Video from Zero-Gravity
Most of the time, science-fiction stories assume that spaceships have "artificial gravity," a way of letting people walk around normally in space (And in Hollywood, a way of saving money in the special effects budget). But for Lunar Pioneers, I wanted to show how strange living in zero-gravity could be. Scroll down the page to see some examples.


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Deep-Space EVA - Apollo 17 astronaut Ron Evans ventures outside the Command Module America. Evans, Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden and Apollo 16 astronaut Ken Mattingly are the only people who have walked in space while flying between the Earth and the Moon.
(Clip by Kipp Teague, from the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal)		 Flying around Skylab - Launched in 1973, Skylab was the first American space station. Made from the third stage of a Saturn V Moon rocket, it had more open space than any other spacecraft, before or since. Watching clips like these inspired the zero-gravity gym Blair visits in Lunar Pioneers. (You can learn more about Skylab here)
Dinner on Mir - Before the International Space Station was built, Americans learned how to work with their Russian counterparts by flying to the Mir space station. Here, the two crews have an international feast - complete with flying food! (You can learn more about the Shuttle-Mir missions here.) Flying into the ISS - A space shuttle astronaut shows what it's like to go from the shuttle into the International Space Station.
The Opening of Kibo - Astronauts check out the Japanese Kibo module, the largest laboratory on the International Space Station. Not since Skylab have astronauts had this much room to play around in. Life on the International Space Station - Expedition 13 astronauts Jeff Williams and Pavel Vinogradov show how they spend their days in space. (Go here to see the entire video in HD.)
Drinking in Space - NASA's "Teacher in Space," Barbara Morgan, and her crewmates talk to students from Boise, Idaho, in a "space classroom," and demonstrate how to drink in space. (You can see the entire conversation at NASA's STS-118 mission archive.) Sleeping in Space - In another "space classroom" session, Barbara Morgan and Alvin Drew demonstrate how to sleep in space.
Spacewalking Up-Close - Astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan work on the International Space Station. Note how everything - including the astronauts - has to be tied to something, so it won't float away. Like a Big Surfboard - Astronaut John Grunsfeld works on upgrading the Hubble Space Telescope. Watch how easily he can handle a large piece of equipment.

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