kenny1999 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Just an imagination, if someone is thrown out of the space shuttle where it has gone out of the earth completely. Will he die very quickly and what will he die of? Die of lacking oxygen or being killed by direct sunlight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Externet Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) Asphyxia + hypothermia + boiling blood. Edited August 25, 2022 by Externet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Externet said: Asphyxia Yes, or issues relating to the rapid decompression. That's what killed the cosmonauts who died in space https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/only-three-people-have-died-in-space 1 hour ago, Externet said: + hypothermia Probably not enough time if you asphyxiated. If you had an air supply but no protective suit, perhaps 1 hour ago, Externet said: +boiling blood That's unlikely, seeing as blood would not be exposed to vacuum. It's in a container. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 3 hours ago, kenny1999 said: if someone is thrown out of the space shuttle … what will he die of? Embarrassment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghideon Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 4 hours ago, kenny1999 said: if someone is thrown out of the space shuttle … what will he die of? Defensive wounds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny1999 Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 4 hours ago, swansont said: Yes, or issues relating to the rapid decompression. That's what killed the cosmonauts who died in space https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/only-three-people-have-died-in-space Probably not enough time if you asphyxiated. If you had an air supply but no protective suit, perhaps That's unlikely, seeing as blood would not be exposed to vacuum. It's in a container. won't he be killed by direct sun radiation first??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 53 minutes ago, kenny1999 said: won't he be killed by direct sun radiation first??? Not sure why that would kill them. They might get a sunburn after 5-10 minutes. Fatal radiation damage would likely take a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny1999 Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 14 hours ago, swansont said: Not sure why that would kill them. They might get a sunburn after 5-10 minutes. Fatal radiation damage would likely take a while no air or atmosphere to protect him against the direct sun, in that case, won't he be burnt vigorously and dead in short time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 hour ago, kenny1999 said: no air or atmosphere to protect him against the direct sun, in that case, won't he be burnt vigorously and dead in short time? Which is why they would sunburn more quickly. There would be more UV. To be killed by the ionizing radiation, the exposure time would likely be measured in days or possibly weeks. Keep in mind the measures astronauts have to protect them are limited, and they can survive on the ISS for months, and do spacewalks. It's not like their suits are made of 10-cm thick lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 I think your big worry, in terms of survival, would be alveolar rupture from the sudden depressurization. Also, strokes and other tissue damage from dissolved gases coming out of solution. IIRC, they tried some monumentally cruel experiments with dogs and found they could recover if the vacuum exposure was only a couple minutes. After that, there was often too much damage to lungs and other tissues to recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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