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  • What new technology might help astronauts make food on Mars?
    3D printers
  • Why will astronauts need to grow their own food on Mars?
    Because there are no supermarkets
  • Which foods might astronauts be able to grow in a Mars greenhouse?
    Strawberries and tomatoes
  • What is space sickness similar to on Earth?
    Motion sickness (seasick/ carsick)
  • How long might it take to make Mars Earth-like according to the text?
    1,000 years
  • Who completed a triathlon in space?
    Sunita Williams
  • What is terraforming?
    Making Mars like Earth
  • What is the minimum shelf life needed for food brought from Earth?
    3 years
  • What happens to leg appearance in space?
    They look smaller
  • What happens to bones in space?
    They can break easily
  • What exercise equipment was used for the space triathlon?
    Treadmill and stationary bike
  • What is the first step in making Mars to live in?
    Setting up living quarters
  • What gets weaker as spacecraft travel away from Earth?
    Gravity's pull
  • What can help control the effects of weightlessness?
    Exercise and special diet
  • How far is Mars from Earth?
    150 million miles
  • What happens to muscles in space?
    They get weaker
  • What is weightlessness?
    floating in space
  • What is Dr. Robert Howard studying?
    Vegetable growing
  • Why do our bodies react differently in space?
    Because no Earth's gravity