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What would happen if the ISS decompressed?
Decompression can also lead to a possibly fatal condition called ebullism, where reduced pressure of the environment lowers the boiling temperature of body fluids and initiates transition of liquid water in the bloodstream and soft tissues into water vapor [2].
What happens if there is an emergency on the ISS?
Astronauts could leave the ISS ‘within several minutes’ in the event of an emergency. Turns out if astronauts onboard the ISS ever needed to quickly escape they could via “lifeboats.”
Why is it so important for astronauts to stay tied to the space station?
The safety tethers keep astronauts from floating away into space. Astronauts also use tethers to keep tools from floating away. They tether their tools to their spacesuits. If an astronaut were to become untethered and float away, SAFER would help him or her fly back to the spacecraft.
What would happen if a fire started on the ISS?
If a fire were to occur on the ISS, the astronauts would become firemen and follow a three-step response system. First, they would turn off the ventilation system to slow the spread of fire. Next they would shut off power to the effected unit. Finally astronauts would use fire extinguishers to put out the flames.
What will happen if an astronaut carries out his duty without wearing an astronaut suit in outer space?
Astronauts must wear spacesuits whenever they leave a spacecraft and are exposed to the environment of space. In space, there is no air to breath and no air pressure. Space is extremely cold and filled with dangerous radiation. Without protection, an astronaut would quickly die in space.
What happens if you get a wound in space?
In space, blood can splatter even more than it usually does on Earth, unconstrained by gravity. Or it can pool into a kind of dome around a wound or incision, making it hard to see the actual trauma. (Fun fact: If you are bleeding more than 100 milliliters per minute, you are probably doomed.