What’s Going On in This Picture? | March 11, 2019

Mar 10, 2019 · 673 comments
Miss Leigh's class (Surrey BC)
We wonder what career these two individuals are in....along with the reason why they won't go outside to read documents if it is so toxic in the room?
Dalton D (KY)
They look like they are astronauts because of the emblem on their jackets, they also seem to be highlighting a page possibly taking notes. They also are wearing gas masks and it seems as is it is a smoky room, so perhaps testing the smoke alarm
Jacob (KY)
the two are probably in a gas chamber taking an test
Camden (Starkville, Mississippi)
I infer that 2 astronauts on the International Space Station have encountered a gas leak (or some kind of leak) and are looking through the manual to try and fix it.
ble ble ble (cali)
It looks like the two people are wearing gas masks. Maybe there was a radiated site, so they had to breath with a gas mask
Lucy Fergusson (Hoggard High School in Wilmington, NC)
@ble ble ble I agree, I think it represents something deeper too. The power of learning maybe. They could be risking their lives to read what's in that binder to gain knowledge and intelligence and that just shows how much power education has.
Lucy Fergusson (Hoggard High School in Wilmington, NC)
@ble ble ble I agree, I think it represents something deeper too. The power of learning maybe. They could be risking their lives to read what's in that binder to gain knowledge and intelligence and that just shows how much power education has.
Rodney (SKHS)
these two men work for the American government as you can see the flag, they work probably a space station due to the badges that they wear, also the man on the right you can tell that his name are written in a sort of Cyrillic writing most likely Russian. the mask is to keep them from breathing in toxic that is in the air.
Ryland (SKHS Port Orchard)
It looks as there are two people from NASA are reading books/instructions on machinery. They appear to be in a toxic area in some room. The two people have gas masks and are looking down over a binder. The patches on their suits are from NASA and space related. One of the patches is a US flag so they are American.
King Isaac (South Florida)
I think they are searching the map to see what is going on. I know this because I see two men looking around.
Brian (South Korea)
@King Isaac great thoughts there though if you look carefully at the paper it doesn't look like a map though looks more like an instruction manual and the badges look like they are part of Nasa and that they are getting trained on how to deal with an emergency situation if they were to have something to go wrong above space.
Rebecca Greenberg (South kitsap high school)
In this picture it looks like they are in space and in a toxic area so they have to wear masks to help them breath and to not inhale the fumes it looks smokey there is a lot of whirs and they are reading a manual so that they do it right and it does not explode
Troy A (New zealand)
people trying to read books for a toxic area I think this because they are wearing gas masks
Ryland (SKHS Port Orchard)
@Troy A I agree with your comments
Ham (new zealand)
I think that they are in a tank while looking at paper
Timothy Lo (Hong Kong)
We could see two American astronauts as the NASA logo and American flag can be seen on their suits. They're in a small ,cramped room filled with machinery and electronics with smoke everywhere while holding a pen and reading what seems to be a passage or a report. Judging from their oxygen masks we could assume that the gas/smoke is poisonous. I think this might be a test or training held by NASA for the astronauts. It simulates the situation in which the space station is damaged or facing some sort of malfunction. It aims to train the astronauts to concentrate and make a precise and fast analysis of the situation under harsh conditions in which their lives depends on.
cole nelson (pcs)
this is a picture of government agents reading old documents inside a bunker. the bunker is filled with a type of toxic gas which is why they are wearing gas masks.
Lia (Athens)
In this picture I can see two American astronauts. They both wearing uniforms with the flag of Nasa. I think they are during training and that’s why they wearing masks and there is smoke.
Ramiah (SKHS)
@Lia I agree but I believe the man in the picture is Russian because of the name on his name-tag.
Dimitra (Greece)
in this picture, I can see a woman and a man somewhere indoors. Maybe in a container. They are wearing uniforms with the stamps of American flag and NASA's flag. I assume that they are astronauts. They are wearing oxygen masks and we can see that there was smoke around. I believe that they are trying to solve a problem or that they doing an experiment. Probably, the second one because they don't look terrified. I don't believe that they are in a spacecraft, because they are standing firmly on their feet which would not happen in the space.
Kyriaki (Greece)
In the picture I can see two american people, a man and next to him a woman. They are astronauts because they are wearing uniforms which have got the space symbol. Also I see that the place where they are find is full of smoke. From smoke we understand that there is someone problem in the place. The air is not good to they inhaled for this reason they wearing oxygen masks. they are try to read the notes to be able to solve the problem. I think that it is not worrying because they not seem so terrified.
kAte (Earth)
Two men are wearing masks and there is smoke everywhere so there might have been a poisonous gas or a fire. They are writing notes because you can see one of them is holding a pen and a book is open. They look like they are trying to figure something out. The men are from the USA because it has their flag on the sleeve of their shirts.
Dila (ottawa)
In my opinion two man in this picture one of them is a student and another one is a teacher. Both of them are wearing the uniform and a men who is setting in the right side on his uniform we can see written name Wheelock. I confirm that name on the uniform belongs to the men who is wearing it. Firstly, Douglas H Wheelock he is an astronaut of the International Space Station. Moreover he is a former pilot of NASA but these days he is working in Colombia University of New York city as an Engineer Professor. However, in this picture, I think the professor Wheelock is training one of his students. Also, they are in the room especially equipped for training's and student who is setting in the left side doing test or quiz I think. Finally, both man are using oxygen mask it’s give them the same effect as a space suit because during training they want to feel themselves like in a space.
Jenifer barrera (Los angeles)
I think are two people than want solución on problem of the nave
Fasil (Ottawa)
In this picture I can see two astronauts in a spacecraft, they are reading and referring the manual of their mission. The 2 astronauts are from USA space agency NASA as seen the the US flag and the symbol of the the space agency on the shoulder of the 2 astronauts. The mission is taken place in the 1980’s as I can see the model of the space shuttle in the picture shows that specific period.
Jenifer barrera (Los angeles)
I agree @Fasil
7E Nexus (Malaysia)
The gas masks and smoky atmosphere indicate something poisonous that the men need protection from. It looks like they are reading a manual of some kind. Perhaps they are trying to fix something that is broken and releasing a poisonous. gas.
abdiaziz (ottowa onterio)
In this picture I see two American Astronous reading something on a binder together.I also see that they are wearing what is look it is an oxygen mask because I think they are up there in the space.The reason I am saying they are American is they have an American flag on their uniform.Finally they have to wearing oxygen masks because in The space there is no oxygen .
Rebecca (SKHS Port Orchard)
There are two people wearing gas masks to be able to read the papers in the binder in front of them. The people are America. They have to wear gas masks due to the unknown but unsuitable gas in the air around them. You know they are American due to the flag patch ironed on their arm sleeve. The gas around them isn’t toxic to skin. If it were to be, they would be more covered. The person on the right has a Russian last name.
James Whitford (Staten Island, NY)
After this was revealed, i realized that all of my information was right when i posted on March 13th. It really was Shannon Walker and Douglas H. Wheelock on Soyuz-TMA-19.
Sara (SKHS Port Orchard)
It looks like two people that work for some sort of space company are talking and discussing something in a binder. On their uniforms it has something that looks like the earth with a satellite floating in the air. The flag on their arm is the U.S. flag so that means they’re from the U.S. or work for the U.S.
Mike H. (Long Beach, CA)
The picture looks like a women and a man in like a control room and are trying to figure out what kind of chemical gas is around the room.
Rebecca (SKHS Port Orchard)
@Mike H. Do you think the gas is harmful to the skin or just to inhale? Do you know where they could be?
Jazlin Ochoa (Long Beach, Ca)
Looks like there was a chemical reaction in the air, because of the smoke and both persons are wearing mask. Looks like there are in some sort of control room given the wires and buttons in the background. Looks like they are filling out information or taking notes. Or they can be looking on how to fix the situation maybe. The both work for some United States organization because of the american flag patch on the woman's left shoulder.
swagshmonney (Long Beach)
I believe that he is training her. She is wearing a jumpsuit that also says "Wheelock" and they are also reading papers. It could be that they are testing some stuff and they are reading papers to see how to fix the mistake. I read that he trained in software and hardware. the smoke around them could be that a machine exploded and he is teaching her how to solve it.
JC and Michelle (Madrid, Spain)
Hi! We can see two scientists examining an old book. One is a man and the other is a woman. They both have watches. And they could be in a bunker in the USA. In the USA because they have a sign with the flag. It could be in a bunker because there are no windows and it could be in nuclear radiation. They are breathing air out of tanks, and we don't know why.
Edgari L (California)
@JC and Michelle From what I see in the photo are two people a woman and a man who are reading or answering a documentary, they are in a room that contains a type of gas or smoke and for that reason they are wearing masks and have a tank that clearly is oxygen, so in my opinion they are doing a kind of experiment or proof of the profession or technical trade, I say it for the suit or uniform that they wear, so that's my opinion
Lena Diaz (Long Beach, California)
@JC and Michelle I totally agree with you Michelle, I believe they are scientist and that one is a man and a women. You mentioned that the flag could be a sign of information and I agree that the flag plays a part in this picture.
Angélica and Michelle (Madrid, Spain)
Hi! We think that there was an accident with a scientist and this man and woman are trying to see if it's dangerous. They are looking at the scientist's papers. They are writing notes, because they have a pen. They have the USA flag on their shoulder, but we don't know what the nametags are. We saw that on the woman's shoulder there was the name that the man's nametag has. There are some chemical reactions in the air, because there is smoke and they have masks. It looks like it could be a control room, because there are buttons and they look like the ones for lights.
Tonette R. (Long Beach CA)
@Angélica and Michelle I agree with you. The picture does look like the man and woman could be in a control room and that their was an accident that happened.
swagshmonney (Long Beach)
@Angélica and Michelle Our answers are somewhat similar because of the nametag on her shoulder, I said that he could have a school and that he is training her on some of the things he learned. I read online that he trained in software and hardware. The smoke around them could mean a machine broke down and he is teaching her, based on the notes, that he is trying to help her fix whatever machine broke down.
iriss V (Long Beach , CA)
@Angélica and Michelle Couldnt have said it better i toatally agree with you
Elmer C. (Long Beach, CA)
Two people who are reviewing a toxic area and seeing how they can do to solve that problem.
Ana M. (Long Bach,CA)
Two people who are reviewing a book and maybe in that area there is something toxic and they are looking for a solution to that problem.
Mr. Benham (Maine)
We saw the patches on the uniforms and the American flag so we think they are military or some other important role. We think it might be training because they are wearing masks and have manuals, or it might be a real emergency. We think they are on some type of ship in the cockpit. It is smoky and foggy which is why they have the masks on. - 5th grade GT.
Issac V. (Long Beach, CA)
@Mr. Benham i seen you last post mr. benham! you my man are a genius keep replying in the future.
Jimmy John (Ahmya) (Long Beach, CA)
@Mr. Benham I agree, I was able to narrow it down based on the patches on the uniform, and because of that I instantly thought the same as you !
Karen Diaz (Long Beach, Ca)
In the picture there is a women and a man that are reading directions and are wearing a gas mask and uniform. They are from America because they have an american flag on their suit and the have a solar panel on their suit too so they could work for NASA. On the guys suit it says wheelock and when i searched it up its Latin so the directions are probably in Latin too.
karen kaur (centerville ohio)
There are two humans that look to be apart of NASA because the people have a patch on there uniform that has a satilite and that's ho. Also they are wearing gas masks and are reading a manual. There are many cords that are surrounding the room and looking to the guy at the left, the hallway looks as if they are in a space shuttle.
Chris J. (Long Beach, CA)
@karen kaur i agree with you. Also saw the patch on there uniform and believe they are a part of NASA.
Jennifer A. (Long Beach,CA)
@karen kaur i agree with your comments because it does seem as though they work for NASA. Both their suits and the space in which they're in imply some type of practice test for space.
Issac V. (Long Beach, CA)
@karen kaur I agree with your statement Karen, these two individuals look part of NASA and seems to be putting the shuttle through scenarios as a way of practicing for a mission in space where they will battle god awful Thanos of the MCU. There are setting up a bright warning system in order to call Captain Marvel to their attention from the galaxy she is in. Hopefully the message gets through on time as she possible travels the speed of light in order to make it to them at the shuttle. The set off gas in this picture will be used as a distraction so Captain MArvel has enough time to reach her full potential.
Nehemiah Adams (Centerville, Ohio)
In this picture there seems to be two men part of a space program wareing gas/oxygen masks and going under a practice drill that involves a toxic gas and they and reading the instructions on how to fix the problem.
Karen Diaz (Long Beach, Ca)
@Nehemiah Adams The person on the left looks like it could be a woman but i do agree with the rest
Derik R (long beach CA)
@Nehemiah Adams I some what agree with you i do believe that they are in some kind of practice drill but i think they are in a ship maybe they're in the navy.
Lizbeth (Long Beach, California)
@Nehemiah Adams I agree I also had the same theory that they are a part of a space program doing training.
Bryan Dion (Monticello, NY)
Most of my students have inferred that these two people are astronauts, possibly working on equipment that is related to a breathing/air circulation system onboard the International Space Station.
Issac V. (Long Beach, CA)
@Bryan Dion I agree with your statement Bryan, these two individuals look part of NASA and seems to be putting the shuttle through scenarios as a way of practicing for a mission. The gas is just a way to get the astronauts ready for what they will face throughout their trip.
helen (Long Beach, Cali.)
I agree with you, @Bryan Dion because I as well state that they are two astronauts. The two astronauts have some sort of oxygen mask that is helping them breath. They seem to be reading a manual in where they are figuring out what is the situation based on.
cole nelson (pcs)
@Bryan Dion these are not astronauts. if they were the would be floating in space and not be wearing gas masks.
Larissa (Pcs)
There are two people reading a manual or some sort of text. They are both whering a mask and uniforms or something because they might be detectives. They also might be in a space station because of the symbol/patch on their uniforms.
Issac V. (Long Beach, CA)
@Larissa Yo larissa where is PCS? I need to speak to the govenor cuz god this argument is spot on!
Megami P (Long Beach)
You can see that there are two people reading a manual and have masks so they do not breathe the air that is inside the room so you see they try to investigate how to deactivate something by their special costumes that carry.
Keneth Mendoza (Long Beach, California)
I think these men are in some sort of military training. What leads me to believe this is their uniforms look like some sort of foreign military so they might be training to handle a gas attack.
Eric (Long beach , California)
I think that there in some sort of space station because of the patch on their arms. All around them seems different so it does look like a space station and they might be training.
Larissa (Pcs)
@Eric I agree with this. I also think it may be at a space station.
Ms. Boyer (3rd grade Winston-Salem NC)
We think that there may be a fire or smoke in the room and they are maybe trying to put out the fire. We also thought they were astronauts but we didn't see things floating, so maybe they are not in space. They may be in a control room that has smoke or some chemical. We noticed the american flag badges on their clothes. There were a lot of switches and buttons, they could be learning or training to do a job. They may be doing a test to see who is better for the job. There could be smoke coming through the vents.
Maria (Long Beach, CA)
@Ms. Boyer I agree because there are alot of scenarios that could be considered in that situation.
3rd grade GT (Charleston, SC)
We think they are fixing a material. They are testing a chemical. The two people are astronauts with the International Space Station. We know it takes place now because of all the stars on the USA flag badge. They are not in space because there is gravity. They are reading an article about a planet they might visit. We know the chemical is not toxic because they are not wearing gloves. They are taking a test to be prepared for space.
Fernando R., Megami M. y William S. (Long Beach)
@3rd grade GT I never had that same idea about how they were taking a test to go to space and go to a planet.
Eric (Long beach , California)
@3rd grade GT i do agree with you on it being a space station and they are probably training with some sort of chemical since they have a gas mask.
John Fernandez (Long Beach)
@3rd grade GT if they were testing something it shouldn't be dangerous as these you can see them wearing a gas mask because the problem is serious.
James (u.s.)
I think that this is an army training drill because of the patch on their arm and I know that a drill they do in the army is to see if they can withstand tear gas without a gas mask and to see if they can do task such as reading.
Ian (Long Beach California)
@James Yes I think this is true and I agree with you because it does look like they are protecting themselves from tear gas. It looks like this because they are both wearing gas masks.
Kibum Kwon (South Korea)
I think they are doing some practice in army or other science system. So, the people who make a mistake intentionally and a man and woman try to fix the problem with the manual.
Jovany (My desk)
@Kibum Kwon that’s very interesting
B.M (School)
@Kibum Kwon I agree, I can see that their trying to fix a pipe that is broken in the background.
Jovany (My desk)
@Kibum Kwon that’s an interesting thought. I thought there was a gas leak (which explains the pipe) and are looking fat instructions to fix it
George (Australia)
Maybe this is an exercise for the space station.
Jenna L (Pennsylvania)
@George why do you think a space station?
lauryn (long beach)
@George i agree. think they are doing a exercise for a space station if something went wrong.
Sandra (Australia)
I think these two people are in plane. The plane are in danger that they need to look the paper to find ways to solve the problem.
Daniela Arteaga (Long Beach, CA)
@Sandra I think the same definitely they are looking for any ways to solve the problem and I think the problem is about gas.
ss1ep.1 (Australia)
i think that these two people are in the space station and they trying to fix something.
Markus Skruggs (Long Beach, California)
@ss1ep.1 i disagree i think they are working a space company and a chemical substance went off that's why they're protecting they're face and i think they are trying to fix it by reading instructions
Int (Australia)
I think they are study some thing that they need to use gas as then main thing.
Perla (Long Beach CA)
@Int I also think that they might be studying and my guess is maybe Latin because of the left patch from the person on the right of the picture seems to read "wheelock" and when i searched it wheelock Latin pops up. My guess is that they're trying to read Latin to understand some instructions or something related to that.
Lidia L. (California)
@Int It seems that they are workers of the "Nasa" and are reading some instructions of the work they should do
Dear (Scotch colledge)
I think they have a problem at gas
Mia (California)
@Dear Yes they have a gas problem this is why they are reading the book and why they have face mask and they are all cover up with special suits. They are reading the book to know what instructions are need so they could solve that problem and nothing else happens.
