They wear diapers and don't shower...the strangest thing that astronauts experience
People see astronauts on television swimming and flying
At a time when SpaceX and its famous American billionaire owner, Elon Musk, are preparing for a new attempt by sending the NASA crew to the International Space Station today, Thursday, this experience brought to mind the hardships that astronauts face while performing their work.
While many people watch astronauts on television, as they swim in outer space and fly, only a few people know exactly the scale of the challenges they face.
No washing, no bathing, no crying
Do you know, for example, that astronauts do not change their clothes for a long time, as clothes are not washed on the International Space Station due to the lack of water, which leads the astronauts to wear their clothes and socks for a long period of time, up to a whole month.
While scientists are developing an antimicrobial material that keeps clothes clean, especially underwear, to prevent allergic reactions in some places due to wearing them for a long time, according to “Sputnik”.
Do you also know that astronauts eat food without spices, they also eat fruits, vegetables and cakes that are shipped to the space station, but salt and pepper are not available for fear of spreading in the air and entering the eyes of the astronauts.
Crying is also uncomfortable, as it is considered one of the unpopular processes in space, because tears do not run down the cheeks, but on the contrary gather around the eyeball and cause burning in the eyes as the quantity increases.
Tears are removed using a special towel, and the pioneers are given a special ointment to moisturize the surrounding area around the eye.
As for sleeping, the astronauts sleep in special sleeping units. Special sleeping bags are installed on the walls, where they can choose the way they want to sleep.
?What about skin and movement
Among the exciting things is the presence of a fan placed over the heads of the pioneers while they are sleeping to remove the carbon dioxide gas that is expelled from the body during the exhalation process so as not to cause the pioneer to suffocate.
The aliens are also exposed to what is further than that, because due to the lack of walking on a solid area such as the surface of the earth, there is no pressure on the ankle area, which leads to the transformation of the skin in that area to become soft, and for this reason the astronauts advise when they replace the socks to remove them in a slow manner so as not to Dead skin gets everywhere.
?Did you also know that pioneers undergo training on going to the toilet properly, using seat belts and dealing with the lack of water to flush waste
In the event that there are malfunctions in the space capsules, as happened two years ago in the toilet of the space capsule "Kron Dragon" affiliated with "SpaceX", the astronauts are forced to use diapers, as they cannot at that time use the toilet, which forces them to use underwear as a substitute for toilet.
They also swallow toothpaste, due to difficulty spitting, when brushing their teeth.
Flight delay
It is noteworthy that the promised flight carried out by the company "SpaceX" by sending the crew of the US Aeronautics and Space Administration "NASA" to the International Space Station was scheduled for last Monday, and was postponed for about 72 hours.
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