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What happens to your body when you die in space?

NASA isn’t sure what to do with corpses in space, but they may need to figure it out soon. Of the more than 550 people we’ve sent into the cosmos, just 21 have died—and only 3 actually above the boundary between Earth and space—since humankind first took to strapping ourselves to rockets. When there have…

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NASA isn’t sure what to do with corpses in space, but they may need to figure it out soon.

Of the more than 550 people we’ve sent into the cosmos, just 21 have died—and only 3 actually above the boundary between Earth and space—since humankind first took to strapping ourselves to rockets. When there have been fatalities, the entire crew has been lost, leaving no one to rescue. But as we move closer to a human mission to Mars, there’s a higher likelihood that individuals could be stranded or even perish—whether that’s on the way, while living in harsh environments, or at some other point of the mission.

**Correction: April 15, 2021
The video misstates the distance from Earth to the Moon. It is 250,000 miles, not 250 miles.**

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  1. Brendan Hall

    April 13, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    Not quite what happens when you loose air pressure in space. 🤦🏼

    • Bridget Connors

      April 14, 2021 at 10:21 pm

      As opposed to tight air pressure?

  2. Brendan Hall

    April 13, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    Not quite what happens when you l̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ lose air pressure in space. 🤦🏼

    • Brendan Hall

      April 15, 2021 at 2:56 am

      @Bridget Connors Haha thanks. We all make mistakes. Best to acknowledge them, learn and grow from them and keep going. Seeker has some wonderful material but it’s sad to see old myths and misconceptions permeate sci-com

    • Lurklen

      April 17, 2021 at 9:33 am

      Yeah, I thought it sounded a bit off. I remember reading a bunch of articles on how the whole “Filling up like a balloon” thing was an exaggeration (because your skin isn’t that elastic) and that it takes longer for the whole blood boiling thing to occur, though the things outside or exposed would start to do so more quickly (one astronaut reported feeling the saliva on his tongue begin to boil before passing out).

  3. iHally

    April 13, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    Not quite what happens when you l̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ lose air pressure in space. 🤦🏼

    • iHally

      April 15, 2021 at 2:56 am

      @Bridget Connors Haha thanks. We all make mistakes. Best to acknowledge them, learn and grow from them and keep going. Seeker has some wonderful material but it’s sad to see old myths and misconceptions permeate sci-com

  4. @i_Hally

    April 13, 2021 at 8:20 am

    Not quite what happens when you l̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ lose air pressure in space. 🤦🏼

    • @bridgetconnors8424

      April 14, 2021 at 6:21 pm

      As opposed to tight air pressure?

    • @theoriginalbridgetconnors

      April 14, 2021 at 6:21 pm

      As opposed to tight air pressure?

    • @i_Hally

      April 14, 2021 at 10:56 pm

      @@bridgetconnors8424 Haha thanks. We all make mistakes. Best to acknowledge them, learn and grow from them and keep going. Seeker has some wonderful material but it’s sad to see old myths and misconceptions permeate sci-com

    • @i_Hally

      April 14, 2021 at 10:56 pm

      @@theoriginalbridgetconnors Haha thanks. We all make mistakes. Best to acknowledge them, learn and grow from them and keep going. Seeker has some wonderful material but it’s sad to see old myths and misconceptions permeate sci-com

    • @i_Hally

      April 14, 2021 at 10:56 pm

      @Bridget Connors Haha thanks. We all make mistakes. Best to acknowledge them, learn and grow from them and keep going. Seeker has some wonderful material but it’s sad to see old myths and misconceptions permeate sci-com

    • @Lurklen

      April 17, 2021 at 5:33 am

      Yeah, I thought it sounded a bit off. I remember reading a bunch of articles on how the whole “Filling up like a balloon” thing was an exaggeration (because your skin isn’t that elastic) and that it takes longer for the whole blood boiling thing to occur, though the things outside or exposed would start to do so more quickly (one astronaut reported feeling the saliva on his tongue begin to boil before passing out).