Raina (Vermont)
I think these guys are astronauts. They have the International Space Station logo on their uniforms. And they could either be in a simulation to prepare for being at the space station, or they are already there. The oxygen might be too thin right now, or there was some sort of gas leak, which would explain the oxygen masks. I think it's more likely that they are actually in space because of the fact that they seem to be doing paperwork, and they probably wouldn't do that in a simulation.
DD (Long beach)
@Raina I agree with you and this is very interesting what you put and it can also be very true.
Andrea (Long Beach, CA)
@Raina : Yes I totally agree with you that they could be astronauts because of the logos that appear on their uniform. And yes their could've been a gas leak because they are wearing gas masks, and aren't getting enough oxygen.
abdiaziz (ottowa onterio)
@Andrea@Rain : I also agree with you but do you guys think they are already on the space or some kinda of a training room?
Allen Chen (LMCA)
i think they are from NASA because they are wearing blue colored clothes and they are in a station. Also, they are trying to fix the station because the back is open and the air looks bad. That's why they are wearing masks, and the book on the desk is a manual of the station.
Emma F. (N.Y.)
That two Russian astronauts are trying to fix an problem in space. The problem can be a gas or an air problem. The book is a manual that help is going to help to them to show the problem.
Laura (Alexandria, Indiana)
@Emma F. I agree with you! Even though I think they are American, as they have the U.S. flags on their right arm but maybe they are working in Russia or together with Russians.
ERICK C (China)
I think they are taking a test about how to fix the International Space Station because, in the back of the station, it seems it needs to be fixed. They are not in real space because they aren't wearing the space suit. Also, they are astronauts because the suit they're wearing has something about space.
Melanie E (Long beach California)
@ERICK C i agree because they are probably training on how to fix the wires just in case if anything went bad. Also i agree that if they were in space they would actually be wearing an astronaut suit.
Sadie P (California)
The two people appear to be scientists working with hazardous materials. The room they are in is smokey and they are wearing hazmat helmets. They appear to be reading instructions regarding how to deal with this scenario. It is probably a fumitoxin, but not toxic to the skin, because they have gas masks but no gloves. It appears to be in Russia, or somewhere around there, because the writing on their badges appears to be in Russian or a similar language.
Fern P (Putney Central School)
I think that these two people are astronauts. I say this for a couple of reasons. Firstly, they are wearing badges that have a picture of the International Space Station floating above the earth. Secondly, one of them has a name tag that says "Wheelock". I think it is possible that this man is Douglas Wheelock, a famous American astronaut. They also have an American flag stitched on the arms of their uniforms, which is what a classic astronaut uniform includes. I think that if they are in space, they would probably be in the Space Station, given that it seems relatively spacious, well-developed and they are sitting upright without any apparent difficulty. It would make sense that they would be in the Space Station, given of its likeness' frequent appearance on their uniforms. They are probably wearing oxygen masks because the air in there is either not thick and clear enough, there was an oxygen leak, or some kind of dangerous gas was emitted by a machine within the Station.
Laura (Alexandria, Indiana)
@Fern P I totally agree with you! I just do not see a reason, why they have something written in Russian on their name tags. Do you think they might work together with Russian astronauts?
James Salvador (Long Beach , CA)
@Fern P I have the same opinion as you . For instance as you said about Wheelock i searched the name up and it was a famous astronaut.
christopher (virginia)
In the picture above i infer the 2 naval agents are testing a new equipment because both agents have a mask on and they are in a room with a unknowns substance in the air, also it seems like they are reading a document.
Keneth Mendoza (Long Beach, California)
@christopher I agree with you because I myself thought that they were in some sort of military training in Russia because of the language on the right persons chest, I don't know where people are getting NASA from though.
James Whitford (Staten Island, NY)
These people are non other than Shannon Walker and Douglas H. Wheelock on mission Soyuz-TMA-19, a manned flight to the International Space Station, on November 21st, 2008. The uniforms, gas masks, and nametags all provide this data. I am currently in 8th grade.
Raina (Vermont)
@James Whitford That's a really thorough explanation. I saw the badge "Wheelock" but I didn't do any further research. Thanks for the information.
Priscilla (Alexandria, IN)
@James I too had seen the badge with “Wheelock” but didn’t do any further research. Thank you for the information.
Natalie (Staten Island, NY)
@James Whitford you are correct
Dre (Alexandria Virginia)
In this picture i see two astronauts wearing gas masks i think they wearing gas mask because they have burned something or there is something bad in their shuttle that they cant breath in i say that because its foggy in the back round.
Lanvin Getigan (Alexandria, Indiana)
@Dre I agree with what you said with the fog in the background. In my earlier response I said it was smoke and they had a fire drill.
Jacqueline Lopez (Long Beach)
@Dre I agree with your observation and opinion because I to believe that the 2 men wearing the gas masks are doing that to protect themselves from a chemical.
Ashawnee (Alexandria)
I think that there is a Russian man and a women about to sign something for space and travelling. They are working.
Osman (Alexandria)
I believe that in this picture the two people are astronauts and they are in space because they are wearing an oxygen mask and there is a window and it is very dark outside
Henry (Alexandria)
I think that they re wearing mask because they are in a place that there is some kid of gas around and they might be reading were the gas might come from and the picture might be from Russia because there is some writing on there uniforms.
Fern P (Putney Central School)
@Henry I also noticed the Russian letters on their uniforms, and I wonder why that is. I think that it is very reasonable to guess that they might be somewhere in Russia, but what about the American flags on their shoulders? It's pretty confusing! Anyway, I think that you are very observant and have a lot of good ideas. :)
Tran (VA)
I infer they are experimenting something or looking for something because of the gas masks, the suits and the papers
moaaz (Alexandria)
i think the people in the masks are in training, because they are looking at a packet learning and studying with gas masks training for a real emergency.
e.s (long beach , ca)
@moaaz i agree with you because there wearing a gas mask and reading a book with highlight
Briana A. (Long Beach, CA)
@moaaz I agree because it looks like they are training for something since they are reading those papers.
michael (virgina)
I think they are astronauts and are in training for going into space because they are in a air locked room oxygen mask on and reading from the a book and if you look close certain things are highlighted and for many careers like being in a military, astronaut and other profession you have to go threw this certain training to see how it feels to and how to react just in case it happens.
Jennifer (Long Beach , California)
@michael I Also agree with you because they look like there are in a spaceship doing a mission or training. Also that books look like their instructions about what to do with the air locked room.
Elisa T (Long Beach)
@michael I agree with you, these two individuals look part of NASA and seems to be putting the shuttle through scenarios as a way of practicing for a mission in space.
Cassandra Fitzpatrick (Staten Island, NY)
I think that they are a Russian man and woman, who are astronauts. They are either working in space or in a lab. They are working with America and NASA on this. They are dealing with a hazardous gas and are trying to find what the gas is or solve how to stop the gas.
Jenna (Staten Island, New York)
In this picture I have learned that its a Russian Space organization called Wheelock. Because of that I have guessed that they are in space possibly or in a space shuttle and have detected a leak of chemicals, which is why they are wearing some sort of gas masks. I think this is a just a picture of 2 Russian astronauts detecting a a leak in a spacecraft on land or in space.
Melany L. (Long Beach, CA)
@Jenna I did not notice that they were a Russian Space Organization called Wheelock. & I agree with that they have detected a leak of chemicals.
Jenna (Staten Island, New York)
@Melany L. Yes, thank you so much for replying, and agreeing with me!
Alice (Staten Island, NY)
There's a woman and a man in the picture. My first thought on the picture is that there's definitely something in the air. I also notice there's Russian language on there uniform, So they might be Russian scientists. Because the color of the air have visibly turn white, it might be a fire in a building, and they're looking for a solution for this situation.
Abel (Long Beach CA)
@Alice i Agree with you because well it does seem like there is something in the air clearly, yet i did not notice the russian letters. Also it does seem like a fire broke out and they might just trying to figure out what to do specifically.
James Carlsen (Staten Island,NY)
Two Russian Astronauts planning out their destination
Kayla (NYC)
Looks like two people in a space ship trying to solve a problem and repair it.
Natalie (Staten Island, NY)
In this picture, I see a man and women, and I can tell that the name tag is in a different language. I believe that there was a gas leak of some sort, which is why they are wearing masks. I also believe that they work for some sort of space station because of their uniform and badges.
Santiago (Staten Island, NY)
Two Russian astronauts planing something
Daniel (Staten Island, New York)
I believe that it is a Russian man and woman in a space shuttle examining a book for whatever they are required to do. You can see their name tags and see that it is not English and is translated.
Isabella (el paso Tx)
This image shows two people trying to solve a problem, those people can be scientists, the problem can be a of gas leak, and the book in the photo can be a set of instructions that they have to follow .
Kevin Ling (California)
@Isabella I would agree that they are trying to solve a problem. But if they were trying to follow a set of instructions, their doing a bad job in my opinion because I could see that the arms are exposed to this "gas leak".
srvt (Saxtons River, VT)
Nathaniel I think that they are in space. there is some kind of gas problem and that's why they are wearing the masks. and they might be apart of an organization. they are collecting information about space.
Robert (pcs)
to men looking a documents in a spot that hey can not breth
Donnovan (pcs)
looks like these two people are in a space station or a bunker or a place with none breathable air like in china and they have some type of uniform on it looks like the space station uniform cause its got the space station on the front of it
Tian R (PCS)
I think the two people in the room are wearing masks because there might be a dangerous gas that could harm them. I think they could be collecting information for a project they could be working on. It also looks like they are a part of a organization because of the suits they are wearing.
kristian (alta-aurelia)
I think that the two men are in the space and they are wearing breathing masks and space uniforms. I believe that they are checking some paper for the space station.
Donnovan (pcs)
@kristian they arnt 2 men there is a boy and a girl and why are they checking papers for the space station idk but ur wrong
srvt (Saxtons River, VT)
@kristian what kind of information do you think they are collecting.
Giada Scotto (Staten Island)
When looking at this picture, I see a man and women in gas masks. They look to be investigating this situation. While everyone thinks these people work for NASA, it is a different situation. When looking closely at this image, I see the name "Wheelock" multiple times on the man and women's badges. Although I'm not completely sure of what company this is, I do know that they are a Russian space station. They look to be investigating a gas leak of some sort. Knowing that these workers from a space station, they must be in some sort of space shuttle that has had a gas leak or they might even be training for the future.
Giada Scotto (Staten Island)
@Giada Scotto Ok so I researched further into this picture and I already found out that the man in this picture is Douglas Wheelock when looking closely at the badge she on the uniform. After doing research on him, I found that he works for NASA. I looked to see if there were any complications or training sessions going on at NASA recently that involved Douglas Wheelock. I found articles about NASA workers investigating problems caused by a hydrogen-fuel leak. There was supposed to be a shuttle launch but was postponed to next week because of a hydrogen fuel leak. NASA was sending a space shuttle with the first humanoid robot bound for orbit. They refuse to try this again at least until Monday. This was a very dangerous experience for all of the workers and astronuaghts working with the shuttle. Midway through the fueling process Friday, hydrogen gas began leaking from the attachment point for a vent line on the external fuel tank. It's the same type of problem that forced delays in two shuttle missions last year, and had not reoccurred since then. The six astronauts who were supposed to go, had to back out at last minute. This was potentially a very dangerous problem for NASA which is why the man and woman in this picture are wearing gas masks and which is why you may see smoke in the air. They were looking at those papers, I’m assuming, in order to fix this problem especially because Douglas Wheelock is not just an astronaut, but is also an engineer.
Julia Cuomo (Staten Island.NY)
In this picture, I think these people are in NASA and they're investigating something space-related also they have an oxygen mask on with a tank. They are doing research because something with gas relating went off, it can be intoxicated. In addition, they are doing research on what happened in the book probably about what to do when there is a gas leak with something relating to space.
Jazlin Ochoa (Long Beach, Ca)
@Julia Cuomo I agree with your observations and that the same thing about the company the people work for.
Carl Pansarasa (Staten Island, NY)
I think this image is of two astronauts. They are looking through a book either a manual or blueprints. It looks as if there might have been a machine overheating on the shuttle, the languages on the badge provide evidence that it might be two international astronauts. The smoke supports, this is also supported by the gas masks they are wearing. The tools and machines in the wall make me suspect they're in the engine room, which means a machine might have overheated or exploded.
Giada (Staten Island)
Officers are in a space training place of some sort trying to find out what to do in case of an emergency. The notes they're looking at are the instructions on what to do in the situation they are in, which in this case is a gas leak. If you look at their badges, it looks like something that astronaut trainees would wear. Although there's a chalkboard behind them, which may imply that they are in a school, there are various weapon-like things below the chalkboard. The layout of the room is also odd, which also implies that it is not a school
Margot Dragos (Staten Island)
@Giada Well thought-out answer
@JordanYaroshyk (Staten Island, New York)
In this photo, I see one man and one woman are a space ship looking for evidence to see where either a gas leak occurred and they can be looking for documents to see how or why it may have happened. I feel it could be a space ship because they are wearing the Russian pins, and it could represent Russian space.
Vanessa G. (Long Beach, CA.)
@@JordanYaroshyk I too believe that they might be investigating what happened because they are looking at papers; I can't make out what these papers say, but I can make an inference that they may be looking at what to do next for a project they have or they may be looking at directions to follow when there is a gas leak.
Mariah R. (Long beach Ca)
@@JordanYaroshyk I agree and also think the same thing because it looks like they are looking for some type of evidence for something that just occured and they are trying to figure out what happen how it happen and who did it and i also think its a spaceship as well because how the background i sand there is so many machines in the back that look like they need to be controlled
Kaitlyn Yost (Staten Island, NY)
So, I accidentally reloaded and it deleted my comment. I see two people investigating a gas leak in a school. Those papers could be a map of the school or a notebook of what happened.
Kole M. H. (Staten Island,NY)
These two people could be training for there job. They could be testing there gear and tools. I think this because if there were something wrong they wouldn't be standing there reading the paper so calmly.
Kayla Balbacal (Staten Island, New York)
In this picture, I see two people, people from NASA, going over a notebook, as if they were in a classroom. It looks like they are in a hazardous area, investigating a gas leak.
Robert (pcs)
that is a gred ideay
Kathryn (Long Island)
I see two people, one male and one female in NASA trying to fix a gas leak problem. Both are reviewing and observing a series of notes to help them before they get into danger.
Adriana Ndokaj (Staten Island, NY)
In this picture, I think that there are two men investigating some sort of gas leak in a room, since they have gas masks. They might work for NASA, since their uniforms have satellite patches. They could possibly be investigating said gas leak, since they seem to be filling out a form.
Margot Dragos (Staten Island)
I see the two men in a home or school that has something like asbestos, and they are looking through the building's files and inspections.
Bella (Staten Island, NY)
It could possibly be two people investigating a potential bio-hazard or gas leak somewhere that looks military-based because of their badges and all of the equipment in the background. The book that they're reading from is probably a handbook explaining what to do in this type of situation.
Katie Oliva (Staten Island, NY)
I believe that two people, in some sort of military force or NASA, are investigating a gas leak since they have gas masks on. They're also looking at a packet of information that may be about the gas leak or about the environment they are in.
@JordanYaroshyk (Staten Island, New York)
@Katie Oliva, I agree with you !!!
Joseph Romano (Staten Island, NY)
I believe that this picture shows two people trying to solve a gas leak.
Christopher Trapp (Staten Island, New York)
I think that this picture is a man and a woman with a gas mask and there were a gas leak and toxic fumes in a room. Work for a company like NASA or an investigating company. This looks like it is in a lab or a workshop.
JamesGavula (Staten Island, New York)
In this picture, I believe these two people are in a spacecraft trying to fix a biohazard problem so that is why they are both wearing a mask and the notes are about the ship and what to do to fix it.
Kaitlyn Yost (Staten Island, NY)
What I see in this picture is two police officers in a school. In the school, there was a gas leak or something like that. The police officers are looking at either a map of the school or a notebook of what happened.
Gasper Ndokaj (Staten Island, NY)
It could be two people (most likely in NASA). Could be in a space shuttle. There might have been a break in the shuttle, which would lead to not getting oxygen since they are probably in space. The alarm might have gone off and then a smoke alarm might have gone off. They're wearing oxygen masks to stay alive and reading a handbook. That handbook might tell them the instructions to help them survive this emergency.
Condurius Prime (Canada)
I see maybe a gas leak in a factory and they found papers they are to get out.
Tiffany Velazco (Long Beach, CA)
@Condurius Prime You should add more. As in some type of chemical has been released from some type of building or it's everywhere and it is deadly for human beings. They are trying to figure out how to stop this so they can fix the air quantity to live in peace then to having to wear suits all the time.
Condurius Prime (Canada)
@Tiffany Velazco to me that sounds like something in a movie that if they have this air go out into the world were all going to die. I just think that they are investigating a factory where there was a gas leak. Then they found documents or papers that they look at to try and find clues of what happened to the building like. Like a new machine they are testing and it went wrong.
@Jackson (staten island)
there are just two guys who are investigating a gas leak in a class
@Jackson (staten island)
@@Jackson I think this because there are chalkboards and decorations similar to a class and everything is foggy
Zach (Centerville, Ohio)
In this picture two men are wearing gas masks and are wearing a blue uniform. They both are looking at a stack of papers which looks like it has very important information on it. I believe what's going on is they are both in a simulation for training, and they are testing if the gas mask work or not and they are trying to focus on reading the instructions to the gas mask because the gas masks are new.
Ethan Clark (Centerville.oh)
In this picture i think that these two people are in NASA and they are going over a simulation of a gas leak justincase something bad happens.
Noe (Alexandria, IN)
I see a man and a women working on a presager for a spacecraft if something was to go wrong.
Priscilla (Alexandria, IN)
@Noe same bro
Madison Byers (Centerville.OH)
The two guys are in a spaceship, and are going thought packets of paper with information.Both of the guy look like they are in there early 30 they also have gasmask that are hooked up to oxygen tanks. They both also have military youform and on there youform they have military patches.The guys also have bare had so the air must not be toxic. The guy on the lofte has a wedding ring and no. In the back grand there are wars and boxes that are made of metal.
