• Question: how long can a person last on the moon

    Asked by Brandon to Ajay, Kate, Kuntal, Pip, Reka on 10 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Reka Nagy

      Reka Nagy answered on 10 Nov 2016:

      In a space suit that provides then with oxygen? Probably about three days or so – you need water to survive.

      Without a space suit? About 30 seconds. There’s no air to breathe on the Moon so you’d quickly pass out out and die.

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