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Space Facts

Space Exploration Facts


Low Earth orbit needs about 7.8 km/s of speed
Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space
Water ice can survive in permanently shadowed lunar craters
Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth
The ISS orbits Earth about once every 90 minutes
Astronauts can grow a few centimeters taller in space
The James Webb Space Telescope sees mainly in infrared
Astronaut footprints on the Moon can last millions of years

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