Elisa (Centerville, Ohio)
This image shows what looks like a woman and man that are reading a hand book. They are wearing a gasmask as well as a uniform. It looks like the man a woman work for NASA based on the patches that are embedded on their uniform. One of the paches has an image that looks like a rover, and another patch thats looks like the International Space Station. In the background there is whiers in a square hole with smoke within the room. The smoke most likely will not affect the skin but will affect the body if they breath it in. Why would they be wearing a gas mask if it was not toxic to the human body? There is also lots of gray rectangles along the walls of the room with wires attached to them. There is also two doors that probably lead out to another room or a hallway. Knowing all of this information, I believe that is is a training session because the man and woman are reading a manual that most likely is how to solve the problem to a situation that was caused my something. This will help them learn more about how to solve a problem when something goes wrong.
Madison Byers (Centerville.OH)
@Elisa Good job
Margot Dragos (Staten Island)
@Elisa I agree
B.M (School)
@Elisa ,I agree with your summary.Great job!!
Lanvin Getigan (Alexandria, Indiana)
On this picture, I see two guys possibly running a fire drill. I know this is a fire drill because they are not in such a hurry and they are reading what looks like the procedure files. This looks likes a fire drill because they have a gas mask on and all around them looks like smoke. Both of the guys work for the U.S. judging on the U.S. flag badge that they have. The background looks like that they may or may not be on a ship.
Noe (Space-station)
@Lanvin Getigan I agree with what you had to say and take the time out of your day to write a AMAZING paragraph.
Venicio (Alexandria, IN)
They might be doing a fire drill to be prepared for when there is a real one. If you look closely at the women’s shoulder she has the badge of a fir company.
daniel (vermont)
i think that they are trying to figure out where a gas leak could be by looking at a diagram of the building. they are reading about the gases they know are in the building.
Carin Morales (Long Beach, CA)
@daniel Exactly what I was thinking.
Ruby T. (Long Beach Ca.)
@daniel i honestly strongly agree with you because buildings always have some type of broken piece or broken pipe or some thing that causes a leak and they are wearing masks maybe cause the leak can possibly be a strong smell .
Rashid (alexandria)
I think that picture is show two American ISS explorers, one man and one woman, face cover because made air is bad for them that why they use air oxygen or if you look closely at the women's badge on her shoulder you will see the word "Weellock" which is a fire alarm company which caused me to infer about the fire.
Laura (Alexandria, Indiana)
The given picture is showing two men, wearing some kind of gas mask. Both of them are looking in a book with highlights and little pictures and symbols. Both of them are wearing some kind of a blue shirt that people wear who work somewhere space related. They have several patches attached to their shirts. One of them is the U.S. flag, which identifies them as U.S. American. On their name tag, it most likely says their names and below their name it says something in Russian. So maybe they they are working with the Roscosmos in Russia. Their surrounding is similar to a spaceship.
B.M (School)
science two men’s looking through some papers Smoke Lab Masked men filling information down lab Their in some type of work
Carin Morales (Long Beach, CA)
@B.M Basic thoughts but true thoughts. I believe they are looking to stop all that gas leaking.
damian (alexandria va)
I think that this picture is showing two people in `a room with a gas mask on and they are reading something in a binder
Herson (TC Williams High School, Alexandria, VA)
In this photo I see that the two astronauts are trying to figure out how to fix the cable behind them, also they are reading a manual on how to fix the problem. Last is that the astronauts are wearing gas mask for any hazardous chemical in the air.
Ben (VA)
I think that these people are testing if the gas masks are really efficient.
Priscilla (Alexandria, IN)
I think that they are either in a satellite or something space related because of the logo that is on their suits and they’re also a lot of smoke so they’re wearing masks with tanks to be able to breathe. They could be performing a test or experiment of some sort since they’re looking at information from the binder. There’s also a lot of wires in the back, perhaps something went wrong and they’re trying to fix it.
Jovany (My desk)
I think the two guys are in a room where a gas has been released or are trying not to get affected by something. Or they threw a smoke bomb in someone else’s hideout and are looking for clues. I think this because they are wearing air pollution masks and they are in what seems to be a army base because it’s the shade of green soldiers wear. I also see they have small oxygen tanks, they’re wearing clothing with the American flag and other symbols
Jonathan Thompson (Livingston, Scotland)
Cedarbank School Class 3B We think these are astronauts on the International Space Station. We think this because of the badge showing the earth, the sun and the spaceship. We can see a broken red and white pipe in the top right side of the image which might be leaking gas which is why they are wearing gas masks. It could be a training room for NASA. We have seen similar images showing NASA astronauts from 2011 showing Russian astronauts.
Jenifer (Alexandria)
There are two men who are in a room where there is smoke and the two man are wearing a mask that protects them from the smoke. The two men are reading and writing thing on the stack of paper. They are reading about how to get rid of smoke and writing notes about what important.
Herson (Alexandria)
I think that they are going through a procedure and they have to read the instructions to help them with their problems in the room that they are in.
Sophia Johnson (Centerville, Ohio)
I think that this picture is showing two american ISS explorers, one man and one woman, running a drill so that they can know the procedure if a fire started on the spaceship. If you look closely at the women's badge on her shoulder you will see the word "Weelock" which is a fire alarm company which caused me to infer about the fire.
Priscilla (Alexandria, IN)
@Sophia Johnson That’s what it says! I couldn’t quite understand what the logo said. I agree with you. There’s definitely something related to smoke there.
jen (adult high)
In this photo, I see two people wearing a gas mask inside the facilities with lots of wires. I can see that there's smoke around, it looks like they're inside the nuclear plant. It seems that these two people are trying to read a manual book so that they can figure it out where does that smoke coming from.
phoebe w (pcs)
I think that people are doing there job in a place with toxic air. I say this because people are looking at a manual with uniforms and gas masks on. I also see the air is a strange color.
Fatima jardon (El Paso)
Very interesting
Nora (Jaromer)
There are 2 firemen training for action. They are reading documents on saving from building on fire and that is why they are wearing gas masks to get ready for exercise.
Yolanda (Coronado HS El Paso, TX)
What i see going on is 2 guys looking at some papers while having a mask on there face. maybe they're working for the NASA
Monica R. (El Paso, Texas)
I see a man and a woman, maybe they are investigating about a problem in the environment and they are doing a simulation, and reading notes about the experiment.
Lambert (Canada)
They have gas masks on because they are doing some sort of chemical research that has gone bad. We think this because it is full of smoke and they are learning or training so they need to look in the binder. We think they work for NASA because of the patches on their clothes. (8-3)
Hailey (Port Orchard SK)
It looks like 2 US Navy seals probably practicing when some kind of gas is inside and learn how to do work in those kind of conditions.
Nao (Y.)
I see 2 guys looking at something, with gas masks, and there is a emblem of collage.
Benjamin (coronado high school)
the 2 people in the picture apparently a man and a woman who are apparently checking a type of material or probably just a routine exercise
Alan (Coronado HS El Paso TX)
There are 2 men and they are analyzing a paper in a explosion -Jamie L
victor (coroanado hifh school el paso tx)
i think what is going on is an ivestigation about something toxic or danger
Gilberto (coronado high school El Paso)
I think they're doing a chemical job because they're covering and that is a dangerous job.
Lambert (Canada)
Practice training scenario for ISS. Russian lettering on the name tag, but American flag on arm. Not wearing camo so possibly air force. Possible escape room. Why was the technology so old? Is that a chalk board behind them and what is the red and white tiles? They are reading how to fix the problem they're in. Why are there so many manuals? It looks like a man and a woman. The smoke looks almost green/like ammonia/mustard gas/sulphur.
Abel (Long Beach CA)
I feel like they are going through training our something related to it. They might just be doing a procedure, They look like they are training or preparing for a emergency situation. Maybe they are pretending there was a fire and doing what they would do normally in a emergency situation.
Ruth C. (Coronado HS. El Paso Tx.)
I see an explosion, somky, 2 people working for U.S. agency, they're analyzing paper and take notes, and because they're in an experiment, they're are from a University researches of Weelock, they're 2 men, they wear toxic gas masks.
Alan (Coronado HS El Paso TX)
What i see 2 guy looking at some papers and people are using, gas masks
Brandon (Coronado HS El Paso)
What I see going on the picture is 2 guys analyzing paper and I see smoky in the air. They were used mask of air because maybe they were in a toxic area. Also, They are working for U.S agency.
Mekhia Shipp (Ohio)
The two people are in training for NASA. I believe this because of the patches on their uniforms. Also I believe the two people are conducting a gas simulation. I can support this idea by the fact of the two people wear gas mask, and reading a manual so they can react appropriately to the situation. An additional explanation to the belief of the gas simulation is that the area that the two people are in is very foggy, leading me to have a very strong faith that the two people are currently training for NASA.
Laura (Alexandria, Indiana)
@Mekhia Shipp I agree! Moreover I think they might work together with “Roscosmos” as it says something on Russian on their name tags.
Nellie E. (California)
There are two men who are in a room where there is smoke and the two man are wearing a mask that protects them from the smoke. The two men are reading and writing thing on the stack of paper. They are reading about how to get rid of smoke and writing notes about what important.
e.s (long beach , ca)
there's 2 guys wearing a gas mask reading a book or studying , it seems if there's gas in the room they are in. i think the book is about how to use the gas mask when there's gas
Gabriela (el paso)
I see two persons that are students of Nasa
Nicolas (SKHS Port Orchard)
A man and a woman are using gas masks so they can breath while looking at some documents. There might have been a gas leak in the room and they might be trying to fix it. They are also wearing some uniform so most likely they are astronauts or fire fighters.
TAKP21 (NZ)
What we see going on is two men dressed in what looks like space gear. The masks that they are wearing look as though it is protecting them from a toxic gas or smoke. We think that they are reading some kind of manual to figure out how to stop or fix what is going on. Another possibility is that they are running some kind of experiment or test.
Emily (Port orchard SKHS)
In this image I see to men reading documents In a room that seems cloudy with masks on.
Haiden (SKHS Port Orchard)
It appears that two men, who seemed to be related to space because of the patches they’re wearing, are reading a booklet with gas mask because they’re in a smoky environment.
Fabian (coronado hs el paso tx)
What I see in this Picture is people who test studying for NASA the insignia soon of the NASA
Areli C. (Long Beach Ca.)
in this picture i see two people wearing gas mask with a lot of gas around them with a lot wires on the wall it look like it's a women on the left because she has two rings and the one on the right seems to be a man because of the watch on him wrist and there looking for an answer in the binder that in front of them
iriss V (Long Beach , CA)
What i see going on is 2 guys looking at some papers while having a mask on there face. What i see that makes me see that is a folder of paper and a pencil in his hand. it also seems like there in a classroom and examining something in there
Ruby T. (Long Beach Ca.)
what i see in this picture is two people dressed in astronauts suit with gas mask . These two people look like a men and a women because of the shape of their hands the one on the left has thinner hands the the person on the right . I think they are looking for answers in the book to find some answers on what is causing the smoke .
ShaunT (california, Long beach)
They are inside of a room.It looks like there reading something. The people are trying to read with gas in the air.
ShaunT (california, Long beach)
by the logo it looks like they work for a company. I think that their reading about a manual and annotating the text.I also think that what their reading is about how to breathe in gas or something about inhaling gas
Emily (Port orchard SKHS)
@I agree with your comment I do believe they are from a company.
DJ (Nebraska)
The two people are in training for NASA. We think this because of the badges they are wearing.
Jimmy John (Ahmya) (Long Beach, CA)
@DJ I agree
phoebe w (pcs)
@DJ Before i could not make out what the badges said its cool you did.
Mrs. Barrett's Group (Batavia, NY)
Sonny - They are on a space station, because the walls are metal and they are wearing gas masks to breath in air. Jamari - They are wearing gas masks. It is smokey in the room they are in. They have paperwork. I think they are in outer space. His badge has the earth and a satellite or space station. I think they are scientists. Michael - It looks like they are wearing face masks that are giving them oxygen. They are wearing uniforms. They are looking at paperwork. There is a hole in the wall behind them. It looks like they are in a space station. It looks like there is a window beside them. Their gas masks have holes in them and they are holding them to their mouth. Mrs. Barrett - The two men are in a room with smoke, and they are wearing army issued gas masks. I think they are trying to fix what ever is causing the smoke and using the binder to find the correct way to fix what's wrong. On their badge is a satellite and I believe they are on the space station. The one man has a Russian name and Wheelock seems to be the name of their division.
Tian R (PCS)
@Mrs. Barrett's Group It looks like the two people are collecting information for something they are working on, and they are wearing masks because of a dangerous gas.
Samuel Q (Port Orchard SKHS)
The (ISS) International Space Station is documenting further studies of whatever is happening and are testing or a gas leak may have happened so that they can test if they can fix it in a fast amount of time. Because of the patches on their uniform it's the ISS but they have the American flag on.Also they have Russian lettering for a possible name tag.If this was a gas leak,it isn’t affecting their bodies and it seems it would only affect breathing.
yenifer (pjs)
I think are investigation some paper something and they can no smell the bad small inside or there is smoke inside the place where they are two women and the man are looking at the two papers at the same time.They are like investigating something like something that happened and they are looking for papers to see what they find.
josselyn (PJS)
In this picture I see two people that investigate and theys looking that information.they are using masks because they don't want to get intoxicated by some bad substance.
Adriana (T.C William High School)
I think that they are trying to find a bacteria
Yaseen Khan (T.C Williams High Scholl)
I think the two militaries are searching for something that is very dangers
Wamda (T.C William High School)
They are investigating bacteria that's going around.
Mariah (SKHS Port Orchard)
@Wamda It looks more like smoke to me, and they don't have any protection on their hands indicating that it is probably not bacteria and just smoke.
Talha (Alexandria)
I think something they found bad or illegal. They use mask for safety. i think this room have poison because this two people wearing mask for safety. They are investigation that company. This place are not safe.
Khaled Al Najjar (Tc William Minnie Howard campus)
We think this takes place in training (nothing is floating) for the ISS because of the badge on their uniforms. We believe this is a woman and man USA astronaut because of the flag clue. And I think they have a secret mission.
Ali (T.C William High School)
I think they are in a military training so that is why they wear masks and they are trying to find a way to get out of their.
Emily (SKHS Port Orchard)
I believe that the two people in this picture are planning for some kind of space training because of the satellite badge on their uniforms. They are writing some kind of plan or manual which I think could be for the space training or for a plan of how to eliminate gas leakage or toxic waste because of the gas mask they are wearing. They also could be wearing gas masks to get used to the atmospheric pressure.
jaylon (TCW HIGH SCHOOL)
I think there training a practicing how to get out if a gas bomb come in
Karla (PJS)
I think they are trying to fix something that cause the escape of a toxic, because they have masks to don't get intoxicated, they are from United States because they have the American flag.
cristian (SKHS Port Orchard)
they seem to be astronauts trying to solve a problem
Elsi (pjs)
Two men are investigate they can breath in the place they have to use a special mask but is something very important they have to use the mask because is something really bad to breath
Amani Abdo (Ottawa)
I can see two persons,a man and a woman. I said a woman because you can see that she has long hair on the forehead and woman eyebrows. I think they are scientific researchers because they are wearing a mask and they have a book and pen in them hands. Which is tilting us they are researching for some thing. And I can see the mask on them face to save them from the smell because they are in chemical area and also you can noticed that the room seems like smoked. And I think they are American researchers because there is a small American a flag on the uniform which they are wearing.
ERIKA (PJS)
There are one woman and one man that they are matching two papers to try looking for something wrong and I think probability theres is pollution because they have mask in their head/mouth maybe because they can not breathing they are investigated American because there is the flag from United States and I thinks this picture from century XX/21th
Martinez (VA)
I think they are on a cabin in the space and they are reading coordinates to make a project in the space and that is the reason why they are wearing those masks.
Brian (SKHS Port Orchard)
2 astronauts with masks trying to fix a rocket in space
Tania (port jefferson station)
in the picture i see one woman and man who are investigate something from the space.it makes me think that because it look like they're on a rocket.i think that this happened in this year or other year and they have that mask because maybe there is a air toxic virus.
Greysi serrano (PJs)
They are two people who are investigating or experiencing something because they have two masks and are watching a paper and I think they are from the United States because it has the flag of the United States
Taylor Moore (SKHS Port Orchard)
I believe the are astronauts due to the patches on their uniforms and that they are fixing some sort of gas leak because they are wearing masks and they are reading what looks like a manual and specific stuff is high lighted.
Terrell (WA)
Astronauts reading procedures from a binder.
carlos hernandez (pjs)
two americans man are looking at a document on the boat that they cant breath so they have to use a special mask but is something very important
Denis (PJS)
I think it is space training and they are learning about a toxic virus because they are using toxic mask.there are in the NASA and there are studying to everything is fine.
Franklin (PJS)
I can see that they are in a boat, and the have some technical problems with the motor of the boat and they are protect from smoke
Hernandez (PJS)
This photo shows two people who work for NASA and are in a project like breathing in space and studying other oxygen in other places and are people Amarica and a research of the year 1995
Javier Arias (PJS)
I think that they are studing to try to prevent the some sickness maybe is really danger because they are using clothes specials to don’t get infect this make me think this because they are using clothes to prevent be infect with the sidness. just thats what i think ! They are americans.
Erick (long island)
I think that was 30 years ago, inside the boat that two people from United Estate tried to investigated how to compose the boat, because the boat has a lot of smoke.
Teresa V. (PJS)
I see two man investigate something in the laboratory room, they have a mask in the face, and reading something in the book like follow steps for doing the experiment. The area in the room is dangerous that just the man uses the mask.
Peyton (Vancouver Washington)
I think they are reading some things about a satellite because, the have a badge on the arm of their shirt with a picture of a satellite. that is why I think they are reading some things of a satellite. :) !)
4th grade GT (Charleston, SC)
We think this takes place in training (nothing is floating) for the ISS (international space station) because of the badge on their uniforms. We believe this is a woman and man USA astronaut because of the flag clue. We think they are using a manual to fix a gas exposure leak because of the fog and gas mask usage. It is dark outside so we think that is a clue for also being in space. We think they are in a containment room.
Phil Swift (SMS)
I believe that they are training to go into space. They are writing down coordinates so they can get to their destination. They have mask on because they need to get used to the atmospheric pressures.