  5. Popular Science

    April 13, 2021 at 1:53 pm

    The article version of this video also includes a part about space cannibalism (obviously)

  6. @popsci

    April 13, 2021 at 9:53 am

    The article version of this video also includes a part about space cannibalism (obviously)

  7. @popularscience

    April 13, 2021 at 9:53 am

    The article version of this video also includes a part about space cannibalism (obviously)

  8. Oldscool Gaming.

    April 14, 2021 at 11:18 am

    WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN! is there something your not telling me…. : o

  9. @oldscoolgaming.5040

    April 14, 2021 at 7:18 am

    WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN! is there something your not telling me…. : o

  10. Sweet Tea

    April 14, 2021 at 11:48 am

    Thanks for sharing

  11. Tracy Webb

    April 14, 2021 at 11:48 am

    Thanks for sharing

  12. Travelling on Uptozion

    April 14, 2021 at 11:48 am

    Thanks for sharing

  13. @travellingonuptozion5658

    April 14, 2021 at 7:48 am

    Thanks for sharing

  14. Sweet Tea

    April 14, 2021 at 11:48 am

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    April 14, 2021 at 7:48 am

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  18. Popular Science

    April 15, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    Correction: April 15, 2021
    The video misstates the distance from Earth to the Moon. It is 250,000 miles, not 250 miles. 🌎 🚀 🌔

    • Emory Draven

      April 27, 2021 at 8:32 am

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    • Lucian Devin

      April 27, 2021 at 8:43 am

      @Emory Draven Yea, I’ve been using flixzone for since november myself 😀

  19. @popsci

    April 15, 2021 at 12:51 pm

    Correction: April 15, 2021
    The video misstates the distance from Earth to the Moon. It is 250,000 miles, not 250 miles. 🌎 🚀 🌔

  20. @popularscience

    April 15, 2021 at 12:51 pm

    Correction: April 15, 2021
    The video misstates the distance from Earth to the Moon. It is 250,000 miles, not 250 miles. 🌎 🚀 🌔

  21. Alex Aslan

    April 30, 2021 at 6:59 pm

    The Everest analogy was was very appropriate. But organic contamination would appear to be a non-issue: exactly what microorganisms can survive in the environment presented by space or atmosphere-free planet?

  22. @alexaslan6413

    April 30, 2021 at 2:59 pm

    The Everest analogy was was very appropriate. But organic contamination would appear to be a non-issue: exactly what microorganisms can survive in the environment presented by space or atmosphere-free planet?

  23. Haldos Prime

    May 19, 2021 at 5:15 am

    0:45 Michael Collins too. He gets so little acknowledgment.

    • senororlando2

      May 31, 2021 at 12:07 am

      Collins was in the ship, the other two were on the surface

  24. @haldosprime3896

    May 19, 2021 at 1:15 am

    0:45 Michael Collins too. He gets so little acknowledgment.

    • @senororlando2

      May 30, 2021 at 8:07 pm

      Collins was in the ship, the other two were on the surface

  25. ERMAN KAZAR

    September 8, 2021 at 6:23 pm

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  26. ERMAN

    September 8, 2021 at 6:23 pm

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  27. English With Erman

    September 8, 2021 at 2:23 pm

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  28. @EnglishwithErman

    September 8, 2021 at 2:23 pm

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  29. @LanguageswithErman

    September 8, 2021 at 2:23 pm

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  30. JCG Thewordis

    May 5, 2022 at 3:35 am

    THERE WAS NO FVCKING LANDING ON THE MOON!
    IT TOOK ELON MUSK YEARS TO TRY TO UPRIGHT LAND HIS ROCKET AND HE STILL HAD FAILURES!
    SO ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE THAT 70 YRS AGO THEY HAD TECHNOLOGY THAT SURPASSED ELON MUSK?
    THEY ARE STILL DROPPING THE MARS MODULES IN GIANT FVCKING RUBBER BALLS.
    GET YOUR THINK RIGHT AND PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER!

  31. Makashi Hakayusa

    November 21, 2022 at 5:50 am

    I remember Laika the space dog.

  32. @makashihakayusa8318

    November 21, 2022 at 12:50 am

    I remember Laika the space dog.

  33. Albert Israeli

    June 20, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    אמן ואמן !

  34. @AlbertIsraeli

    June 20, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    אמן ואמן !

  35. Gerhard Müller

    June 29, 2023 at 7:50 am

    What a bullshit :-))))

  36. @gerhardmuller1302

    June 29, 2023 at 7:50 am

    What a bullshit :-))))

  37. @onlytheory86

    February 29, 2024 at 3:02 am

    You didn’t answer the question…

  38. @fulla1

    April 9, 2024 at 7:18 pm

    Yeah, but now tell me “what happens to your body when you die in space”…

  39. @keiththorpe9571

    April 12, 2024 at 10:05 am

    The Apollo 11 lunar lander crew of Armstrong and Aldrin nearly were marooned on the surface. The toggle switch that commanded the LM’s upper stage engine to ignite broke off. They didn’t have a redundant system to ignite the thruster that would send them back to lunar orbit to rendezvous with Collins in the CM. Finally, they used the tip of a ballpoint pen stuck into the switch to flip it and light up the engine.

  40. @CaritasGothKaraoke

    May 1, 2024 at 5:30 am

    We’re in space. Where do you think Earth is?!

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