A home in SpaceIs there a bright ne

A home in SpaceIs there a bright new star in the night sky? It's easy to make that mistake. It is not a star, it is Alpha, the International Space Station. Alpha orbits 386 kilometres above our planet and is home for the men and women who work on it. Angela Downing answers reader's questions about this new home in the sky. A. Alpha is the size of three big houses. It has got a living area with sleeping compartments, a toilet and a kitchen with a fridge and an oven. There isn't a TV and the astronauts can't make phone calls but the space station has got a radio. The astronauts use this to talk to their friends and families on Earth. Alpha has also got scientific laboratories and fifty-two computers! B. Up to eight astronauts can live on Alpha. There is no gravity, of course, so life isn't the same as it is on Earth. The astronauts usually sleep eight hours every night, not in beds but in special sleeping bags fixed to the walls. Also, the crew members can't have a shower in weightless conditions, so they wash with wet cloths. Once a day, they ride an exercise bike for 30 minutes to keep fit. C. They have meals in the kitchen and they eat normal food, but they don't use salt and pepper because it flies away! The astronauts don't have to make decisions about what to eat because they choose their food months before the trip and a computer tells them their menu for every meal. D. In the station, they wear T-shirts and trousers or shorts. But they don't need shoes because they don't walk - they float! When they go outside the station, they wear special space suits with enough oxygen for eight hours. E. Astronauts on Alpha are very busy. They check the scientific experiments in the laboratories. They sometimes go on a space walk and do repairs or building work outside the station. And every day, on of the crew does the housework; it is very important to keep the station clean! F. Alpha uses solar power and it recycles air and water but it doesn't produce food for the astronauts. This year, the space shuttle has brought food from Earth three times. There have been serious problems with the shuttle, though. G. You can find out when to see Alpha in your area at NASA's website: www.nasa.gov. The site also tells you about the shuttle's position. Sometimes you can see Alpha and the shuttle at the same time!

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A ekhaya SpaceIs lapho inkanyezi entsha elikhanyayo esibhakabhakeni ebusuku? Kulula ukwenza lelo phutha. Akukhona inkanyezi, kuba Alpha,-International Space Station. Alpha ezungeza 386 amakhilomitha ngenhla iplanethi yethu futhi iyikhaya for amadoda nabesifazane abasebenza kuso. Angela Downing liphendula imibuzo yomfundi ngalokhu ikhaya elisha esibhakabhakeni.

A. Alpha silingana izindlu ezintathu ezinkulu. Kuye got endaweni nabaphilayo ngokubasongela linezingxenye elele, wezwa yangasese kanye ekhishini ephethe isidlo efrijini futhi kuhhavini. Akukho TV kanye osomkhathi Awukwazi ukwenza amakholi wefoni kodwa sasemkhathini eseke nomsakazo wodwa lo. I osomkhathi zisebenzise lokhu ziyakhuluma nabangane bazo kanye nemindeni Emhlabeni. Alpha futhi eseke laboratories ngokwesayensi namakhompyutha emashumi mahlanu anamibini!

Osomkhathi B. Kufika eziyisishiyagalombili ukuphila Alpha. Akukho mandla adonsela phansi, yebo, ngakho ukuphila akufani njengoba kuyinto Emhlabeni. I osomkhathi ngokuvamile ukulala amahora ayisishiyagalombili njalo ebusuku, hhayi emibhedeni kodwa kuma-sleeping bag ekhethekile eqondiswa izindonga. Futhi, abasebenzi angeke abe eshaweni ezimweni isisindo, ngakho ugeza izindwangu ezimanzi. Kanye ngosuku, bakhwele i ibhayisikili umsebenzi 30 amaminithi ukuze ngizigcine ngiwumqemane.

C. Sinenkosi ukudla ekhishini futhi udle ukudla okuvamile, kodwa bengasebenzisi usawoti kanye pepper ngoba imuke! I osomkhathi akudingeki wenze izinqumo ngokuthi sizodlani ngoba bakhetha izinyanga yabo ukudla phambi uhambo nekhompyutha uyabatshela imenyu kwabo njalo lapho udla.

D. esiteshini, abazigqokayo izikibha nebhulukwe noma izikhindi. Kodwa akudingeki izicathulo ngoba ungahambi - ziyabuya! Lapho bephumela ngaphandle esiteshini, abazigqokayo ekhethekile isikhala amasudi yomoya-mpilo engasetshenziswa ngokwanele amahora ayisishiyagalombili.

E. Astronauts ku-Alpha bamatasa kakhulu. Kuhlola ucwaningo lwesayensi wocwaningo. Ngezinye izikhathi Badlulele ehamba emkhathini futhi ilungisa izinto noma emsebenzini wokwakha ngaphandle esiteshini. Futhi nsuku zonke, ku izisebenzi owenza wasendlini; kubaluleke kakhulu ukugcina ihlanzekile esiteshini!

F. Alpha lisebenzisa amandla elanga futhi recycles umoya namanzi kodwa asisho ukukhiqiza ukudla ngenxa osomkhathi. Kulo nyaka, umkhumbi-mkhathi wakhiwe ulilethele ukudla kusukela ezikhathini Umhlaba ezintathu. Nokho, kuye kwaba nezinkinga ezingathi sína ne Shuttle,.

G. Ungathola lapho ukubona Alpha endaweni yakho kuwebhusayithi NASA: www.nasa.gov. Isayithi futhi ikutshela mayelana nesikhundla Shuttle sika. Ngezinye izikhathi ungase ubone Alfa no-Shuttle ngesikhathi esifanayo!