Can you watch TV in space?

They just do it in space. It's not only Game of Thrones. Astronauts watch all kinds of entertainment on the ISS, from TV shows and films to sporting events and cable news, usually on their laptops.
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Can they watch Netflix in space?

Yep, Gravity. A movie or TV show is easy enough to manage; ISS astronauts order up flicks the same way you used to summon Netflix DVDs to your door.
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Is there Wi-Fi in space?

Wi-Fi arrived in space when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) installed the first access points (APs) on the International Space Station (Space Station) in 2008.
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Do cell phones work in space?

No. Take an ordinary smartphone and put it in outer space and you've got a big problem: Inadequate cooling. The phone is going to destroy itself with its own heat. Normal conduction and convection cooling will not work, all you have is radiation and at those temperatures it's a small part of the cooling.
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Can astronauts watch movies?

They can also watch movies on their laptops. They may bring books, music, and musical instruments with them. Some astronauts enjoy hobbies, such as drawing, photography, and HAM radio. During missions, astronauts are very busy.
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Do astronauts pass out during launch?

Quite a ride :) He also noted that it's not possible to pass out during the launch, because you are being pushed into space while lying on your back, so your blood doesn't end up draining out of your brain. Also, he said it takes about 15 seconds to go from a sunny day to complete darkness.
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Can you use WIFI on the Moon?

The Moon may now have a better wireless signal than your local coffee shop.
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How cold is it in space?

The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite has refined temperature measurements taken way back in 1964. According to data from the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, the temperature of space is 2.725K (2.725 degrees above absolute zero).
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How long does it take to get to Mars?

The spacecraft departs Earth at a speed of about 24,600 mph (about 39,600 kph). The trip to Mars will take about seven months and about 300 million miles (480 million kilometers).
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What has been left on the moon?

Besides the 2019 Chinese rover Yutu-2, the only artificial objects on the Moon that are still in use are the retroreflectors for the lunar laser ranging experiments left there by the Apollo 11, 14, and 15 astronauts, and by the Soviet Union's Lunokhod 1 and Lunokhod 2 missions.
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How do female astronauts deal with periods?

A combined oral contraceptive, or the pill, used continuously (without taking a week off to induce menstrual flow) is currently the best and safest choice for astronauts who prefer not to menstruate during missions, says Varsha Jain, a gynecologist and visiting professor at King's College London.
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How much 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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Can you facetime in space?

“Yes, they actually have an IP phone, which works functionally through a computer. It's kind of like 'Space Skype'. They can call any phone in the world if they have the right satellite coverage.
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Do astronauts drink alcohol in space?

Alcoholic drinks are generally disallowed in spaceflight, but space agencies have previously allowed its consumption. NASA has been stricter about alcohol consumption than the Roscosmos, both according to regulations and in practice. Astronauts and cosmonauts are restricted from being intoxicated at launch.
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Is time slower in space?

A clock in outer space moves more quickly than a clock on Earth. Heavy things like planets create a gravitational field that slows down time nearby. This means that a clock on a spaceship far away from any planet would move faster than a clock near Earth.
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Is there Wi-Fi in Mars?

One way you could get online on Mars is via NASA's Deep Space Network, which uses three ratio antennae around the globe - in California, Australia and Spain - to exchange data with spacecraft. But the data link would be slow and require some elaborate switching to allow full internet connectivity.
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Do we age faster in space?

Scientists have recently observed for the first time that, on an epigenetic level, astronauts age more slowly during long-term simulated space travel than they would have if their feet had been planted on Planet Earth.
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Can you fall off the Moon?

Although you can jump very high on the moon, you'll be happy to know that there's no need to worry about jumping all the way off into space. In fact, you'd need to be going very fast – more than 2 kilometres per second – to escape from the moon's surface.
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What does space smell like?

A succession of astronauts have described the smell as '… a rather pleasant metallic sensation ... [like] ... sweet-smelling welding fumes', 'burning metal', 'a distinct odour of ozone, an acrid smell', 'walnuts and brake pads', 'gunpowder' and even 'burnt almond cookie'.
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How much time on Earth is 1 hour in space?

The first planet they land on is close to a supermassive black hole, dubbed Gargantuan, whose gravitational pull causes massive waves on the planet that toss their spacecraft about. Its proximity to the black hole also causes an extreme time dilation, where one hour on the distant planet equals 7 years on Earth.
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Why can't you see the Sun in space?

Because space is a near-perfect vacuum — meaning it has exceedingly few particles — there's virtually nothing in the space between stars and planets to scatter light to our eyes.
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How can I get NASA Internet?

To access the NASA BYOD Wireless Network:
  1. Select the "nasabyod" wireless network from your personal devices's list of available networks.
  2. When prompted, enter your NDC User ID and Password.
  3. To access internal sites, you will need to connect to JSC's Virtual Private Network (VPN)
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What is speed of Internet in Moon?

Scientists have found a way to get broadband speed of just under 20 megabits per second (mbps) on the Moon.
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Is NASA installing Internet on the moon?

Astronauts will be able to communicate via voice and video as well as exchange data through the wireless communications, Nokia says. Nokia's chief technology officer, Marcus Weldon, said: "We are now building the first ever cellular communications network on the Moon.
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