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As space science develops, man has learned
more and more about space. Space is not only amazing but also dangerous. While
working in space, spacemen are facing danger.
Scientists have found out that radiation(辐射) is the greatest danger to spacemen in
space. When spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from
the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. Some special medicine
may work a little, but there's no really helpful medicine.
Space junk is also thought a great danger
to spacemen. It's reported that there are 9,000 man-made things flying in
space. About 30% of these are man-made satellites(卫星),10% are spaceships, and the rest are
space junk. An explosion(爆炸) in 1996 made a cloud of 300,000 fragments(碎片), each at least 4 mm in size, and even
a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did
some damage. Scientists are working on helpful ways to do with space junk.
Although space is really dangerous, it
interests everyone on the earth. In the near future, it may become usual for
people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the
earth and live in space for a few years. So we should care for space and do
something to help improve the space environment.