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** 35. What preparations are necessary before an astronaut ventures out into space? How long does it take them to prepare? **  http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp6/spacechronicles14.html It takes several days to up to one week to prepare. It takes up to 6-7 hours that day to get ready. In the days before the space walk, there are many things that need to be done. Some things are to charge ALL the batteries on the suit, check the suit for size or tears by trying it on, clean the airlock of the many things that are stored in it, regenerate the Carbon Dioxide scrubbers, check the cooling system, top of the water tanks, clean the visor, check the membranes of the headset, check the jet pack, install the drinkbag, put the anti-fog on your visor, set up the tools, check the tethers for breaks, frays, or cuts, reveiw your plan and know it by heart, and exercise to be ready. On the day of the space walk, there is still much to do. You first need help from another astronaut. Your 'helper' is called an IV. They help you by smoothing out the wrinkles on your synthetic-fiber long underwear, exercise on the stationary bike with a face mask full of 100% pure Oxygen, take care of your bathroom duties ☺ , IV locks the connecters, buttons all the hard to reach flaps, installs your helmet, installs your gloves, fastens buttons and straps, dismounts you from the wall, assists you with your SAFER jet pack, and stuffs you into the stuffy, small airlock chamber (What a great friend!  ☺  )

 36. Give details about the current (most recent) space shuttle mission. What is the mission number, orbiter name, crew names and dates? http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts126/index.html The most recent missions was mission number STS-126. It’s orbiter name is the Endeavour. It’s pilot’s name is Eric A. Boe, it is commanded by Christopher J. Ferguson, and the astronauts aboard are Sandra H. Magnus, Stephen G. Bowen, Donald R. Pettit, Robert S. Kimbrough, and Heidemarie M. Stefanshyn- Piper. It was launched on November 14, 2008 at 7:55 p.m. It was the 124th Space Shuttle Flight.