space-cabin environment
1Space suit — A space suit is a complex system of garments, equipment and environmental systems designed to keep a person alive and comfortable in the harsh environment of outer space. This applies to extra vehicular activity (EVA) outside spacecraft orbiting… …
2Cabin pressurization — is the active pumping of compressed air into an aircraft cabin when flying at altitude to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for crew and passengers in the low outside atmospheric pressure.Pressurization is essential over 3,000 m (10,000 …
3Space medicine — is the practice of medicine on astronauts in outer space.Who benefits from space medicine research?Astronauts are not the only ones who benefit from space medicine research. Several medical products have been developed that are space spinoffs,… …
4Space food — are food products, specially created and processed for consumption by astronauts in outer space.Early HistoryRussianApollo Soyuz Test Project (1975)The astronauts of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project received samples of Soviet space food when the… …
5Space accidents and incidents — Space accidents, either during operations or training for spaceflights, have killed 22 astronauts (five percent of all people who have been in space, two percent of individual spaceflights), and a much larger number of ground crew. This article… …
6Space Race — For a discussion of all spaceflight programs to date, see History of spaceflight. For a list of key events, see Timeline of space exploration. For other uses of the term, see Space Race (disambiguation). A replica of Sputnik 1, the world s… …
7space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …
8Space Shuttle — STS redirects here. For other uses, see STS (disambiguation). This article is about the NASA Space Transportation System vehicle. For the associated NASA STS program, see Space Shuttle program. For other shuttles and aerospace vehicles, see… …
9Space toilet — A space toilet, or zero gravity toilet, is a toilet that can be used in a weightless environment. In the absence of weight the collection and retention of liquid and solid waste is directed by use of air flow. Since the air used to direct the… …
10Space Opera (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Space Opera title orig = translator = image caption = first edition of the Space Opera author = Jack Vance illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction novel… …