Hernandez (PJS)
I am agre because it is similar to my opinion
Emily (SKHS Port Orchard)
@Phil Swift I did not think about how the people in this picture could be getting used to atmospheric pressures because they are wearing masks and look to be going into space soon. The manual may not be about how to eliminate gas leaks like other people have said but instead are preparing for space.
Lizbeth R. (Long Beach, California)
They are army researchers who check what is going on and why toxic gas is released in the area.
Rachel (SKHS Port Orchard)
@Lizbeth R. I agree!
Taylor Moore (SKHS Port Orchard)
@Lizbeth R. i agree with this too due to them and their gas masks.
Jovany (My desk)
@Lizbeth R. I agree with you
tati & Daniel (Washington)
A man and a women we think is in space studying the gas and we think they have oxygen tanks so they can breathe
Sophia and Gissell (Washington)
Sophia and I think that they are being trained to be part of the Air Force. So the officer´s are testing them by making them find special documents.
Taliyah (SMS)
There is dangerous smoke in the air, hints the masks. or they might be in space researching some sort of gas they have found. But the gas might be dangerous so they need to be safe. I think they are also reading reports and research papers about this gas, whether or not if anyone else has found this.
Aaron (SMS)
They are firefighters, but they need to go back to school to get a new license so there studying. There is big test so there saving people from a burning building but can't afford to waste time.
Lizbeth R. (Long Beach, California)
@Aaron l agree with you answer.
Ashlynn (SMS)
It appears that these men might be underwater in a submarine. They are probably trying to find something in the ocean. They are looking at some sort of papers so maybe that tells them the location of what they are looking for. The picture looks foggy so something must have gotten into the submarine so that's why they are wearing masks.
ERIKA (PJS)
@Ashlynn I agree with that they are underwater in a submarine and trying to looking for some location .
HUNTER (sms)
I think that they were working on a huge military project. But ,somebody let a big, fat fart out and they could not breath but they really needed to get it done. So they put on these gas mask to filter out the stinking smell.
Trinity (SMS)
They are in a rocket ship, and they are getting air from the tank either they are trying to fix it or, they are doing work, like training
Jasmine Phillips (Sms)
The badges look different from the common police, firefighter, and military badges. I think they are in a spaceship. There might have been a gas leak in the ship and that's why they have the gas masks. The book is there to help them find out how to fix the leak.
EML (SMS)
Tim and Bob were doing a very important mission on sea animals. They've been inside a submarine for over a week! For some reason they have to wear masks because the submarine got toxic .
samantha (sms)
They are marines that have had a problem with an engine. I think that they are trying to fix the issue, so they have to wear the gas mask so they will not pass out. They are a pair that are good at enginering. They have to look at the book because they do not know how to fix it.
Angela and Allison (wasinton)
We think they are in rocking ship at the bottom because they are smoke because they are going to blast off to space.
K (jobilus)
There is two people with masks, United State flag in the suits, a lot of buttons and paper. I think they are experimenting something or looking for something because of the gas masks, the suits and the papers
desamarie, mya (washinton)
we think that there in space because their is a bage with a sattle light on the bage and space tranning
Madison & Mckenzie (Vancover Washingtion)
we think that they could be training for some kind of mission, like for space, a investigation, or a under water mission.
Jesiel (COLOMBIA)
they have masks put on by the smoke that surrounds them that could be dangerous and they are looking for some information in the book
Lucero (On my home)
On the picture they looking for the name of people who are infect for a virus . They have the mask for not be Infected for the virus
Dacoda (SKHS Port Orchard)
@Lucero Do you think it might be an oxygen tank because of the tank's connected below the mask ?
Edwin (Florida)
those people are studying dangerous chemical on a basement so the chemical does not go out of the room and kill animals or other person living near of that place. I think that they studying a dangerous chemical because they are wearing a special suit and they are reading a book.
abraham itachi uchiha :v (Japanese)
5 things i see are 1. a boy and a girl 2. an laboratory 3.especial uniforms from us 4. three packets of the instructions of the laboratory 5. oxygen air what is going on in this picture is that a girl and a man are in russia on a laboratory looking at the instructions of how to use the laboratory using US especial uniforms to be inside
Jovany (My desk)
How do you know they are in Russia
Nery (Washington)
We think its a space ship because use their badge has a satellite on space and on the far right they have another badge that has a satellite on top earth.
Malakai and Jackson (Washington)
We think it is space training and they are learning about a toxic virus.
Sandy (PJS)
I see two people that are from united States and they are analyzing many things about the space. Also they are using masks, because they don want to get intoxicated by some bad substance.They are investigate something that is not right with they investigation and they are trying to fix it.
Nathtalia (South Korea)
I see a man and a woman that maybe are foreign and maybe are investigated about something that is dangerous and they are looking for some information in the note
Jordan mitchell (port orchard)
@Nathtalia i thought it was a drug bust but i think your right
Issac V. (Long Beach, CA)
@Nathtalia Thats wassup, Happy Thursday fam!!!!!!!
Daniela Vasquez (por aqui :))
i see the flag of the united states i think that they are investigating something that is toxic and they are using that masc because they do not want to get a disease or something that can happen to them
Jabari (SKHS port orchard)
it looks like they are in space and it does not look so modern
Ashlynn (Port Orchard)
I think the image is of foreign men, identified by their name tags on their right shoulder. I think they are investigating an infected area because of the gas masks. Maybe older times because the gas masks don’t seem of newer version. There is a girl on the left and a man on the right.
Dylan (SKHS Port Orchard)
Dylan SKHS Port Orchard @Bryaden It looks like these two men are testing some kind of chemical weapon that is weaponized in air form, there trying to see hold it will take for them to see how long they can last in that room and track to see how long will the mask hold up for
Jillian (SKHS Port Orchard)
In this photograph, I see a man and a woman who appear to be in some sort of military facility wearing head masks with oxygen attached to them so they can breath. There are both intensely studying documents that I assume are important and probably related to why they’re wearing head masks with oxygen. There are sitting at a table in front of a wall with wiring exposed. I am revising my previous observations and going on their patches and their oxygen masks I am going to hazard a guess that they are doing training to go into space. I am also going to assume that these people are not from the US based on the man’s name tag being in what I assume is Russian.
Troy (SKHS Port Orchard, WA)
I see 2 uniformed men wearing gas masks connected to a oxygen tank, reviewing/ analyzing papers in binder that has i assume emergency checklist of some kind. They have badges that are ISS (International Space Station). I do believe they're in a training room to train for an emergency situation.
Amaya (Port Orchard)
There is two people, a man and a woman. They are both american and are probably doing work on behalf of the country. We can tell this because we see american flags on the right arms of the uniforms. We also two space satellite badges on their left chest and arm. Because of this we can assume they are in a shuttle in space. (hence the very tech background) Both people have oxygen tanks on and seem to be trying to avoid breathing in the smoke or gas surrounding them. They are both reviewing important looking papers. Possibly instructions for what do in relation of the smoke/gas problem they're dealing with.
Javier Arias (PJS)
@Amaya i think thats really good idea because theres is smoke around and they are using oxygen
Tommie (SKHS Port Orchard)
I think that the picture are of two men in space training, trying to figure out what went wrong and what to do in reaction of the incident, according to their manual of emergencies. My guess is that there is some type of gas leak due to the clouds and air quality, and the fact that they are wearing gas masks. I can tell that the gas cannot be toxic to the skin because they are both wearing a jumpsuit with their hands exposed.
Harold Vickers (SKHS Port Orchard)
I think these two ISS guys are preparing for a potential emergency, where they would have to communicate verbally despite the fact that they speak to very different languages- Russian and English.
Brian (Coronado High School- El Paso, Texas)
I see a man & woman both have gas masks and are researching in a book to see what they have to do in the situation that they are experimenting. They are surrounded of gas.
Ricardo Orpineda (Coronado high school-el paso texas)
in the image the police are looking at the information of criminals who have had more problems with the law
Karen (Coronado High School- El Paso, Texas)
We see two people in uniforms with badges, like in a laboratory or a cabin, it seems as if an accident has happened because there is evidently smoke or dust and they have some gas masks on and are reviewing some papers with information
maria (coronado HS, el paso,tx.)
i think that in that picture there was an explosion of toxic gas, where they are investigating how to get rid of it that's why they're using the masks for the toxic gas that can be very powerful when breathing it or entering your eyes.
Hunter Carlson (SKHS Port Orchard)
I think what is going on in the picture is that U.S maybe Marines wearing masks with oxygens because there is gas in the air. What makes me say that is because on the camera, they have a U.S patch and a Marines patch as well. They are also reading something and they happen to be in some sort of what looks to be underwater.
David Gabaldon (Cononado High School, El Paso , Texas)
1- Men with masks are studying some papers in a room which we can see that has smoke and dust all over it. I imagined that's the cause of wearing masks. 2- I can say all I see by the photo we see clearly like the papers the men studying with their masks. 3- I can see that the room looks from a naval basement because of the uniforms the men have.
Karen (El Paso, Texas, Coronado High School)
In this picture there are two persons wearing gas masks. The person in the right is a woman, she has a bang and her eyes are other clue of this. The woman is also married, she has a compromise-wedding ring in her left hand. The second one is man it is noticeable by his face. They are looking at some documents were they can't breath the air, this room looks like a lab. At first I thought they were marines, but at the research of the logo that appears in their right arm they are not. My last thought is this two persons are doing some kind of secret government research or something.
Angel Perez (El Paso TX.)
We see two people wearing especial equipment for the smoke, probably its a dangerous thing, and they watching like notes.
Erica <3 (El Paso, Tx.)
In this picture what I think is happening is that both of them are wearing masks because the air has been contaminated by some kind of explosion that has happened at their background, it may be because they were practicing, but I think mostly that something had explode.
aspen (SKHS Port Orchard)
It looks like there is a technical problem or gas leak of some sort that could be toxic, on a spacecraft. I think this because they have gas masks on and there are open loose wires. Also i think they are on a spacecraft because they have patches on there jackets that have space like things on them. If i knew more about space jobs or workers i might be able to tell you what exactly they do but i don't know that.
Megan (South Kitsap High School)
I think it has something to do with toxic waste or something like that. The two people look like the have marine badges, so they could be underwater, looking at instructions because they’re submarine is broken.
Dylan Nokell (SKHS Port Orchard)
It looks like there's some people wearing gas masks doing research on chemicals and stuff.
Anthony (SKHS Port Orchard)
Two US Navy crew members are wearing fumigation masks while reading a book, possibly about how to work a gas system, and it seems that the air is more dense and cloudy with a gas, presumably a dangerous one, hence the fumigation masks. If I were to guess what they are doing, would be they are investigating a gas leak and reading a manual on how the gas system works in order to locate the source of the problem and fix it
Andres Vazquez (Long Beach, California)
@Anthony I do agree that they are doing training related to gas leakage, but I do not believe they are members of the Navy. I believe they are training for a international space-station.
Pamela (Coronado High School-El Paso, Texas)
In this picture, a women and a men look as they are investigating about some accident reading some information because they are using breathing metal tube and it looks like smoky. They have notion of the time because they have a watcher. I know one of them is women because she has a ring in her finger. They are in some laboratory of some mine in the United States because of the symbols in their clothe.
Brianna Porras (coronado high school el paso)
I see two men with oxygen masks, they are making a record about the fire alarm they are looking at a paperwork I think it is because of the fire alarm they are trying to help the offices about what happened.
Vanesa (Coronado High School- El Paso, Texas)
They are 2 American astronauts, a woman and a man, are searching for something, but they are also using gas masks in some kind of explosion. Maybe they are in a laboratory looking for answers to see what happened in that place.
hector (Coronado high school El Paso tx)
These two men have a special job. Were they have to go inside of rooms wearing a mask so they cant inhale whatever particles there are on the rooms they go in.
melissa (Coronado High School-El Paso, Texas)
The photo shows two people who are probably in a job training or just because the oxygen in that place is toxic is given to know why they are wearing masks to oxygenate their air and have only time to finish it they may be students or workers from somewhere in the United States
Mrs. Allen's 2nd Grade (Ohio)
We see two people wearing uniforms with badges and they have masks on. The masks are attached to an oxygen tank. We also noticed that the room seems to have dust and smoke in it. Some of us think it could be some kind of gas. We see that they are studying some paperwork. They could be in a lab or on a space shuttle because we noticed the buttons and knobs and maybe a bed on the side. The might be reading to find out information about what is going on.
Makenzie Pichette (SKHS High School)
@Mrs. Allen's 2nd Grade I agree with you completely, The room around them could be a lab or space shuttle. I believe that it is a space shuttle. The badges show that they could be a part of a space program. I also agree that they might be reading to figure out what is going on.
Elizabeth (Sms)
This is a picture about people that are discovering maybe some kind of disease or chemical in the air. Also, these officers are wearing masks to prevent from breathing this diseases that is all over the unsanitary air. The officers are trying to figure out what kind of disease this is or what kind of chemicals/poison that would put in the air.
Brayden (SMS)
When I look closely i see a marine badge. But if I want to go in depth It looks like there are doing a test with teargas and there trying to see how long they can last in the teargas and how much the masks help.
Megan (South Kitsap High School)
@Brayden But I can't tell where they are. I think they are underwater.
Dylan Nokell (SKHS Port Orchard)
@Brayden What makes you think it's teargas
Dylan (SKHS Port Orchard)
@Brayden I completely agree with your statement i also believe that they are in a room of teargas and they are trying to see how long they can last in the room before the gas maskes dont work anymore
Ryan Loveless (SMS)
These 2 men are in training with tear gas to simulate the real thing. Or Timmy and Juan are hijacking the government.
Charity (SMS)
I think that these people are in the marines, and they are training. They could be training for emergency reasons. Just in case something bad happens they will need to know what to do. I also think that they would have to wear these masks so they don't breathe in gas, or something.
Kris (SMS)
These men look like they work for the government and or the millitary. It looks to be cloudy because of a chemical or it is just dust. They might be in the millitary or government because of their badges. The maks on their heads might be resperators because there might be a chemical in the air or just a gas mask. The papers they look to be reading I think could be some intel on a person they are tracking, and they are like getting gassed out.
stamina (Bruges, Belgium)
We think there's a training going about what to do when something goes wrong in a spaceship or a war situation. We believe this is a simulated emergency with fire and smoke or gas. That's why they are wearing masks. This is a picture of 2008-ish. It looks rather recent, but not too old. They are reading and studying a manual to 'survive' this situation.
Rodabaugh (Davis Elem.)
We think that the picture is showing astronauts preparing for a mission, looking up the procedure for the case of a gas leak.
MJ (Beargrass, NC)
I think all the comments are very well put and I suppose I am just requoting them by saying this but..I believe they are of military background and or a part of some NASA drill or something of the sort. This could very well be a drill or a real thing, I can't be quite sure by what is given.
NOAILLES Quentin (France)
I think they are a crew from the International Space Station because of the logo on their arms more precisely they are American. We can obviously think that they're on earth because the book's pages are not floating. Gas masks may be used to protect themselves from a toxic atmosphere around them. We also can see a sort of fog which fill the room. The book which is read by the men may be an in instruction manual used to get information about operation. Don't know if anyone can understand my comment but I hope so.
MJ (Beargrass, NC)
@NOAILLES Quentin I understood it perfectly well and your theory makes sense. I do hope you guessed it right. Another query for you though, do you think this is a drill or a real life altering emergency? ~Best regards, MJ
aspen (SKHS Port Orchard)
@NOAILLES Quentin i agree with all of that and it is an interesting way to notice that the books are not floating.
Eva Boyle (Academy of Saint Elizabeth)
In this picture, you can see two authority officers going through a binder with gas masks on. On the man on the left's uniform, there is an American flag. This says that they are most likely American military figures of some sort. Though they are wearing gas masks and equipment, they are not wearing protective clothing. You can see that their hands are completely exposed. I think that they are training in the military and are completing a drill. They also seem to be in a room with no windows, which could mean that it is a controlled environment specially built for training. They are probably going through a binder because it explains the procedure to follow when the event that they are training for occurs.
Jason Sanchez (Utah)
So I think that they are to men that are reading instructions or a manuel. They are prepared for some fired hazard or chemical hazard. They do not look like firefighters but are maybe are scientist?
Ethan S (UCAS)
It is a joint military training for the ost apocalypse after the U.S. and Russia have joined together under Putin and Trump.
Monica (Utah)
The two men in the image are covering their heads with what appears to be oxygen masks. I think the two men in the picture are reading instructions to maybe stop a leakage or something. There may have been a malfunction and they are reading how to stop it. They are wearing uniforms, which I cannot tell of what at the moment.
Julia (UCAS)
The two man in the photo might not be American. It seems like they are figuring out something. They might be in a room that the air isn't clean, so they are wearing cheap gas mask. This picture might be token for a while, because the gas mask doesn't look professional.
Kennedy H. (Orem)
In this photo it seems like the two people in the photo are a man and a women. They seem to be russian, based off their name tags, but have an american flag on the shoulder of their suit. They seem to be in some kind of environment that has air that is unsuitable for humans to breathe in, so they're wearing masks. It also looks like they're studying something.
Jayce C. (Utah)
I think they are Americans looking over a Russian nuclear site
Madi (UCAS)
This is a picture of some astronauts who are learning how to use gas masks. I think it's an older photo because the masks seem to be an older model but not too old because the picture is taken in color. I don't think it's a real emergency because who would be taken pictures if they were about to die, also they aren't protecting their hands and arms.
GabbyH (Zukovia)
A boy and a girl are in space and their oxygen tanks have malfunctioned and toxic gases are leaking in, so in order to save their lives they put on gas masks and are trying to figure out how to turn the oxygen back on. I can tell that they are in space because of the sticker on their left arm. I can also tell that their oxygen is malfunctioning because of the gas masks that are keeping them alive, and the fact that they have a manual out.
Angie Lara (Utah)
These two men are either training to be astronaught or are already practicing astronaguht. They are representing the US, I can tell from the American flag that is on the left guys suit and the Russian letters.
Adilenne (LB)
@Angie Lara Actually if you take a closer look at the person on the left you'll see that she is actually a woman.
zack (utah)
people involved in some sort of space organization (based on the patches) look like they are using gas/oxygen masks while reading instructions or a notebook. one guy has a russian word on his clothes and both have american flag patches. picture looks kinda old based on the equipment.
