The vastness of space teaches us something about God. He must be HUGE! Have you ever wanted to go to space? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go without a spacesuit?

Well, it wouldn’t be much fun! You would become unconscious in as little as 15 seconds. That’s because space has no oxygen. Space also has no air pressure. That means the fluid in your body would freeze and evaporate in just 30 seconds to a minute. The moral of the story? If you’re going to space, take a suit!

Spaceships and spacesuits have big jobs to fulfill. It has taken years of experimentation to get them to work right. Even today, things go wrong. In 2013, an astronaut named Luca Parmitano was doing a spacewalk. But Mr. Parmitano felt something cold and wet on his neck. Before he knew it, his helmet was filling with water.

Having a wet neck and face isn’t usually a big problem. But in space, there is no gravity. That means water doesn’t fall down. Instead, it floats. Even when Mr. Parmitano shook his head, the water didn’t sink to the bottom of his helmet. Where had the water come from? Was it sweat? He moved toward the spaceship. The water covered his eyes and nose. It moved into his ears. Would it cover his mouth? Would he be able to breathe?

Finally, other astronauts pulled him into the ship. They removed his helmet. What a relief! Mr. Parmitano had nearly drowned.

The leak in Mr. Parmitano’s helmet came from a clogged hose in his suit. After the accident, Mr. Parmitano’s suit went to the hospital. Doctors and astronauts worked together. They studied how to make suits safer.

“When I look at, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you care for him?”—Psalm 8:3-4