[The story of American astronauts "dying" on the moon] Mission in space is a very dangerous thing, no matter how far technology develops, it needs to be cautious and like an abyss. However, 50 years ago, when American astronauts landed on the moon, they actually performed a "death".
That year, NASA flew the Apollo 16 mission. In the same year, Munich, Germany, was about to host the Olympics, so lunar astronaut Charlie Duke decided to have an "Olympics" on the moon as well. His idea is interesting, the lunar surface gravity is only 1/6 of earth's, so he can easily break many world records. Although such a world record will not be recognized, it is still quite funny.
Then he threw out an unused piece of equipment in his hand and came to a "javelin" race on the moon—indeed, quite far away.
Seeing this, the commander at the time, John Young, found it interesting and wanted to play something. However, he didn't have anything in his hand that he could throw —or would he throw himself?
On Earth, there are high jump competitions at the Olympic Games, and there is also a running aid during the race. He was on the moon at the moment, and the gravity was very small, so he could certainly jump to very high altitudes with ease. Sure enough, when he jumped with full force, his feet were almost 1.2 meters off the ground.
Note that before we jump, we usually half-crouch to recharge our strength, at which point the upper body leans forward slightly. When Young jumps up, the body returns to its upright state, which is equivalent to moving the upper body a little to the rear. However, the object movement is inertial, and he is wearing a heavy spacesuit in mid-air and it is difficult to adjust the movement mode, so he falls on his back to the surface of the moon.
Even if the gravity is not large and does not cause physical damage, such an altitude is still a challenge for the equipment on the spacesuit. As long as there is a little crack or a little damage to the connection, the air in the spacesuit will quickly lose, so that it will die. It can only be said that he was lucky that the spacesuit was not destroyed, and he was able to return to Earth safely.
No wonder there are few foreigners, who dare to "die" on the moon, and where else dare not...
