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Two astronauts are repairing the arm of a space station together during a spacewalk. Can they talk to each other and hear the sounds of metal clanking as they do on the Earth? [Pg. No. 184]

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No, astronauts cannot hear each other directly in space and they cannot hear the sound of metal clanking as they do on Earth. They can only communicate using radio devices inside their helmets.

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