Ryan C. (unknown)
Based on their outfits and the setting in which they are in, I believe that these people are training to become astronauts for the International Space Station. I think that they are trying to simulate an atmosphere that requires the astronauts to use gas masks or space suits.
Noah (Utah)
This is the russian space program is planning to launch space nukes into space to use on the rest of the world
Olivia M (AOSE)
In this picture there are two people wearing uniforms with masks on who seem to be following a procedure. I️ think that one of the two people is an astronaut and the other is explaining protocols and teaching of how to properly use these masks. I️ do not think that the chemical in the air is harmful because they would not have exposed their skin if it was. Therefore, I️ believe that one of the people is learning in a controlled argument. In this picture, I️ also can see the patches on their uniforms. One is a US flag, one is a satellite overlooking a planet and the sun, and the other is a space station. From these observations, I️ could conclude that the astronaut was preparing to go to space.
dustin (south kitsap highschool)
It seems as though there are American Astronauts practicing some kind of drill concerning gas, in a Russian facility. The things that show this is the American flag, the Russian name tags, and the fact that they have gas masks on. What they are reading is unknown it could be a drill or instructions.
Adam G (Ucas)
2 American astronauts aboard the ISS are reading the instruction manual to find how to get rid of the smoke from the toast that they just burned.
Mason (Skyrim)
These people appear to be wearing some sort of old gas mask while writing down or reading something. The room they are in seems to be filled with some sort of gas, perhaps smelly so they can tell if the system is working. The masks seem old, perhaps they are testing to see if users of the masks were fully protected.
Johnny (L)
The room seems a bit foggy and they are wearing gas masks so I'm assuming that they don't want to breathe in the gas. The manual that they are looking at is probably something to help them fix whatever is causing the gas or how to deal with it.
Michael K (UCAS)
I think it is a pair of astronauts figuring out how to fix a gas leak problem while they are in gas masks. The air is kind of foggy so it makes me think of a leak somewhere. The outfits and gas masks make me think they are astronauts. One of them is married due to the ring on his left hand.
Vicente M. (Long Beach, California)
@Michael K I thought the same (especially about that they are astronauts), because apparently there was some rut in a gas tube. Precisely they have masks to survive for longer.
Charlotte (Utah)
U.S. scientists are reading instructions in a facility in Russia. They have U.S. flags on their uniforms, but their insignias are in Russian. It doesn't appear to be an emergency, because their hands and arms are exposed. However, the have on oxygen masks, which makes me wonder what the conditions might be.
Danny V (Ucas)
These are russian astronauts that are doing a training consisting of toxic gasses. They are reading the procedure of what to do in this type of scenario.
Amaya (Port Orchard)
@Danny V Your answer is similar to mine. However what clues do you see that suggest to you they are russian?
Valerie R (ucas)
Russian astronauts (their names are Russian) with an American flag on their suit. They are reading a manual with some sort of gas in the chamber. It's probably a simulation of some sort. They're probably in a space program since the badges have spacey stuff on them. The gas masks they are wearing are rather crude compared to modern technology now available. This may have been in the past and maybe it's a partnership between Americans and Russians for the sake of science. The guy on the left is married.
Brian A. (UCAS)
these astronauts are getting ready to go to space and are learning how to use the oxygen mask that are used in space so they don't die. they look Russian because of their names but their badges have the American flag. I think that they aren't in space yet because the mask don't seem permanent but at the same time, you can breath in space good because of your ship. and the one on the left is married.
William J. (UCAS)
This picture is about astronauts training in a simulation. We can assume they are astronauts because of the ISS on their clothing. They are wearing masks to block the fog. I say fog because it can be bad to breath but not hurtful to the skin. It seems like they are looking at instructions and taking notes.
Rachel (AOSE)
This photograph is taken on Expedition 24 in 2010 when an ammonia pump began to leak on the International Space Station, Douglas H Wheelock (left) and a Russian astronaut. Douglass and the Russain are apparently examining a binder of protocols as to what to do to preserve everyone and everything on board the Space Station in the event of such a leak. Ammonia is harmless when it is in contact with the skin but when inhaled in high concentrations can cause, blindness, lung damage, and even death, hence that gas masks.
kaleb maravilla (ucas)
This looks like two people are in an emergency situation. This looks like it because they are reading instructions. It looks like they are russians in america because of the american flag. the gas is not toxic because their hands are showing.
trevor (skhs)
Astronauts are learning how to properly use the oxygen masks inside a simulator. They are learning by reading the instructions and taking notes. They are wearing masks and astronaut suits.
Michael K (UCAS)
@trevor I agree
Hannah (Orem)
These are an astronaut and a cosmonaut who are participating in a training exercise dealing with a gas that is toxic to breathe. This is seen by the emblems and the Russian name. The gas, though most likely fog made to simulate the gas, is only harmful to breathe, not to skin contact.
Charlotte (Utah)
@Hannah I like your differentiation of astronaut and cosmonaut! I didn't know there was a difference. But their patches look the same, which makes me wonder if there is any difference between the two.
Joanne Diaz (Utah)
Astronauts are learning how to properly use the oxygen masks inside a simulator. They are learning by reading the instructions and taking notes.
GabbyH (Zukovia)
@Joanne Diaz I really like your comment. I never thought about it like that.
Jordon LeBaron (utah)
A training exercise for American astronauts, given the flag on the shoulder and the ISS seen on the clothing. The mask implies a training against ga, but they use fog, given their skin is exposed.
Kaden (USU)
It seems as though there are American Astronauts practicing some kind of drill concerning gas, in a Russian facility. The things that show this is the American flag, the Russian name tags, and the fact that they have gas masks on. What they are reading is unknown and if it is a drill why are they reading? But I would assume they are taking notes on what the are doing.
Rachel (AOSE)
@Kaden How do you know that this is not one of the many American-Russian space missions?
Gage (UCAS)
This image is of two individuals logging data or reading instructions while on the International Space Sation. I know that they are on the International Space Station because of the uniforms they are wearing and because the individual on the right has a Russian last name and an American flag on their uniform. It appears they are reading instructions or logging data.
Rachel (AOSE)
@Gage Then why the gas masks?
BenjR (UCAS)
Clearly, it's a guy and a girl in space checking their extensive chore list. I can assume one is a girl and one is a guy because the girl has smaller, slimmer hands and (not that it's a sign for sure) she has long hair. The guy has bigger hands and therefore is a guy. I can tell it's space because the uniforms have Russian words on them. You can easily determine that it's a list of chores because they're wearing oxygen masks which means that (1) they need oxygen in space and (2) something smells bad. Also, the girl looks like she's pretty upset. Enough to insult the guy with her hand phalange.
Keagan F. (UCAS)
Stuff happens. They are in a spaceship that was boarded by aliens. These aliens broke something and the astronauts now need to fix it, but there is a deadly toxin in the air, thus causing them to wear the masks. The astronaut on the left a obviously superior to the one on the right, making them the alien. Because these aliens can shapeshift just like the ones in a recent new movie that came out. This is known because who wears a ring on a the ring finger of both hands?? Only aliens from space do this. Case closed.
Olivia M (AOSE)
@Keagan F. This is an interesting idea. What made you say that this picture had anything to do with aliens?
Courtney (Utah)
There is a couple of people that are reading and writing some type of document. They are in a room filled with a type of gas that must be toxic because they have masks on and they have a container of oxygen. They might be doing an experiment or they are doing a training exercise.
Casey (Ray of Sunshine)
it looks likes these two people are training to stop different gas leaks and this gas isnt real because there is a camera man in the room with them
Bryce (UCAS)
This picture features relatively old equipment, so I would say it's about the 1990's. I would also assume that this is some kind of drill, because of the setup, and the gases appear to be more like fog, and their is a photographer there, so it's likely a training. They appear to be American, but the badges have russian writing, so it could be some kind of trade off learning.
Irene (Long Beach, CA)
Two men wearing masks,scanning through papers and it seems like they are in a space shuttle. The background looks likes the inside of a space shuttle, and using these masks as to breathe outside in space. I can find more about is where they work to find out what the mask is for and where are they located at.
Hannah V. (UCAS)
Based on some of the clues in this picture, It's clear that one of the individuals is a man, and the other is a woman. The woman has a wedding ring on, but the man does not, she she is married, but not to him. Based on the gas masks, and the fog or smoke surrounding them, I would say there is a fire, or a chemical spill, or poisonous gas in the air. They look like they are reading some kind of manual, so presumably, they are figuring out what to do for this situation, whether the situation is fake or real.
McKay P. of Lehi (Special School in Utah County (UCAS))
These Russian scientists are on an American submarine trying to patch up a gas leak. They are russian because of the language of their badges but it is an American ship because of the American flag. There is a gas leak because of the gas mask and haziness of the air. They are reading instructions to find out how to patch the leak.
Jazmin (School)
It's two people who work for the government working together. Looking at the papers it seems they are working on a problem trying to come up with a solution. The air is polluted or something because they need to wear oxygen masks.
Angie Lara (Utah)
@Jazmin I agree with you, but I think they are practicing how to use the masks
Kristian (SOL 3)
They both seem to wearing mission seals which represent the ISS, and they are both using respirators which are closed off to the outside environment. They are also looking through what seems to be an instruction manual in an enclosed room with wires strewn about various pieces of equipment. Based on this evidence, I am guessing that this is a training session for astronauts; perhaps they are learning how to operate equipment aboard the ISS.
Ashtonator (UCAS)
From my observations what I think is going on in this picture is that these are astronauts in training for some sort of gas leak. I believe this is the case because based on the look of the room and the space flight badges on their uniforms. That is what I think is going on in this picture.
SHAWNMENDESISLOVE (HEre)
They are in space and trying to save their rocket before it blows up and kills them.
Olivia M (AOSE)
@SHAWNMENDESISLOVE What do you see in this picture that led you to say that they are in space and their lives are in danger?
Sophie (Utah)
This scene is of two American military men diffusing a bomb. The patches on their clothes look very military like and the American flag patch would assume they are in deed American, but that still brings up a question on why all the writing (and name tag) is in what looks to be Russian, that I am clueless on. Anyway, because of the context of this picture being taken, I don't think this is a real disarming; this would have to be a practice set up. The gas masks are representing a real life situation since it would make it more stressful and even more difficult to read the manual. The men (with some nice hands, I might add) are working together to read the manual and pass this practice bomb disarming. :)
joany (Long Beach California)
In this picture it they looks like there is a guy and a girl. They are in a space station that are trying to figure out a problem. I see that they both have masks and there patches and clothing. In front of them they also have papers in front of them. I can find out more of where they work and who they really are.
Jana (Happy Valley)
This is a picture of two people on the international space station, and they are reading instructions. They are also wearing masks with tubs and a canister connected to their masks. They are reading instructions about how to handle the situation they are currently in.
Todd (The Happy Valley)
There appear to be two of what I suppose are scientists studying some papers. I think they are in a research station, judging off the apparatus, perhaps studying the effects of the atmosphere using the papers. It can't be too toxic, because they have exposed skin. From their name tags, the scientists appear to be Russian.
Moroni (Utah)
Two American soldiars stationed in Russia read documents within a very poluted environment. the masks are made cheap enough to be distributed to the entire unit which is why they need to be held together, as they aren't the highest grade in quality.
Jenna L. (UCAS)
These two are aliens who have acquired bodies that look like humans. They don't have much time as they plan to take over Earth and are already dressed to do so. They are wearing masks that allow them to breathe as they are coming into Earth's atmosphere by night. They are figuring out the coordinates of their landing and the easiest way to not be seen by anyone.
Jacob P (Milky)
Two people are on a boat. Poisonous fumes are in the air, possibly carbon monoxide, so they are wearing gas masks. They are reviewing a manual that contains the necessary information to fix the problem and return things to normal. They are not spies because they are not wearing gloves thus leaving a heavy genetic trail.
Nicole (Utah)
This photo looks like two examiners of some sort, based on the fact that they are reading some sort of booklet. Their badges are in Russian, but they have an American flag, so I think the badges are for the other people they may encounter, meaning they are in Russia. It seems as some gas is in the air, forcing them to wear face mask, but not harmful enough to cover their skin.
Briana A. (Long Beach, CA)
In this picture it looks like a guy and a girl. They look like they bare in the navy because they have symbols on their clothes like an american flag. They look like they are doing some sort of training since they are reading off some papers and have masks. The training that they are doing looks like them being stuck inside a room with gas and figureing out what to do and how to get out.
Lizbeth (Long Beach, California)
In this picture I see astronauts, a boy and a girl training back on Earth. They are not in space because there are no objects floating in midair, the gravity looks normal. They are most likely training for a emergency safety procedure because they are examining the book.
Edgari L (California)
Lo que miro en la imagen es una mujer y un hombre que estan leendo o escribiendo en un documento, ellos estan en un cuarto quecontiene un tipo de gas por esa razon estan usando mascaras y estan cargando un tanque de oxigeno, entonces en mi concliucion ellos estan realizando una prueba,examen u experimento de un tipo de profecion o oficio tecnico, esto lo digo porque ellos estan usando un traje o uniforme que andan puesto. What I see in the image is a woman and a man who are reading or writing in a document, they are in a room that contains a type of gas for that reason they are wearing masks and they are carrying a small tank of oxygen, then in my agreement they are performing a test, examination or experiment of a kind of profession or technical trade, this I say because they are wearing a suit or uniform that they are wearing.
Lidia L. (California)
un hombre y una mujer visten uniformes posiblemente son trabajadores de la " Nasa " debido a a sus banderas estadounidenses en sus uniformes . estan usando mascaras de gas , leendo y escribiendo en un libro. El libro podria ser instrucciones o informacion de lo que se supone que deben hacer en esa sala. A man and a woman wear uniforms, possibly they are workers of the "Nasa" due to their American flags on their uniforms. They are using gas masks, reading and writing in a book. The book could be instructions or information of what they are supposed to do in that room.
Jimmy John (Ahmya) (Long Beach, CA)
I think that Doug Wheelock & the person on the left to him (female) are wearing some sort of mask to prevent inhaling whatever is in the air. They are reading instructions on how to handle the situation. They could be in training.
jacob b (sms)
I think the two men are in a high poluted area and the masks they are whereing are to filter the ail to make shure that they ownley inhale oxygen and ownley oxygen the room they are in looks like a space ship but if it was a space ship their would be air in the space ship
Carin Morales (Long Beach, CA)
In this photo I see 2 astronauts maybe in a space ship. There are not in space because the gravity is normal and nothing is floating. I think some gas leaked out and thats why there is smoke behind them everywhere and they are reading a manual on how to stop the gas/fix it.
Christina (AOSE)
In this picture, it looks like a mill or a power plant. It looks very similar to the place where Rudy and his family worked. There are two workers wearing protective clothing and reading instructions of some sort. They are wearing those clothes because this mill or power plant might have toxic fumes and possibly be a very difficult place to breathe.
Alphonzo (sms)
I think that there are these two men who are working with chemicals and gases and they have to wear gags masks and they are trying to figure out stuff in this book
Tonette R. (Long Beach CA)
They are both astronauts and need to figure out how to get out of the room. They are both looking for files and it's foggy and the wires are hanging out. I think they are trapped inside and are running out of oxygen and time which is why they have masks and watches on. I see them wearing their masks and holding tight onto them. The woman is possibly married. It looks like they are partners in their job.
Elisa T (Long Beach)
In this image I see a man and women, perhaps who are astronauts from NASA. I feel as if they're in training; They are wearing gas masks and reading a manual, which may indicate that there was a gas leak and they're looking for the protocol of what do to do in this situation. I can also tell there was probably a gas leak/fire because of the foggy air.
Kailee (sms)
What I think is going on in this picture is these two men are in a testing lab and they are working on machines that caught on fire. Now the room is smokey and the men had to wear mask to be able to keep inhaling. So next they are now looking at the instruction on how to rebuild it.
Madi (UCAS)
@Kailee I really like your hypothesis.
Shan (Sms)
The two people have masks on because of a chemical that is in the air and it could be dangerous to inhale. The two people have a speaker to talk to each other in the room. The two people are signing a paper because maybe it was there project they are working on to fix the problems. They are reading the words of the paper to see where you have to sign.
James Salvador (Long Beach , CA)
I can see two people training with gas mask. They both have badges that show they work for the space station. They are in earth because the gravity level and their just standing normally. They look like they going through some safety procedure because they are calm.
Brayan (SMS)
I think the two police officers are in a toxic room because there is some kind or air it looks like smoke and they don't want to inhale it that's why they have some kind o bottle connect to some tubes and the tubes are connect to the mask maybe the bottle has oxygen or something. Or maybe they just want to do paper work on a toxic room for no reason or maybe there is a chemical reaction with the air and the paper that is letting them see something like some letters that they can't see without the air? I think.
yuli (sms)
These two men have a special job. Were they have to go inside of rooms wearing a mask so they cant inhale whatever particles there are on the rooms they go in.
carol (sms)
I think there was a really bad fire in this school. I think this because in the background there is what appears to be a chalkboard and there are also some papers on the desk. Another thing I think is that they could be practicing, and the papers could be there to check off what they do right.This is a monthly test I would think, so if they get an emergency call they know what to do. They can also be astronauts because on their uniforms there are some logos.
Gustavo (SMS)
It looks like they're in a spaceship and they're trying to read something. It looks old because the mask look old and the quality of the image doesn't look very nice. They look like astronauts because they have logos on their uniforms.
Eva Boyle (Academy of Saint Elizabeth)
@Gustavo gustavo, what specifically about this room looks like a spaceship?
Brianna (SMS)
I think that some type of gas got into the air and now they have to wear gas mask at are connected to oxygen. It also seems to me that they are reading directions to get the gas away. Maybe they are being trained into being astronauts, they could be taking a test also.
Barydon (SMS)
In this picture it looks like they are trying to fix a gas leak. They have to wear the mask so that they don't inhale in the gas and have to go to the hospital. The book is so that they know how to fix the gas leak so that nobody gets hurt from the gas.
Eva Boyle (Academy of Saint Elizabeth)
@Barydon Where do you think they are that there was a gas leak and they needed to go in and fix it?
Isabelle (pcs)
Something happened to the air. Maybe some sort of gas leaked so they are now having to breath through these masks that are connected to oxygen. And they are reading an instruction manual maybe
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Marcin (Poland)
The picture shows two person, woman and man who reading manuals in control room. Probably they are employe of NASA. I think that they exercise in difficult conditions which could be on the another planet or mission.
