A Day in Space

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Before Reading

What is life in space like?
What is an ordinary day for astronauts who live in space like?

On the one hand, life in space is similar to life on Earth, but on the other hand, it is very different. Like people on Earth, astronauts also eat, sleep, wash, get dressed, exercise and work. But there is almost no gravity in space, so things that are not fixed float around inside and outside the spaceship and everything feels weightless. Since astronauts have to live in a state of no gravity, they live differently than people do on Earth. They wear space suits that weigh almost 100 kilograms to protect their bodies when they work outside the spaceship, they go into sleeping bags fixed on walls when they sleep and they wash their hair with no rinse shampoo. In addition to those things, let’s check out other aspects of astronauts’ daily lives that are similar to the ones on Earth on the one hand but different on the other hand.

Summary

Astronauts dispatched to the International Space Station stay there for 6 months to 1 year and do research and experiments. In the book, we will find out what astronauts do in a typical day. Astronauts’ daily lives are in some ways not very different from ours, but in the mysterious place called space there is almost no gravity, so their lives are special. When astronauts move in a module, astronauts’ living space in the ISS, they pull and push the wall with their hands and feet and when they eat they have to be careful not to let food or water float around. Besides, there is almost no gravity, so they have to exercise hard to prevent muscle weakness. Since it changes from sunlight to darkness frequently, they have to wear a sleeping mask. Let’s find out more about astronauts’ lives by learning about their typical day in space.