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MS. STILSON:  Adrian from Manchester asks do the astronauts' feel a temperature increase during re-entry due to the massive

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temperature increase outside the spacecraft.

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MS. HIRE:  Actually inside of the Space Shuttle, during entry, we do not actually feel that temperature increase.

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And the reason is, for entry, just like ascent, we're wearing a pressure suit. And inside, underneath this suit,

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actually, we wear a garment that has little plastic tubes and we run water through these tubes.

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And we can adjust the flow of this water. It's cool water. and it helps keep us cool and keeps our temperature regulated.

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So the temperature outside of that, we're not really able to sense that.

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MS. STILSON:  Probably a good thing, right? MS. HIRE:  It probably is, yes.

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