Questions tagged [moonwalking]
Questions regarding extravehicular activity performed on the surface of the moon.
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Lunar power transmission using bare conductors laid on the regolith?
Electrical power transmission on the lunar surface will likely become necessary to join solar farms and lunar facilities, especially if water hydrolysis is used to make hydolox propellant.
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Overcoming the Moon Dust Problem: Are We There Yet with Spacesuit Technology?
I've been mulling over a thought for quite some time now. As we gear up for a return to the Moon and possibly Mars, I can't help but think about one of the major issues from the Apollo missions: the ...
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What improvements will Axiom Space's Artemis spacesuit bring to current EMUs?
We know a design focus of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) is to offer more flexibility for size fitting and movement than current EMUs, both for spacewalks and moonwalks.
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Carving of rocks on the moon [closed]
Is it possible to automate carving of rocks on the moon?
Was it possible in 1969 for Armstrong and Aldrin to carve rocks on the moon?
Is it possible for the Pragyan rover as part of Chandrayaan 3 ...
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Using a sling whirled around above the head, could someone on the moon throw a stone into orbit?
Similar to this question except not about using a machine: What payloads and launch speeds could a sling launcher get using modern materials on the Moon?
How fast could a stone be thrown using a sling ...
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What is this unlikely-looking contraption ("plutonium battery and scientific equipment") they're making Jim Lovell carry around a parking lot?
The BBC's Did nuclear spy devices in the Himalayas trigger India floods contains the following image and caption.
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What scientific equipment and which plutonium battery is this?
Since this ...
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Did an astronaut on the Moon ever fall on his back?
I am curious to know if an astronaut on the Moon ever fell backwards and landed on his back. I have seen many photographs and videos of astronauts who accidentally tripped or lost their balance and ...
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What was Apollo "Moon rope" made out of? Was it ever used?
This excellent answer to Did Conrad and Bean balk at entering the 650-foot-wide Surveyor Crater, or just express concern? What data had they seen? contains several references to a 30 foot length of &...
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Riding a bike on the moon
I noticed that some astronauts do things in space they always wanted to do - like Chris Hadfield playing the guitar on the ISS.
I (like many other children ^^) wanted to become an astronaut pretty ...
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Why did the Apollo lunar missions not let all astronauts at least set foot on the Moon's surface? [duplicate]
All Apollo lunar missions had a third crew member who remained on board the command module.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing#Crewed_landings
Imagine being the guy who has to risk ...
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If you fell into a crater on the moon in your spacesuit and no jetpack, is there a way to use low gravity to get out of the hole?
If you fell down a crater or hole on the moon, is there a way to exploit microgravity/low gravity to get to the top? Lets say your survived a fall into Aristarchus crater on the moon with a slow slide ...
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Artemis Space Program
Is NASA going to initiate setting up a base with this programme. That would be really cool, as it would be useful for research, mining and space flights. Though, if not, where is the speculated first ...
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Predictive simulation of gait on Mars?
In the Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 45, Issue 7, 30 April 2012, Pages 1293-1298, Predictive simulation of gait at low gravity reveals skipping as the preferred locomotion strategy (PDF file of an ...
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What did walking on lunar regolith feel like?
Has the feel of walking on the regolith ever been described?
I've heard a description of regolith being like talcum powder (don't remember where I heard that). Since the bulk of regolith has a ...
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Do moon rovers need two headlights?
Are moon rovers designed with two headlights like an Earth car, or, just a single headlight in the middle?
Does it make sense to have two headlights when there are no lanes, side walk or traffic ...
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