How astronaut lives in space
You’ve probably heard that astronauts don’t live in space. But what does that mean? To understand, we need to look at how astronauts actually live in space.
Astronauts don’t live in space in the same way you might think.
The idea of astronauts living in space is a common one, but it’s actually not true. While astronauts do spend time aboard the International Space Station (ISS), they don’t live there permanently. Astronauts live aboard the station for only three months out of every six-month mission, during which time they conduct research, study Earth and space from their lofty vantage point. They also help us explore future missions through science experiments that could prove valuable to human life on Earth—and beyond! But even though astronauts may have jobs similar to what they do on Earth when they return home, there are some notable differences between their work here and back home:
Instead of living in a colony, astronauts live aboard the International Space Station for months at a time.
Instead of living in a colony, astronauts live aboard the International Space Station for months at a time.
The space station is an enormous space habitat that orbits Earth every 90 minutes (a full revolution). It’s about 250 miles up, but it only takes about three hours to go from one side of Earth to the other. The astronauts on board live there for months at a time and sometimes even years!
The station is much more than just a home; it’s also where astronauts conduct research, study Earth and space, and help us explore future missions.
The station is much more than just a home; it’s also where astronauts conduct research, study Earth and space, and help us explore future missions.
The space station is a laboratory for science that offers an important educational opportunity to students around the world. It provides an engaging environment where students can learn about astronomy, physics and engineering—in addition to other subjects like biology or biology (microbiology). Astronauts on board the International Space Station often give presentations about their work while they’re there so people back on Earth can see what they’re doing up in orbit!
The living quarters aren’t as isolated as they sound.
The living quarters aren’t as isolated as they sound. Astronauts still have to use toilets, but there’s a toilet that’s meant to be used only by astronauts and that can empty waste into space.
The International Space Station is not just an orbiting lab; it’s also home to animals like turtles and fish. Some of them were born in space, so they’ve been raised in an environment with no gravity or air pressure that makes them more likely to survive long-distance travel than terrestrial animals would be.
Astronauts still have to use toilets, but there’s a toilet that’s meant to be used only by astronauts and that can empty waste into space.
You may have read that astronauts can’t go to the bathroom in space, but that’s not quite true. While they do use toilets on the International Space Station (ISS), there’s a toilet that’s meant to be used only by astronauts and that can empty waste into space.
The toilet has a special harness that straps it tightly around your waist so it doesn’t float away from you during launch or landing. The harness also comes with life vests so you can wear it while floating around in zero gravity!
Technology allows them to communicate with people back on Earth.
- They can send messages to people on Earth.
- They can also receive messages from people on Earth.
- They can use a satellite phone to make calls, and they have an app that works just like any other phone app (the astronauts use their tablets to access the internet).
- The astronauts also have computers in space, so they can use them for work or entertainment as well as communicating with loved ones back home!
Astronauts have jobs that are almost identical to what they do on Earth.
- They have the same jobs as they do on Earth.
- They are prepared for emergencies, like a space station falling out of orbit and crashing into Earth, or an oxygen leak in their habitat that could kill them within minutes.
- They’re also ready to handle any other kind of emergency that may arise during their mission—like an equipment malfunction or computer glitch that stops them from getting home safely.
It’s impossible to imagine what it’s like living in space when you’re stuck on Earth.
To get a sense of what it’s like to live in space, think back to when you were a kid. You had a favorite toy and spent hours playing with it every day. One day, however, the batteries died and your favorite toy was gone forever—and that feeling is exactly how astronauts feel when their time on Earth comes to an end!
It’s not like they’re in a spaceship or on vacation anywhere else on Earth. They can’t just go down into their backyard and play with their old toys again because they’ve already left them behind on board the ISS (International Space Station). They can’t even escape into another room—they’re stuck inside one big building where everyone else lives together too!
Conclusion
So, the next time you see a movie about astronauts in space, remember that they don’t live in the same way we do. They live on the International Space Station for months at a time, conducting research and helping us explore our own planet and other planets. Their lives aren’t completely isolated from us here on Earth because they still have to use toilets, but there’s a toilet that can empty waste into space so that it doesn’t contaminate anything else.