• Question: how long can you stay in space for

    Asked by anon-186554 to Verity, Trystan, Raquel, Danny, Catherine on 14 Nov 2018.
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      Danny Ward answered on 14 Nov 2018:

      If you are orbiting around on the international space station, the average length of time astronauts are typically up in space for is about 6 months. This is to make sure they stay healthy and that their bones/organs don’t become too weak due to prolonged lack of gravity. Some astronauts have stayed for over a year though! 👩‍🚀
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      If you didn’t have a space station or a space suit though, it would be a very different story! Humans would only last about 15 seconds before pass out from lack of oxygen

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