• Question: what would happen to your body in a vacuum

    Asked by Lewis to RocketRich on 15 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Richard Moss

      Richard Moss answered on 15 Mar 2016:

      Nothing good!
      First, we need oxygen to breathe. So after a few minutes, we would need some air.
      Second is a phenomenon called Outgassing. Most of the water on the skin, and eyes, would evaporate. This would not be comfortable.
      That is why we prefer to wear spacesuits, which contain a miniature atmosphere for us.

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