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23. Guests in an orbiting space hotel, such as the one shown in the drawing below, would experience microgravity, the sensation of weightlessness. Describe how weightlessness might affect the following activities associated with hotels on Earth.
(a) eating at a restaurant
(b) sleeping in your room
(c) moving from your room to the lobby
area
(d) taking a shower
(e) playing an indoor game of tennis or
basketball
Pause and Reflect
You have learned how technology is at a point where space travel is accessible to more people than just astronauts. Companies are preparing to make a business out of different aspects of space travel by offering, for example, rides in spacecraft, visits to orbiting hotels, and a chance to live in colonies on the Moon. Imagine you are in charge of the United Nations task force for space exploration. In a paragraph or two, write a space treaty that discusses the rules of conduct for any nation or company that wishes to explore space.
Chapter 12 Human understanding of Earth and the universe continues to increase through observation and exploration. • MHR 451
