Vocabulary/Definitions. 1  Dock: To join two or more spacecraft in space. 2  Engineer: A person who applies his/her understanding of science and math to creating things for the benefit of humanity and our world. 3  Galley: On the ISS, each astronaut has his/her own room, called a galley..
The short ton (also known as net ton) equals to 2000 pounds and used in north america (united states and canada), the long ton (also known as weight or gross ton) is used in the imperial system (UK and some of the other english speaking countries) and defined as 2240 pounds or 1016 kilograms.
How many tons is 80000 pounds? 80,000 lbs. is equal to 40 short tons (American ton) and just over 36 metric tonnes, the tonne which is used elsewhere in the world.   short ton- 2000 lbs   metric ton- â¦just over 2200 lbs. 15 people found this useful. Sunshine smile68.