Does the space station make noise?

[PicoMe This]

In movies there is always a low level hum inside the spaceship or space station, is just something they made up?

[lindajune]

Inside a closed environment, there will be noise from all kinds of things:
- air pumps and fans
- heating/cooling equipment
- computers
- engine noise
- instruments

[Dr. Rob Rice]

yes, it would make noise -- noise requires a medium through which to travel in order to exist. As there is no medium (like air, water, wood, metal) in open space, sound/noise cannot travel. But inside a space station (where there would likely be air), noise would travel just fine. But noise is impossible in open space

[ankitd]

the space station always makes some kind of noise which can be heard only inside the space station, not outside. this noise may be caused due to the engines or the other sort of machines.