Canada, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United States, and eleven Member States of the European Space Agency (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) are the counties that have been in space.

The space station is one of the brightest objects in the sky,

1. How is the water on Mars different than our water on Earth? The water on Mars is saltier that water on Earth.

2. Do you think the conditions on Mars are capable of supporting life? Why or why not? Yes, because there is water on Mars.

3. Why isn't NASA allowed to collect samples of the water on Mars? The scientist couldn't get it, because the water will take over Earth.

4. BRAINSTORM: Try to think of another way scientists COULD investigate the water and search for life on Mars. They could send something or someone to Mars and study Mars.

1. How does suspended animation work?   They remove the patient's blood and then will replace it with saline

2. Do you think this is a safe practice? 

3. What are other ways doctors could prevent people from dying of traumatic wounds? 

1. Prosthetic limbs

2. This latest iteration is a bionic hand, with each finger driven by its own motor. Inside of the molded forearm are two electrodes that respond to muscular signals in the residual limb: Sending a signal to one electrode opens the hand and to the other closes it
3. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-insane-and-exciting-future-of-the-bionic-body-918868/?no-is

4. The guy has had a prosthetic since has was 3 months old and he's trying to improve prosthetic limbs.

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-insane-and-exciting-future-of-the-bionic-body-918868/#ZBU1i2kKqWwksQ1d.99
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