20 Awesome Facts About Space

16. The Apollo crew had no life insurance

Apollo 11 crew in quarantine
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Before the Apollo crew went on the space voyage they made no life insurance for them.

Instead, all the three members signed a photograph that was supposed to be sold after their death if happens.

17. Metal sticks together there

In a vacuum, two pieces of metal start to cling with each other. This happens because of a process called cold welding.

This doesn’t happen on earth since the earth’s environment is accompanied by the oxygen.

18. Voyage 1 is the only manmade object there

Two manmade objects, Voyage 1 and 2, were launched to visit the Jupiter and the Saturn. Both the objects were filled with different kinds of music and voices of people.

It sums up the entire earth in it. It also entails greetings for the aliens in the form of electronic impulses.

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