Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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