Can you fly downward in space?

There is no downward outside of Earth in space. Only upward. Earth is always downward as long as you are within it’s gravitational pull.

What is the only direction you can travel from the South Pole?

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All visitors to the South Pole head north from there, as that is – literally – the only direction in which you can go.

When you are at the South Pole What direction are you always facing?

It is the precise point of the southern intersection of the Earth’s axis and the Earth’s surface. From the South Pole, all directions are north. Its latitude is 90 degrees south, and all lines of longitude meet there (as well as at the North Pole, on the opposite end of the Earth).

Can you travel any direction in space?

There is an up and down in space. “Down” is simply the direction gravity is pulling you, and “up” is just the opposite direction. Since there is gravity everywhere in space, there is also an up and down everywhere in space.

Does east and west exist at the poles?

There is no East or West pole. Poles are named in rotating planets and in magnets. There is no similarity except that the Earth’s North magnetic pole just coincidentally happened to be near the Earth’s north pole.

Can you go east or west from the South Pole?

Every direction along the ground is north, so there is no east. But if you take one step away from the Pole, you can travel east by turning right and walking around the Pole clockwise. 180 degrees removed from west, as always. East at the South Pole is any direction you want it to be.

What is the difference between the North Pole and South Pole?

The North Pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, while the South Pole is on a stable piece of land. The United States has had scientists working at Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station since 1956. Between 50 and 200 scientists and support staff live at the this research station at any given time.

Which way do you fall when you are in space?

If you are in space and the earth is the nearest astronomical object, you fall towards earth. Down is therefore towards the earth’s center and up is away from the earth’s center when close to the earth. Down is not towards the earth’s South Pole and up is not towards the earth’s North Pole.

Why is there only one sunrise and sunset at the South Pole?

Because the Earth rotates on a tilted axis as it revolves around the sun, sunlight is experienced in extremes at the poles. In fact, the South Pole experiences only one sunrise (at the September equinox) and one sunset (at the March equinox) every year.

Who was the first person to fly over the South Pole?

American explorer Richard E. Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole, in 1926, and the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station was established thirty years later. However, the next overland expedition to the South Pole was not made until 1958, more than 40 years after Amundsen and Scott’s deadly race.