Isabelle (pcs)
@Marcin very good! I didn't think of that.
Ryan (SMS)
In the middle of a war, you have to hide your plans in the worst places ever. You may have to stay in the hole you put your stuff for your plans. You have to breathe in all the dirt and smoke from above. The thing is when you are down there you have the ground shaking whenever you have a bomb drop nearby. You get dirt on your head whenever someone run over top of you or a tank goes over you. You have to wear a gas mask down there because you may get gases in your lungs from above and they would never know about it until after the war. But the you come down here you want to get out this is not a fun place to be. When you get out you have to take the gas mask off and hang it at the exit of the hole you have to crawl down. You may have to stay down there for a long time.
SHAWNMENDESISLOVE (HEre)
@Ryan yaaaaaaaas
Arca (New Jersey)
In this picture, I see astronauts training back on Earth. Even though they have badges of the International Space Station on them, they aren't in space because the gravity is normal. I can tell because there are no objects floating in midair. They must be going through emergency safety procedures because they are wearing gas masks while reading through a booklet, probably for instructions. One detail I noticed is that there is a whiteboard in the back left of the room, possibly where notes or such things were written for their training.
Corbin (SMS)
These two men are testing the theory of if you read in room full of gas can you still comprehend and understand what you are reading. I think this because there are two men that look to be in enclosed room with gas masks on and the room is some what foggy. They look like the have sort of professional uniform on.
noah (sms)
In this photo I think that this is a mission for the a branch in the government. I think they have these oxygen masks on because the air could be poisonous. this could also be a test to see if they can stay in this room and survive for a certain amount of time.
Riya (Marlboro)
I think this picture was taken in some sort of space research center and the two men are in a room where the air isn't good to breathe- an unbreathable gas. The men are looking at a manual to see how to fix the problem. I think this could be part of some sort of training exercise at a space school. I assumed that the people are in a space school because the patches on their uniforms look like a satellite. It is taking place in the US because there is an American flag on one of the person's sleeves.
Erin (AOSE)
The men are wearing uniforms, possibly NASA because of the American flags on their sleeves. They are wearing gas masks and reading a book, which may indicate that they had a gas leak and are looking for the protocol of what do to do in this situation. I can also tell there was probably a gas leak because of the foggy air.
Citlaly (SMS)
My thoughts of this is that the man and woman could be reading something that could be about the gas they had to wear the masks for. They must be working for the government judging by their clothes. The book could be instructions or information of what they are supposed to do in in that room. If they are wearing those masks then the air around them could be dangerous.
VTS Moderator (Sonoma, California)
More specific details! Many of you are noticing elements in the room behind the two figures. @Grace R identifies the photo as having been taken recently, "as the picture was taken in color and the wires behind the men look modern." @Jacqueline Lopez is speculating that, "In the background I believe is what they are trying to fix." And, @Mariah R. notices "lots of machines in the back, lots of wires and thing that looks like you need to control..." Using descriptive language, what more can you identify in this picture? What more can we find?
Cathan (SMS)
Two men are standing looking at a notebook, possibly trying to find help for something. They are wearing gas mask so the fog of some sort must be dangerous. They must work for sort of organization because it looks there in a lab, maybe a leak sprung through and the need to figure out how to find it before things get even more dangerous.
Alston (SMS)
They are in this room because there could be a gas leak that could possibly make an explosion that could harm everybody in the surrounding rooms. They are looking at a packet and circling the key steps to closing the busted pipe. The packet is the main thing to getting the pipe fixed.
Georgia (SMS)
What I think going on in this picture , There are two men from NASA and reading protocol for their lab for something they cant have on earth, I also think what going on is that a Gas outbreak happened and their trying to find out what to do . Why I think this is because of their mask , Jackets and the book their reading .
Sierra (SMS)
It looks like that they are training for something and are taking some type of paper assessment. I wonder where they are it seems that they are in some type of ship.
Jordan (Newport, NH)
Gas masks There reading something Something connected to it Looks like there in almost like the army or something like that. Could be reading data on some type thing we can not breath in. These guys in some type of closed in room with a gas or something we can not breath in. While there doing that there reading data collected from it or instructions about it. They look like there from some type of force maybe the army because of all the patch on their shirts.
Sedona (SKHS Port Orchard)
It apers to be two men wearing uniform, in a smoky room wearing oxygen mask, looking at paperwork. I think the two men are looking at a special document. They probably don’t want other people to see the paper work and that’s why they need mask on and keep it in a smoky room. If you look closely you can also see that the lady on the left is wearing a ring and you can see her face and tell that she is a lady.
Ian (Port Orchard, WA)
It appears to be two people sitting in some form of toxic environment going over a book. The reason I say that is the fact that A) I can literally see the smoky air and B) they are wearing gas masks. I can assume that they are working for the us due to the american flags on their left shoulders. They also appear to be underground or underwater due to the metal surroundings.
Erin (AOSE)
@Ian Good observation about the gas in the air and the masks, if they are in a toxic environment, why do you think they are just sitting in there, rather than panicking and leaving?
Jennifer G. (Long Beach, CA.)
It seems to be in a lab or a work shop that had a possible gas lead and two professionals of some sort are trying to find out how to stop it. They can work for NASA, because the man on the right has an american flag on his uniform. They can also be practicing in case of an emergency because they are wearing gas masks.
Mikayla (Newport, NH)
-A man and a women with masks on -The air is slightly foggy - The people are wearing some sort of uniform -It looks as though they are doing some sort of enclosed experiment. -They have a book that seems to have some sort of instructions in it -Everything behind them seems to be either broken or ripped apart -They have badges that seem to have carriers on them They look as though they are testing out some sort of toxic gas. or are testing the masks.
Kody blowers (south kitsap)
It shows two men reading what looks like an instruction manual to fix what they are on and they have on gas masks to protect them from breathing something or maybe they are practicing something considering the picture was taken so this may not be a true emergency.
Grace (aose)
This is a picture of two men testing the smoke alarms in the room that the are in. The room seems hazy that suggests that there is smoke and the men have some type of breathing mask on. This seems to be a drill because they seem to be reading some type of instruction and taking notes with a pen. This room seems to be an electricity room because there are wires and different buttons on the walls. They probably work for a company called Wheelock because that is what the patches on their uniforms say.
isaac (skhs)
i see 2 guys with mask on
Adam M (UCAS)
It is easy for one to conclude that this is evidently mathematical masters dealing in the vicinity of a blobology lab. Hence, these math geniuses need masks to prevent from getting infected by blobology experiments. This is deducted by the heavy tech room in the background and the textbook which obviously has mathematical word problems. Ignore the badge on their arms that seems to have a crane looking object on it. They are doing math.
Jenna L. (UCAS)
@Adam M Yes, blobology experiments can be highly spread, however this is only transmitted by air for they are allowing the exposure of their arms.
Christian A (UCAS)
I think that these 2 people are in training for some space program. I don't think it's a NASA because I dont see a NASA symbol on any of the. I dont know why there have masks on, it seems pointless because they have there sleeves open. But maybe there are limiting there oxygen as a space training exercise
priscila g. (long beach, ca)
I think they are astronauts because of the uniform they are wearing. They are looking into a manual and figuring out the air quality in space.
VTS Moderator (Sonoma, California)
@Chen, you've noticed a pen in the hand of the person on the left and you are making a connection to "research" and study. @Toree has deduced a compelling narrative: that the two people "are reading a manual for a shutoff valve for the smoke or gas." Do the rest of you agree with previous statements? Or have new ideas? Let us know who you're referring to by including @ and the name. Keep the comments coming!
Annie P. (UCAS)
This is clearly an older photo. There are two people wearing gas masks, yet their hands are uncovered, They seem to be looking intently at some papers, what assume it their research. I have come to the conclusion that this was a photo leaked with all the other information about Area 51. A giant has been discovered, and they are doing thorough research on it. The only problem is that it won't stop farting, so they are wearing the gas masks to not pass out due to the horrid stench.
Sheyla R. (Long Beach, CA)
There are two people with masks on, carefully observing a paper. They were probably in space, reading instructions. I think this is what is going on due to the fact that both people shown are wearing certain suit that may point to the possibility of them being astronauts. They need oxygen masks, and their background looks like a spaceship. Another thing I noticed is that the people are presumably a woman and a man. The fact that their suits look kind of thin and their hands and half their arms aren't covered makes me think that they may be space rangers that may not necessarily be in space, but may be carrying out an experiment or simulation in a spaceship-looking environment. Another thing that we can do is zoom into the badges and try to read what they say.
ruby.b (Lb,Ca)
Two people that are in some kind of gas practice in a gas room or air polluted. i believe the masks are for the gas/smoke in the air and i'm sure its practice because if it wasn't they're skin would be completely covered. in the picture you see them reading some notes, i'm sure those are procedure notes for actual real emergency.
Ryan (SKHS)
Two Government workers over viewing studies and trying to figure something out with oxygen masks on in a smokey or foggy room
Erin (AOSE)
@Ryan Why do you think the workers are in a foggy room with masks on? And what makes you say they work for the government?
Colby (Utah)
There is a man and a woman wearing gas masks in a room that almost looks like a class room or workshop of some kind. They are studying a binder. The binder is probably filled with protocols. There are American flags on their shoulders but have their names on the front in another language. The masks they are wearing seem to primitive to be any kind of space suits. The woman is married and the man is not.
Mitchell (SKHS Port Orchard)
It looks like two american men are going through training in a chemical warfare or a chemical spill because they are wearing gas masks.They don't look like they are in a rush and the chemical must not affect skin contact.
Caleb (Utah)
This picture seems to be depicting men wearing oxygen masks and reading a text. Based on their uniforms/emblems I think they are either from NASA or the military. They are wearing masks to breathe oxygen, either for training purposes or to protect themselves. The text they are reading would probably be simulating what it would be like to research and record information in space. If it is military men, I think the text is a manual how to fix/use the complex machine behind them (the one with the wires).
EMAY (NOWHERE)
I say it's members of some US organization learning how to make meth so they can stop the process if it's done illegally without killing someone. (probably indicates a military organization)
Kalli H. (UCAS)
There seem to be two astronauts reading a manual for some sort of simulation at the International space station. The man on the side has an American flag patch on his sleeve; however, there is a Russian translation of his name below which leaves some confusion. The women on the side of him also seem to have these same patches, and we can see a wedding ring on her hand but not on his- not a detail of much significance but something I noticed. Whatever gas is filling the room doesn't seem to be that harmful because of their uncovered hands and loose clothing, but still poses some threat because of the gas mask.
Amber (Long Beach,CA)
I see two men wearing overalls inside a smokey looking room with hazardous masks reading what looks like instructions for something.
Ryan (Utah)
One of my favorite parts of these photos is taking them apart in a very absurd way, clearly taking away the wrong elements for comedy sake. However, this photograph is relatively boring in that sense. There are two individuals wearing gas masks reading over some sort of portfolio, perhaps evidence from a crime scene or some sort of instruction manual, perhaps training for something. You can tell there are ties to America and Russia with the American flag and Russian writing on the guy's name tag. The most interesting connection I can make is that the lady has two rings on, suggesting that she probably married herself, giving herself two rings in the process. Honestly, this is such a beautiful message about self-love.
Jana (Happy Valley)
@Ryan This is an amazing guess, I love it.
Logan K. (Ucas)
I believe that this is possibly a picture of the Cosmonauts on the Russian Mir Space Station when there was a fire. One piece of evidence that its a fire is that the air around the people is smoky and foggy. Also, if you look at the people's badges you can see that one of them has a tag that is in Russian letters. The badges on both of the people's left arms also look like they have what looks like a space station overlooking earth which makes me think it's on a space station. Coupled with the fact that they have Russian tags, I believe it's on the Mir Space Station.
Rhys B (Orem)
I see a construction worker. The construction worker, is working on construction. They construction that the construction worker is working on, is working. Constructing working construction workers works. Working construction workers construct constructing working construction workers. Working on construction constructible constructions are the construction workers working on a construction.
McKay P. of Lehi (Special School in Utah County (UCAS))
@Rhys B There is no yellow or orange suggesting they are construction workers.
Treven (UCAS)
There seems to be two men, either astronauts or cosmonauts, who are studying a handbook or guidebook of some sort for training. It could be they have gas masks on to stimulate breathing in oxygen through astronaut suits.
Carter (AKA Lmyan Tmopsmop) (UCAS)
I'd guess they are astronauts, likely in a simulation. Their hands aren't protected and they seem pretty calm, even though they are wearing gas masks and are reading an instruction book.
Lyman Thompson (I don't have a home)
This is a picture of two American transfer students studying their math homework in a classroom located in Germany. They are wearing masks because they haven't adapted to the stench of the pigs.
Aspen Rain (orem)
two men, maybe who work for nasa (because they have some rover patch on their clothes) seem to be reading documents with gas masks in a gas filled room. Their hands aren't covered though, so the gas in the room must only be toxic to breathe, but not toxic to skin. I'm not really sure what they could be reading, but maybe they're trying to read instructions to stop this potential gas leak
Anissa (Utah)
There are two people with gas masks on and a can connected to it from the front. While their heads are protected, their hands are not which makes me think that the gas or whatever is surrounding them is not too harmful. The air around them looks slightly cloudy which gives me more reason to think that there is some sort of gas surrounding them. They appear to be looking at something in a binder and one of the people is holding a pen.
Alyssa W (Orem)
There are two people who are in a very smoky room, which explains why their faces are covered by masks. One of them appears to be married because of their wedding ring. They also look like they have some importance due to the fact that they have all the patches on their shirts.
Nicole (Utah)
@Alyssa W I agree, there are two people with masks, which would lead to the need for a gas mask. I think it is brave of you to assume that just because they are wearing a ring, that they would be married, what if the divorce papers just went through? Besides that, I would agree that they are important, because I surely do not have that many patches, and I am not important, so.. Good Ideas overall.
Josh B. (UCAS)
I believe that there is something in the air because the two people are wearing head protection and not hand protection. they are also reading a book. so if there is toxic air and they need to read a book why don't they take it out? maybe it's because the book needs to be there. perhaps something in the air is preserving the book, yet the book looks relatively new.
serena (SKHS port orchard)
in this photo it looks like someone could've turned a smoke machine on and these people are wearing gas masks and trying to figure out how to turn it off.
Vanessa G. (Long Beach, CA.)
In my opinion these two men are in bio hazard suits and mask because they are in danger and they might be looking for instructions in case of an emergency. They definitely aren't astronauts because they aren't floating so they aren't in space, the papers would also be flying around. They have badges on their suits so possibly they might be in the air forces.
Melany L. (Long Beach, CA)
I think these men are observing flyers where their is bad air so that’s why they have masks on. Also they are wearing these suits that protects them in case of anything bad can happen. These men are from the United States, they have a USA flag on their sleeve. Also they aren’t protecting their hands and so I don’t think it’s that dangerous. I say this because if you zoom into the photo you can see the things I stated.
lolo (Newport, NH)
What is going on in this pitcher is that people most likely scientist studying work in a chemical room or some sorts and graphing stuff.One look like a girl and the other a boy they might be part of a corporation with the state. there is lots of fog or some sort in the background i'm assuming it is not safe to breath that's why they have masks ok but is not harmful to skin cause they would have body suits on. These people are top priority people who are researching or going over there data that they have been collecting over the years or something like that.
gabe (newport NH)
Two navy soldiers wearing hazmat masks and reading a instruction manual and a broken panel or vent. 1: bad area 2: two men wearing hazmat masks 3:broken vent or panel
Bella.T (AOSE)
In this picture, there seems to be two astronauts looking at a book of plans. I assume that these individuals are astronauts because of the space suits they are wearing and because of the enclosed spaces they are in. I think these astronauts are on the space station since they have Russian names printed on their suits but also have an American flag patch on them. There seems to be gas floating around them and is the reason they are wearing masks. I do not believe the gas is harmful because if so they probably would be wearing more articles of clothing to shield them from the gas. The astronauts also don't seem concerned about the gas around them which just supports my claim that the gas is not hazardous.
Mason (SKHS Port Orchard)
two guys with fresh air mouth breathers
Elizabeth Tate (Port Orchard)
The photo seems to be of two scientist or NASA workers figuring out oxygen levels and thats why they're wearing gas mask.
Kristie (nowhere)
from the patches on what they are wearing I assume they are astronauts. The room appears to be foggy or smoky so I think that is why they are wearing the masks. It might be a protocol or simulation in training due to the papers that they are reading.
Jayden (Utah)
As the two participants in this apparent experimental process are donning Hazmat suits with highly protective capabilities, they are supposedly exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals or gases contained within a chamber. A dual-ringed binder displays data that the two scientists are observing and analyzing.
Silvia N. (UCAS)
Most of this picture is a mystery to me. I see two people who seem to be in some kind of laboratory or containment room. Their masks imply that they may be close to or in a toxic environment. They have tanks full of oxygen, I assume. They may work with both Russia and America because of the flag and script on their clothing. It looks like it was a fairly recent photo. And the papers they are studying look pretty mathematical and scientific. One of the people is married. Something I wonder is why both of them were photographed in the act of holding their masks. They don't look panicked, so I assume their masks aren't malfunctioning or anything. Overall, I'm not sure what they are doing.
Emma (SKHS Port orchard)
i believe its 2 men doing their job in a contaminated room making them have to wear gas masks. They might be researching why theres gas in the room or just fixing a problem
Chris J. (Long Beach, CA)
I see two people with satellite patches so maybe there astronauts. Also they have an american flag patch so they must be from the united states. They have gas mask on maybe there for training and there reading a paper they might be instructions.
Samantha Smittie (Space)
The people in the photo appear to researchers or astronauts, I am guessing. They could be doing a simulator of some sorts due to their heads being covered and not their hands. This could be the preparation for the actual mission of some sorts.
Isabella N. (U.C.A.S.)
