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space) The first animal in space, the dog Laika, was launched by the Russians inside Sputnik 2 on 3 November 1958. In a study of the effects of weightlessness the dog was housed in a sealed cabin for seven days and fed on a fluid diet. It did not survive. Void that exists beyond Earth's atmosphere. Above 120 km/75 mi, very little atmosphere remains, so objects can continue to move quickly without extra energy. The space between the planets is not entirely empty, but filled with the tenuous gas of the solar wind as well as dust. Highly rarefied gas, dust, and high-energy subatomic particles also exist in the space between galaxies and between clusters of galaxies. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Rare movie props -- including a faceplate from the HAL 9000 computer and astronaut David Bowman's space helmet -- as well as film clips, movie stills, models, and original artwork serve to highlight the contrast between the science fiction of the film and the science fact of today's space program. |
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