1. Unit 1 Lesson 2
Using Tools in Space

2. There are so many things we take for granted because we live in a 1 G environment.
In the last lesson you worked with moving objects in space.
You found out that Newtons Third Law of Motion plays a big part in what happens to you in a lowered gravity environment.
In this lesson we are going to look into something else we take for granted.
What is this about?
3. Using Tools in Microgravity
This is an image of tools used on the
Hubble Space Telescope repair mission.
Notice that there is a power screw diver on the left.
Knowing what you learned from the last lesson, what would happen if you used this and the screw or bolt stopped moving?
4. In this lesson we will be investigating the use of tools in a microgravity situation.
So the questions would be:
How do you simulate the use of tools in a microgravity environment?
What would happen to you if you used a power tool in space and the thing you are tightening stops moving?
How would you counter this and make a tool or recommend how to use the tool?
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