The first thing I thought when I saw this picture was Astronauts, it kind of looks like Astronauts in training. Just by looking at their clothing, it looks like this picture could have been taken anywhere in between the 80's-modern day. I also noticed the American/ Russian patches on their clothes, so maybe they're Cosmonauts that are working with America. They could be covering their faces using masks just as practice for going into space. But I'm not sure what book they could be reading. It appears to be a binder, so maybe it is a training book or manual. Another thing that confuses me is the kind of mist around the room. Maybe they are simulating something breaking in the ship and they have to practice fixing it.
SLD16 (Los Angeles, CA)
We notice that the men have badges, and an American flag patch on their sleeve. We also noticed that they have gas masks and what appears to be oxygen tanks. They have a binder where they are taking notes. The room they are in is smokey. We think they are investigating an abandoned room. We think this may be taking place in a spaceship or a ship. We would like to know what is in the opening in the background.
Ethan (SKHS-port orchard)
I see two men wearing gas masks and uniforms either military or NASA or something they are staying calm so no one's going to die, but by the book the uniform and the room they are in it makes it look like its a training exercise
Trinity (SKHS, Port Orchard)
The photo is of two people in a smokey room, and they are wearing gas masks. They don't seem to be in the biggest hurry, so no one is in immediate danger, and the manual suggests that it's some sort of training that they're learning.
Jennifer A. (Long Beach,CA)
In this picture it seems as though two men that work at NASA (i think this because the patches on their suits have symbols like earth and a machine that resembles a satellite), are studying and preparing to undergo a mission in space. I think they are wearing gas masks because they might be simulating what it feels like to breath in oxygen through their suits in space.
VTS Moderator (Sonoma, California)
Central to the image is a binder and ideas regarding what type of information this binder contains. Does it contain scientific experiments being studied (@chen)? Instructions on how to stop the gas from leaking (@Jorge)?, in a classroom (@Daira)?, or in a lab undergoing a NASA simulation in preparation for space travel (@Joao)? Are there more specific details we can find to add to our investigations? What more can you find?
Jennifer (Long Beach , California)
In the picture there is a woman and a man in a mask, it looks like their breathing oxygen. By what I am looking at it looks like their in outer space in a spaceship. Also, they are surrounded by smoke it looks like there are looking for instructions about what to do with the smoke and how to get rid of it. P.3 Montalvo
Elizabeth Tate (Port Orchard)
@Jennifer nice observation noticing that one of the people is possibly a women I hadn't noticed that. she also seems to have some time of wedding or promise ring maybe.
Jacqueline Lopez (Long Beach)
. 1. In this picture there are 2 men and they have gas mask so most likely there is a gas leak or some type of chemical that is dangerous. 2. I see 2 men and I guess that they are going through a procedure to possibly evacuate people and have mask to be safe. 3. In the background I believe is what they are trying to fix.
Mariah R. (Long beach Ca)
i see 2 guys with mask on it looks like thier from space and trying to figure out something or trying to find put whats going on and reading it from the paper i also see lots of machines in the back lots of wires and thing that looks like you need to control and it looks like a traning room
helen (Long Beach, Cali.)
There are two persons who are wearing a safety mask for breathing, an oxygen mask. In this picture they seem to be reading something, something of some sort of rules or steps. I say that because the room seems to be smokey to me and they may be reading to fix the incident. But by the outfit they are wearing, I can assume they may be astronauts.
Derik R (long beach CA)
I think there are two navy members in training they have what looks like an american flag and also the patch they have on their right arm looks like a navy patch
Melanie E (Long beach California)
There is a woman and a man who i believe to be in the navy or they can be Astronauts. It looks like there was some kind of mis function in the wiring and smoke started coming out so they put gas masks so they wouldn't inhale it. They are reading instructions so they can fix the problem.
Grace R (AOSE)
This picture shows two men in uniforms and masks looking at the paper in a binder. The room appears smoky, and the mens' masks are connected to tanks of what is probably oxygen. On the mens' uniforms is a badge with the word "Wheelock" which is a company that produces fire alarms and other signals. The men seem to be looking at instructions or information on the alarm they might be using. The men might be either running a test on an alarm, or be fixing a situation where the alarm was used. This picture seems to have been taken recently, as the picture was taken in color and the wires behind the men look modern.
VTS Moderator (Sonoma, California)
@Jill, @Gideon, @Emily are reading the two people in this image as American due to the American flag patch on their left sleeves. For many of you the Russian letters below Wheelock's name on the shirt patch infers a Russian connection which is confusing for some (@Jocelyn A). Are these two people Americans working with the Russians? Other speculations lead us to consider whether or not this is an actual emergency or some sort of practice drill. Several, @Chassyn, @Tyler K., @Kennon B., are picking up on calm body language that may in fact represent a non-emergency. @Nicole H. suggests the two astronauts appear to be "in training, practicing working while using their air filters." Kudos for the evidence-based thinking and for allowing your ideas to evolve as you look longer. Keep the theories coming.
chen (El Paso)
I think it should be two researchers who are wearing oxygen masks. One researcher still has a pen in his hand, so I wondered what scientific experiments they were studying. Because the site is closed, I think they need to wear an oxygen mask to maintain adequate oxygen.
Grace R (AOSE)
@chen What do you think they are experimenting on?
Ximena (Coronado HS El Paso, TX)
In the picture it looks like this two astronaut of the US are reading instructions.
Grace (aose)
@Ximena What makes you say they are astronauts?
Joao (Coronado HS, El Paso)
I believe that the men in this picture are astronauts. They may be in one of those NASA simulations, that prepares them to go to space. It's possible to see that they are reading some sort of instructions, that probably teaches them what to do on this situation.
Jorge (el paso tx)
In this photo, there are two people, a man and a woman. We know that the person on the left is a woman because her ring is on her left hand. The man is astronaut Douglas Wheelock. There appears to be a gas in the room, and the two people are wearing gas masks. This could mean that the gas is toxic to people. The two people are reading a binder filled with papers that are highlighted and noted. They could be trying to figure out how to stop the gas from leaking. It's a very interesting image because it makes you imagine a lot of things.
Andres (Coronado High School El Paso Texas)
in the picture there's two mean who wear gas mask to protect themselves from a possible virus which they are strategically seeing how to face it
Grace (aose)
@Andres Why do you think the room looks so hazy inside?
miles p (putney central)
I think this may be some sort of test of how tolerant the body is of some sort of gas. These people appear to be reading or writing something, and they have gas masks on, which makes me think that they are surrounded by a gas. Their surroundings look a bit cloudy, further proving my point.
Isabella N. (U.C.A.S.)
@miles p That's a really good idea! Maybe what they are reading/writing is test results, etc.
Daira (Coronado high school El Paso Tx)
it seems like they are astronauts for their uniforms, they are reading like an instructive of something and there is a lot of smoke in the room, they are wearing gas masks and followings a protocol , they are like in a lab or in a classroom for the border
Tommy S. (Connecticut)
I believe that these men are exposed to gas hence the gas masks they are wearing. They're examining probably some confidential government documents. Based on their badges, they are probably American astronauts looking over confidential space plans.
Toree (New York)
I wonder what's going on in this picture? Maybe these men are in an abandoned facility. They appear to be in a chamber. They look like they are in a space station. They are reading a manual for a shutoff valve for the smoke or gas. This is what I think is happening in the picture.
Brisa (El Paso TX)
They are wearing some kind of uniform like the NASA one, they are reading a book, i think it's like a simulation for possible problems that could happen in the space.
Todd (Connecticut)
I believe that this picture shows two american astronauts, shown on the patches on their arms, either practicing a drill were they are in a gas filled room or they are actually in a gas filled room in a real life scenario. The room looks foggy and they are wearing gas masks which gives the impression that there is a possible dangerous gas in the room.
Annabelle (El Paso Texas Coronado high school)
These are two people from the USA because they are wearing the country's flag on their arms. They are clearly in conditions that aren't fit for the human body because of the masks they have on, but the conditions don't affect their skin because their hands are exposed. They seem to be studying something for a reason that could be repairing or even building an object.
Abdiel (El Paso)
I think that these man are either training or doing something dealing with some sort of chemical gas in the air. Since they both wearing gas masks that's why I assume they are maybe scientist working in a lab facility.
Joe S. (West Hartford, Connecticut)
Based on the uniforms, I think that these people are astronauts of the United States and are in a training simulation for possible problems that could arise in the International Space Station. They both seem pretty calm and relaxed, leading me to think that this is a simulation and is not a true emergency. The gas masks lead me to believe that this could be for a situation where toxic gases leaked into the ship and the astronauts need to figure out how to clear the gas out of the ship.
VTS Moderator (Sonoma, California)
Thank you @Xien for your inference that the gas in the air might be carbon monoxide, explaining the masks but no gloves, observing further that if the threat was radioactive they'd most likely be wearing suits covering all parts of their bodies. Keep looking! What more can we find?
Jocelyn A (UCAS)
Judging from the patches on their uniforms, these individuals must be at the International Space Station. They're wearing masks, but since they're hands are uncovered, something must have gone wrong and is making it harder for them to breathe, but poses no other danger. One of these individuals is sporting a patch with what looks like a Russian name, but is also wearing a patch of the American flag, which confuses me about their background.
Emily (Utah)
This image looks like two people reading instruction in some type of power plant. The reason why I think this is because of the badge they have on there suits. It looks like a machine that is over a mountain. They are from America because of the American flag on one of the person suit. It looks like in some type of emergency situation because they have gas masks on and you can see the fog in the air.
miles p (putney central)
@Emily I agree that they're reading something, but I think this may be a test judging by the fact that they don't have any protection over their hands.
Alan H. (UCAS)
Douglas H. Wheelock is likely the man on the right. That's the name on his nametag at least. The word below it is simply his last name but in Russian. He is an Astronaut for the United States, thus, it can be logically surmised that the woman on the right is an astronaut as well. It appears they're on some sort of shuttle, and there was a problem that put a type of gas in the air, requiring them to wear gas masks. It looks like they're looking in a manual for a solution to whatever problem is at hand.
Jill (Utah)
These are two people from the USA because they are wearing the country's flag on their arms. They are clearly in conditions that aren't fit for the human body because of the masks they have on, but the conditions do not affect their skin because their hands are exposed. They seem to be studying something for a reason that could be repairing or even building an object.
Carson W. (Djibouti)
It looks to me like two pilots/astronauts are doing some practice simulation for when they don't have oxygen or for when there is toxic gas in the air. Though the canisters they are using for air don't look like air tanks that professionals would use.
Grace R (AOSE)
@Carson W. What makes you say that they are astronaughts?
Christina (AOSE)
@Carson W. what about their clothing brings you to believe that the men could be pilots or astronauts?
Gideon (southeast corner of the classroom)
I think there are two American officials studying some fragile documents in Russia. They are Americans because they have an American flag on one person's arm and the top name on one of the name tags is in English. Also, they are in Russia because the name below the English name is Russian.
eli (ucas)
two people who work for the government and are looking at very important documents or instructions for a very toxic environment like a nuclear bomb or nuclear waist. this probably happened early 200nds because the uniformes are not up to date and because now a days we have very very tight rules on how you dress in a nuclear environment.
Dagan H. (UCAS)
@eli It's "waste", not waist.
Kate C (UCAS)
@eli, I disagree with your claim that there was a nuclear environment in this picture because their skin is exposed so they would be dying. It has to be past the 1900's because they have gas masks which were invented in World War 2 (I think).
Suna R. (Utah)
In this picture, there are two people and they seem like they are researching about something. They also have gas masks on, which could probably mean that they are practicing a procedure or something like that. In front of them, they have this pamphlet or book that they are looking at. It might be that they are studying it for some type of information that they want to obtain. The two individuals are dressed in the same blue uniform, so that could indicate that they are part of an organization or something similar to that.
Jocelyn A (UCAS)
@Suna R. What sort of organization do you think they're a part of?
Caleb (Utah)
@Suna R. What procedure/information do you think they're studying?
Brandon J (UCAS)
There are two people in a room with gas masks on. I think that one of them is a man and the other one is a woman due to their hands and the length of hair that I can see. They are going over a book of some sort. They seem to be trying to do some sort of maintenance due to the surrounding that they are in. As well as the wires and opening behind them. Either they are learning how to do something or going through an emergency that would do something with the air. One thing that I am not sure about is that I am getting space from the suits and the all metal room. This might be training.
VTS Moderator (Sonoma, California)
@Cody B. and @Brennan P., thank you for articulating further on the patches we see on the two uniforms. You both point out the man on the right has a patch with the name Wheelock indicating he is the American astronaut and engineer Douglas Wheelock. @Cody B., you also see the Russian lettering on the same patch which indicates to you a connection to the International Space Station (ISS), and that the two men are undergoing training or a mandatory drill there. Keep looking and thinking! What more can we find?
Kate C (UCAS)
These two people, possibly a male and a female or both males, judging by the left person's rings and hand shape, the left-person could be either a male or female. They are on a space station judging by the logo in their arm and chest. Their name tags (o what I assume to be name tags) appear to be written in Russian, but they have American flags on their arms, so maybe they are working in conjunction with Russia. They have gas masks and are reading something.
Timothy (Utah)
This is a simulation for prospective NASA pilots. Their challenge is to do math homework while in heavy gas masks in a smoking room. The masks look pretty makeshift for an actual flight, and the book they are observing seems like math more than an instruction manual.
Christina (AOSE)
@Timothy why would anyone, especially NASA pilots need to do math homework while in heavy gas masks in a smoking room? For most people, the goal while in a smoking room is to get yourself and others out of it; regardless of the fact that you might have gas masks.
Xien (The Monarch House)
The people in the picture seem to be a man and a woman who are in Russia working for the U.S. I say this because of their badges and the shape of their hands. This could be a place that has been evacuated due to carbon monoxide, which would explain the masks but no gloves. If if was a radioactive place they'd have very covering suits or something. Maybe they are just trying to collect important documents back.
Rylee (ucas)
There are two people in a room reading a book with gas masks. I think they're apart of the FBI, or something similar to it. Maybe they are reading rules or instructions to handle whatever situation they are in that requires a gas mask.
Karina M (UCAS)
Two double agents, Russian turned American, work on the MK Ultra project during the Cold War. I know this because the person on the right has an American flag on his uniform, yet he has a Russian name. Both are wearing masks because of the radiation in the room, which was caused by the next door nuclear testing.
Kamry A (Utah)
I think they are foreign exchange students from Russia, studying in America, because of the russian name tag and the american flag on the sleeve. I think they are studying toxic gasses, or how to function in toxic environment that is why the two men are reading and wearing gas masks.
Ana W (UCAS)
I believe that they are engineers of some kind trying to solve a gas leak problem. They appear to be looking over an instruction manual, and the environment looks very foggy, which is most likely why they're wearing those gas masks. It could be toxic to breathe, but apparently not for contact with skin, because their arms and hands remain exposed. They both work for the same organization.
Liam R (UCAS)
I think that these two people are are testing breathing masks.The room is filled with some sort of gas and the men are testing how well the masks keep out the gas. The men are from the US and they are probably testing the masks so they could be used in war or space.
Abby J. (UCAS)
Based on their uniforms they are part of some special force. I am guessing the space force and they are training to protect our galaxy. They are practicing reading with gas masks because that is what our future in space will be, hence they must practice doing so.
Chassyn (Utah)
There appears to be some type of gas in the air that requires them to wear gas masks. They don't look very panicked so likely it is only a training or a practice. They are reading some type of booklet or manual probably to try and fix the gas problem. It kind of looks like they are in a space vessel, or maybe a flight mission.
Nicole H. (Orem)
Judging by the tag on the guy on the right, I believe these are two Russian astronauts in training who are practicing working while using their air filters.
Timothy (Utah)
@Nicole H. Good job noticing the patches.
Bella.T (AOSE)
@Nicole H. If they are Russian astronauts, why do you think there is an American flag patch on their suits?
Tyler K. (UCAS)
There are two people in the picture wearing astronauts' uniforms, so it has something to do with NASA, since there is also an american flag on their uniforms. The badge on their arm is the ISS, which probably has something to do with the picture. They are reading the binder, meaning they are trying to learn/review something. There is smoke in the room, and they are wearing gas masks. I would say that they are training for what they would do if a fire broke out on the ISS. I think this because they are wearing uniforms, but since nothing is floating around, it must be on Earth. Since they are very calm, this also means they are in training and not the real thing.
Jayden (Utah)
@Tyler K. Those are some great observations! I like your guess more than mine. I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.
Thomas.B (UCAS)
The two people are in a room. it is filled with something harmful since they are wearing gas masks. they are reading something.
Rylee (ucas)
@Thomas.B This is a good comment. I agree with what you said.
Dagan H. (UCAS)
@Thomas.B What is the gender of these two poeple?
Anna (Gastonia)
There are two people in a room reading some type of book with gas mask on. This may not be an emergency but more of a training because its like they are trying to fix what has happened. Maybe they might have been given a scenario to fix. As you can tell they are from the United States and they are also in blue colored suits. Whatever has happened will apparently not affect their skin because they do not have gloves on.
Thomas.B (UCAS)
I agree that they are training because they seem calm and collected.
eli (ucas)
@Anna i got to agree because they are in no hurry and seem to know what they are doing.
Emily (Utah)
@Anna This is really good reasoning I had also assumed that they are in some type of emergency situation but hadn't thought about the fact that they don't have gloves on.
VTS Moderator (Sonoma, California)
Reading over your comments I notice many of you @Daniel Figueroa, @Cannon, @Jada Duncan, see two men in the photo while a few @Jesus, notice this may be a man and a woman. What visual evidence do you find to support either identification?
Florian B (France)
On this picture, we can see two man who is wearing un masks. We can think they are working. they are looking on a manual to learn something.
VTS Moderator (Sonoma, California)
@Markus Skruggs, thanks for taking the time to look at this image so carefully today. You've noticed they are wearing gas masks, yet, their skin is exposed. Your inference is that the substance in the air is not harmful to their exposed skin and you believe it is not Disease oriented. TRhank you for sharing your thoughts. What more can we find?
Jada Duncan (Indiana)
It shows two men reading what looks like an instruction manual to fix what they are on and they have on gas masks to protect them from breathing something or maybe they are practicing something considering the picture was taken so this may not be a true emergency
Xien (The Monarch House)
@Jada Duncan That could make sense since the only protection they have is the mask, no gloves.
