Have there ever been any stories of an astronaut getting disconnected and floating off to die in space while performing a spacewalk or other routine maintenance? This thought sprang to mind while reading a recent article of the astronaut who heaved two pieces of debris into space.
2007-07-23 09:46:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No, that never happened. There were a few times when they floated free, on propose, using a jet pack, but they don't do that any more because they found that the fuel got used up too fast and it is just as easy to keep a tether attached to the space craft and move around by holding hand holds or riding the robot arm.
2007-07-23 09:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so few spacewalks (probably only a couple of dozen in history) that it would be major news if an astronaut floated away.
You obviously have no comprehension of the media giant we have in the world today. They would be all over that story, and only primitive tribes in the jungle would be unaware.
2007-07-23 10:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in real life, but that has been a mainstay in most space fiction for decades.
Its possible, of course, but real astronauts have multiple safety harnesses in case one fails. That's one reason they move so slowly, so as not to build up too much momentum that could get them into trouble. No gravity doesn't mean no mass, so they are very careful.
2007-07-23 15:46:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only in the movies...There have been no astronauts lost in space due to floating away from their ship or the ISS...
2007-07-23 09:49:35 · answer #4 · answered by BAM55 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah. There've been some pieces of lost equipment, but never astronauts or cosmonauts.
2007-07-23 10:10:25 · answer #5 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol no. This has never happened. They have a cord connecting them to the ship, and even if that breaks they have a small jet system with compressed gas to navigate with.
2007-07-23 09:50:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better not tick off HAL.
Sorry Dave.
2007-07-23 10:59:54 · answer #7 · answered by siriusdoggy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