Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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Sound doesn't travel in space.
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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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