Mind-Blowing Simulation Reveals What Happens to Your Body in Space: Survival Tips from NASA Astronauts’ Near Miss

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A simulation shows exactly what would happen to a human body if it were trapped in space. This scenario may just be wishful thinking, but it could happen, as an astronaut was almost stuck in space recently.

Two NASA astronauts, Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore and Sunita Williams, have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) since June 5, 2024.

The plane they were on experienced a leak in the propulsion system and several of its thrusters failed so they could not return to Earth. Luckily they both had a ride home. On September 29, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked with the ISS, ready to return to Earth in early 2025.

What happened to Wilmore and Williams proves that the thought of being trapped in space can happen and often cross our minds.

We’ve also heard of horrific space accidents before, as well as many near misses during ambitious space flight missions.
In addition, space agencies from different countries and space technology companies are currently competing to explore outer space and have ideas about living on Mars or the Moon.

But what are the real effects of vacuum on people? The YouTube channel The Infographics Show answers that question through a video entitled ‘What Will Happen to Your Group in Space?’.

If we were thrown into the atmosphere without a spacesuit, our first panic reaction would probably be to hold our breath. However, The Infographics Show says that is wrong. If we do, the oxygen in the lungs will be broken.

Exhaling as much as you can to empty your lungs is the right way to go. People can still survive this way for up to two minutes.

However, in this short time, the water in the body will begin to evaporate due to the lack of atmospheric pressure. Our bodies begin to increase to twice their current body size.

You will be conscious for about 15 more seconds, until the oxygen in your blood runs out. Next, moisture on the outside of the body, such as the eyes and tongue, will begin to ‘boil’. This situation is more of an extreme solution.

If you are in a direct line with the stars, you can get a serious sunburn due to unfiltered solar radiation.

For reference, the temperature in outer space is about -455 degrees Celsius. At this temperature, the insulating properties of our skin will keep us warm for a long time.

In addition, there is no medium that can release heat in the outer space, so the core temperature of our body remains constant for some time.

However, things get more interesting once we die there. Radiation and extreme temperatures kill the bacteria that would normally decompose our bodies on Earth.

Fluid loss and freezing temperatures leave us in a mummy-like state. This means that our bodies can be preserved for millions of years in space.

Maybe that’s why some famous people like the Canadian musician Grimes want to die in space. If the wish of the former lover of the owner of SpaceX Elon Musk comes true, it would be terrible to imagine the bodies of preserved people floating in space for millions of years. Hiii!

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