Markus Skruggs (Long Beach, California)
In this picture, I see people wearing gas masks. They are looking at a binder of papers. In the background, there are a lot of wires. Whatever they are protecting themselves from with the gas masks does not affect their skin because they are not wearing gloves. This makes me to believe that it is not a disease. The two people are also wearing blue suits. They seem to be part of some sort of team. They seem to have oxygen tanks hanging off their chests and connected to their masks. One of the people has a ring on their ring finger on their left hand, so they are probably marrieed .
Jesus (Long Beach)
There seems to be a man and a women from the united states working together in a room but wearing gas mask. It looks like they are comparing research papers and they also seem to have a pile of paper in the bottom right
Nallely (long beach)
I think they are two workers for the armed forces of the United States who are in a warehouse are like planning a mission is what I can think or if they are not studying or trying the smoke masks because I see that in the cellar they are like studying the masks of smoke I see
Anonymous Fish (Orem UCAS)
the patch on their right breast shows that this is the 24th mission of space. the patch on their right arm show that they are withe the ISS. and the name tag on the right person shows colonel douglas walker who has flown to space twice whether they are in space or a testing room i have no idea
Nicole H. (Orem)
@Anonymous Fish woah, you know your stuff!
Eric (Long beach , California)
I think that these man are either training or doing something dealing with some sort of chemical gas in the air. Since they both wearing gas masks that's why I assume they are maybe scientist working in a lab facility.
Daniel Figueroa (long beach)
In this picture theirs two guys that are in a little room in a gas mask because the room looks like gas is fulling up the room. The guys are reading something off a paper.
Chassyn (Utah)
@Daniel Figueroa there's* could you be a little more specific with details?
Cannon (UCAS)
This picture shows two men who are wearing old gas mask type things. They are reading some type of instruction manual. The nametag shown looks to be in Russian even though he has an American Flag on his arm. This seems to be a drill or test for people who are going to be in the navy, army, or some type of organization.
Sab Guerrero (Utah)
Two Astronauts are breathing in gas masks and looking at a manual to see how to fix something on the spaceship.
Jesus (Long Beach)
@Sab Guerrero I agree because there seems to be something broken in the back of the people
Jody G (Orem, Utah)
I believe these are future astronauts, practicing an emergency protocol. They are reading through the instructions and following along with them.
Aubree H. (Utah)
@Jody G I think you are right. The book looks like an instruction manual and there are highlighted part which are probably important.
Stockton (Cavasna, Romania)
The people in the picture are are American astronauts in training. They are in a smoky room breathing through oxygen tanks while reading a manual of some kind. They are training for when they go into space.
Mary (Utah)
There are two guys studying something in a book. The air appears to be very toxic as they are wearing gas masks. They are wearing official looking jackets. I infer that this is UCAS in the future. The musty carpet combined with the toxic sewers beneath the crusty trailer floor makes for a toxic environment. The school district feels that education is very important and so they provided gas masks for the students to better their learning environment. They are wearing official jackets because it is Halloween day and they are trying to be cool.
H.C (USA)
On this picture there are two people who are breathing through gas masks with patches on their shoulders that resembles a Space station in space. They are both reading from paper. If you look closer at the person on the right you can see that name tag resembles that of Russian letters. I believe that these are two astronauts who are training to go to the International Space Station.
Tyler K. (UCAS)
@H.C Does the Russian lettering mean that they are necessarily international? Because the person on the right does have an American flag badge.
Aubree H. (Utah)
There two people wearing gas masks. They seem like they are concentrating on reading the paper. I think they are in some sort of simulator, because if it was a true gas leak, they probably wouldn't be taking the picture. Not to mention. the book looks like a manual. I think they are trying to fix a gas leak, because of the gas masks. Also the air doesn't look clean. It looks like it is supposed to be a space simulator because they are wearing clothing that looks like an astronaut uniform. It most likely is in Russian because of the name tags.
Bohnny S. (Orem, UCAS)
Two American astronauts training to use gas masks. This evidenced by the American flags on the uniforms, the name Wheelock (the name of a current Astronaut), and the patches on their uniforms bearing images of satellites. They are using a manual in which they are taking notes. They are wearing the gas masks, but they are not actually in a toxic environment as they seem to be content in remaining where they are. Were there actually toxic gas, they would be trying to leave and would most likely not keep their hands uncovered.
Abigail (France)
I believe this photo contains a program of sorts for some space training. I've come to this based on the badges on their uniforms. The gas masks are part of a simulation they are being put through to test their abilities, also to test abilities under pressure to finish work.
Jade (Orem, UT)
I think that this is a United States Air-force or NASA training simulation between 1970-1990. The uniform that they are in have space specific patches which make me think that this is an astronaut training simulation. The gas masks appear to be older, which makes me think that this takes place during the times specified.
Tayah (Utah)
I think that this picture has to do with the space station. The patches on their suits tell us this. It could be a training/camp for future astronauts because they are using a gas mask, but they aren't using gloves.
Jeffrey M. (Orem)
It appears that the two people in the picture are wearing masks to practice for some sort of toxic gas leak while reading instructions on how to resolve the issue. The badges on their arms indicates they're apart of a government-made program related to space or the air force.
Kennon B. (Orem, Utah)
I think this is two people who are in training in a simulation to learn how to react when faced with gases. The room and mask equipment look older, so I am going to say this happened in the 1900's. I think they are studying something important, but they don't look worried for timing so maybe the text is not super important.
Jacqueline M (Utah)
The man on the right has patches one is the American Flag and his name patch has Russian. I think these are astronauts doing something either work or training. The masks are for training their breathing, or there could be something in the air because the room looks foggy.
Noah (Utah)
After looking at this picture, I have come to the conclusion that these two people are doing some kind of research, likely in some kind of gas chamber, as they are wearing gas masks. There is a woman (left) and a man (right). The name tag on the man looks like it has Russian letters, yet has a US flag on his shoulder. This leads me to believe this has something to do with the ISS (International Space Station), as that is one of the few (if only) joint science projects that involves both the USA and Russia. The researchers must be reading something space related. My guess is that it has something to do with the station itself.
Brennan P. (Orem)
It appears to be astronauts training. The one on the right is Douglas Wheelock, an american astronaut and engineer. the patch on the arm represents the full crew of for the mission. They are both american meaning that it has to be one of only a few missions.
Cody B. (Orem)
Two astronauts, one of which being Douglas Wheelock, are undergoing training or a mandatory drill for the ISS. My reasoning for the ISS being involved is the fact it's quite literally on their patches, and the Russian lettering on their name tags.
Shamaya (China)
I think that there was a gas leak, and they need to fix it, though the instructions are in the room filled with gas. They put on masks so they can breathe.
Mia (California)
@Shamaya I agree with you because they have a lot of papers in front of them and they are reading them maybe to know what to do. Also the clothes they are wearing it looks like they work for someone. It looks like is just them, two, there's a blackboard and cords.
Suna R. (Utah)
@Shamaya I would agree with you because they are both wearing gas masks and might be looking at ways to fix a gas leak.
Moy (Trinidad)
They are in russia and they are training for a scenario which would require them to breathe in a toxic environment. They might be part of a army unit.
Mary (Utah)
@Moy Are there other UCAS schools we aren't aware of in Russia?
Ryan H. (Utah)
Because of the clothing it appears that the two pictured are astronauts. Moreover, the man's uniform has his name in English and Russian. This is likely because they are in space (International Space Station), and launched from a Russian rocket. As for the gas mask it is unclear if they are in space and an accident has occurred or they are practicing for such an error in space. I believe the latter is occurring as they are not wearing gloves to keep the gas out. Moreover, they appear to be using older gear giving further evidence that they may be practicing. Finally, they aren't floating leading me to believe they are training (there is no gravity on the I.S.S.).
Cody B. (Orem)
@Ryan H. I agree that they're training for a future error, and that they are currently on Earth.
Ashley (Utah)
Two American astronauts-in-training refer to a training manual before eventually launching onto the International Space Station.
Hannah K. (AOSE)
In this picture, I see two people that appear to be in an area that has toxic air. They are breathing through gas masks as their only pure air source. Both people seem to be a little more tense, which perhaps suggest that this gas leak has happened suddenly. The two people are reading from a pack of papers, which could mean that they are reading so that they can find a way to stop the gas leak. Both of the people have badges on their clothing, which means that they have some authority. They have badges that represent the International Space Station. They appear to be in a simulator that is used to prepare people to be sent into space. A simulator usually has many wires and has limited space, which is displayed in this picture. By the tense facial expressions of the faces of the people, I infer that the people have run into an actual gas leak situation rather than one that is fake or used for practice.
Ben (sms)
I think it is a test for the Air Force to see if they can fly in the bad situation and bad weather that they can survival bad stuff.
Mary (Utah)
@Ben That is a good guess.
Isha G (AOSE)
In this photo, there are two people, a man and a woman. We know that the person on the left is a woman because her ring is on her left hand. The man is astronaut Douglas Wheelock. There appears to be a gas in the room, and the two people are wearing gas masks. This could mean that the gas is toxic to people. The two people are reading a binder filled with papers that are highlighted and noted. They could be trying to figure out how to stop the gas from leaking. They are probaly in space somewhere because they are wearing what astronauts typically wear when they are aboard a space craft. Wheelock's name tag has his name in Russian and most space crafts today launch from Russia. There could also be a Russian on board so that the Russian knows Wheelock's name.
Ryan H. (Utah)
@Isha G I agree with you. Although, I find it interesting that they are not wearing gloves, or better gear to keep the gas out.
Azizjon A. (Poquessing Middle School)
I now that one of the astronauts is Douglas H. Wheelock because of the name tag . Also on the name tag there are Russian letters which gives m even more evidence that the astronaut is Douglas H. Wheelock because he was in the International Space Station and in the Russian Soyuz
VTS Moderator (Los Angeles)
Hello @Azizjon A! It sounds like you're combining visual evidence with your past knowledge on the International Space Station to infer who one of the individuals pictured here is. Keep it up! What more can we find?
Aaron (SMS)
I think that the people might be investigating on a crime somebody did or they might be practicing in case someone did do a crime.
Omar (Alexandria TC Mini-Howard)
I think they are astronauts and they are running out of oxygen that's why they are wearing the masks.
VTS Moderator (Los Angeles)
Good morning @Omar. There have been many differing ideas on this image! @Shailey offered another viewpoint and thinks they look like they could be police or military, and that there is potentially a fire. What visual evidence can you provide for your ideas? What more can you find? Remember that you can also respond directly to other comments! Simply click on ‘reply’ below a comment you want to refer to. This makes for a richer and more diverse conversation.
Cason (SMS)
It looks likes they are in a toxic room that can hurt them a lot or make them very sick. They are reading some type of book or something.
briar (sms)
It looks like two astronauts are fixing something it look like there in a space station or a Russian Soyuz and they are reading a manual
Shailey (SMS)
It looks like some cops or Army or Marine soldiers are in a smoke/ gas room and they are trying to figure something out like instructions or they need to know how to stop or start something like the technology behind them. It could be that there is a fire where they are at and they may need to get rid of the fire so they are looking at safety instructions.
Kayley (SMS)
The two men look like they're Germany National Army men. And in the background it look to be an old school facility and it maybe radioactive and they need gas maces and they might be recovering important info for their country it might be an old recarh facility or nuclear power plant or plants and animals biohazard experiments on humans to see if a mutation occurs in their blood cells.
VTS Moderator (Los Angeles)
Hi @Kayley, let's hear more from you! Remember to provide evidence based in the image to support your claims. What do you see that made you say these individuals are part of the German National Army? That they are men? That this might be a specific mission to recover or discover information?
Matthew Jones (Virginia)
I think that they are in the ISS and are trying to fix a daamage problem and they are losing oxygen and they are hooked up to air and that they are reading a manual on how to fix the damage.
Joseph (NC)
These are 2 American astronauts, who are carrying out normal tasks while experiencing a gas leak in a lab.
Mrs.Ridout’s 5th grade ESL (Alta-Aurelia Middle School)
I think that these people are are in a space ship or craft. I think that the person on the left is a girl and the person on the right is a man. They are wearing masks so they can breathe and there badges look they are in space.
VTS Moderator (Los Angeles)
Welcome to the image discussion @Mrs.Ridout’s 5th grade ESL! It's great to hear from different classrooms and individuals from around the US and beyond. Tell us more behind what you all saw that led you to these conclusions: what did you see that made you say the person on the left is a girl and the person on the right is not? What did you see that made you say their badges indicate they could be in space?
karen (virginia)
I think that the two people are in training to be an astronaut.
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Christy at HK8 (Boulder, Colorado)
We think that they are in a lab and something went wrong releasing poisonous gas. They are wearing gas masks to protect themselves but we notice their skin is exposed. We notice the US flag patches on their sleeves so we think they are from the USA. We see that they are looking in what looks like a scientific guide or manual, maybe trying to fix what went wrong.
Jeffrey A (TC williams HS)
this picture shows 2 astronauts . they are in the ISS (internationals space station ) investigating to fix something or to do something when they are in space .
Armani (Alexandria)
I think this picture is about two men investigating a case. And they are using toxic chemicals so they need a mask.
trinity (va)
what i think is happening is astronauts look like there working on something.
Rafe (TC williams)
I think that they are training for an indecent that may happen in the future and they are using gas to simulate them in outer space. Or it could be that they are in a science lab that has a chemical in the air that they are trying to fix.
Azizjon A. (Poquessing Middle School)
Two astronauts, one is Douglas H. Wheelock, he and another astronaut are in the International Space Station or the Russian Soyuz, fixing damage that they found. They are losing oxygen so they have the masks connected to the tank of oxygen. And they are reading a manual that will help them fix the damage.
ANDREW (Newport)
They are trying to find a criminal so they are looking through his or hers state files and stuff
VTS Moderator (Los Angeles)
@ANDREW remember to provide evidence for your ideas. What do you see that makes you say that?
Aidan G (Poquessing middle school)
I think that there are two American men that are doing some type of mission with gas or they are doing something in space I believe they are doing something with gas because they have those masks on with some type of tank connected to the mask to help them breath I believe they are doing something with space because if the patches on there clothing
Jordan (Newport)
i think they are in a room with gas in it an there working to fix it
Nicole Vorkunova (Poquessing Middle School)
There are many observations I can make right off the bat. For starters, I see that two people are wearing gas masks, and upon closer observation, I see these masks are connected by a tube to some sort of tanks. This leads me to believe that they are using these tanks to breathe in oxygen, which proves that there is a dangerous chemical/gas surrounding the area. The air is also tinted with a green color, which can prove that claim. Additionally, due to one of the patches being an American flag on their attire, I can infer they are American. However, on one of the people’s name tag, they have the Russian/Ukrainian letters, so they must be an American citizen from Russia or vice versa. Also, one of my thoughts were contradicting with many others, for I don’t think they are in space. They are only wearing masks and their hands are not protected. Although, they might be training in a simulation for future military or space activities. Lastly, they seem to be studying or writing in a binder, so maybe they are taking notes on the gas, or even reading instructions on what to do in a situation where dangerous gas is present.
VTS Moderator (Los Angeles)
Good morning @Nicole Vorkunova! These are all great examples of evidentiary based reasoning. Keep it up! What more can we find?
hmm (Newport)
I think they are investagating something but need facemasks cause they cant be around what ever is stinking the room up or something
Matthew. S (Pa)
It is probably a gas leak and those people are working on how to fix whatever’s causing it. Or it might be two people training on how to solve a gas leak problem.
Kyle (Pennsylvania)
I think they are in a space program and training for something like a gas leak because they have gas masks on.
Isha G (AOSE)
@Kyle What tells you that they are in a space program?
Matt W (Bikini Bottom)
I think they are doing an experiment in a science lab.
Amanda C (Poquessing)
I think that two people are practicing for a gas leak because they have mask on but they don’t have any protective gear so they are probably just training. Also they could be American citizen from the flag badge on the one side of his arm. Also he seems to be reading how to fix something since he looks like he’s read a Manuel with the important parts highlighted.
Kaylee A (Pennsylvania)
I think this picture is showing two American men training to become part of the army, Air Force, marines, or anything related to those by facing a gas leak. The two men are wearing masks to not inhale any of the toxic gas and they are reading some type of manual to see how to handle/fix this problem. I think that they can be apart of the army, Air Force, or marines because they have patches on their uniforms that shows that they might be.
John Kearns (Poquessing middle school)
It appears to be 2 personal training for life in the international space station by using gas masks to simulate life in a space suit repairing the international space station. I inferred this by how the patch on the right arm depicts the international space station, the patch on the chest shows the iconic symbol of the international space station and how the gas mask is extremely similar to the space suits air tank system and how a training manual such as the one on the table would only be read in a training situation.
VTS Moderator (Los Angeles)
Hi @John Kearns! Thanks for sharing your ideas and observations. You've paid close attention to their clothing, the adorning patches on the arm and chest, and the masks they are wearing. What do you see that makes you say they are looking at a manual? That this would only be used in a training scenario?
Jenna L (Pennsylvania)
I think these 2 men are astronauts or military men that are training for an upcoming event in which there is a gas leak or they are training Incase anything like a gas leak happens. I think this because they have gas masks on with an oxygen tank connected to it. This could mean that the gas may be toxic. They also have a book that looks like its a manual. This could be there to instruct them what to do in this type of emergency occurs.
Hope D. (Pennsylvania)
This looks like two American astronauts because there is a patch of the USA flag and there is also a patch that looks like a space station. I think that they are practicing for a gas leak because they have gas masks on with filters at the end, but I think they are only practicing because they would probably be more protected if it was real. They are looking at a manual to see what to do next in a situation of a gas leak and there is big highlighted sections that look as though they have warning or big bolder signs.
Alyssa (pennsylvania)
Two men might be training for some type of mission. Based on the masks and the uniforms it looks like they are training for a gas leak in space.
Hope D. (Pennsylvania)
@Alyssa why do you think that they are training? In addition, why do you think that they are training for a gas leak?
Lauren (Bucks county)
I think these to guys are trying to studie how to fix a gas explosion happened. The background shows technical stuff that looks like something could have happened with wires and had to try to fix it. It also shows a manual that they could be looking off of
Jamie (Poquessing Middle School)
I think that two Americans in the military are training for a situation in which a dangerous gas might be present. I noticed that both men are in some sort of uniform and are wearing gas masks.