is real, but it's completely unrealistic that it would have an effect anywhere near that in any realistic scenario. In practice, it's a tiny fraction of a second, not many years.

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Do astronauts get paid?

The pay grades for civilian astronaut candidates are set by federal government pay scales and vary based on academic achievements and experience. According to NASA , civilian astronaut salaries range from $104,898 to $161,141 per year. Here are a few of the benefits offered to civilian astronauts: Health care.

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How long is 1 second in space?

Light travels nearly 300 million meters per second (300,000,000 meters/second =3×108 meters/second, four fifths of the way to Moon in one second). Therefore one second equals 300 million meters of light-travel time.

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