Yashika Jain
The word astronaut is derived from the Greek word ‘Astron’ means star and ‘nauts’ means sailor. Astronauts are the people that traveled in space. Nowadays, many people want to become astronauts but only a few are able to accomplish their goal fully. It’s not that – the other people are not serious; it’s just that their requirements are sometimes not in our grasp.
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Life in space is very different from the humans living on Earth. They are specially trained to spend time in space. They are even trained to use toilets, bathing, etc. as all the processes should be done differently in space. They even get the training of swimming as walking in space is similar to walking in water (seems interesting!).
Some Facts About Astronauts
#1 Astronaut Can’t Cry in Space
Do you know why? Let me tell you. It’s because in space there is no gravitation and the tears will stick to their skin and they will not flow as they flow on Earth; that makes them unable to cry. Hoo-ha… astronauts are very happy people.
#2 Astronauts Can Grow Up to 3% Taller in Outer Space
Now if you want to become taller, let’s go to outer space. Astronauts grow 2 inches taller because there is no force of gravity to hold their spines in place.
#3 Astronauts Wear Diapers
Don’t you think this is weird, a grown person wearing a diaper? But astronauts wear. Well technically saying it’s a “maximum absorbency garment” but for all its intent and purposes it is a hmm…. diaper. Actually, astronaut’s missions are unpredictable and their time period is highly uncertain. Sometimes in certain circumstances, they are unable to reach the toilet; that’s why they use diapers. (Oops really hard for them)
#4 Astronauts on ISS Witness 16 Sunrises and 16 Sunsets Every Day
That means they practically see these amazing scenes after about 45 min. now I am feeling somewhat jealous…. oh! I also want to witness the scenes.
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#5 Astronauts in ISS Never Clean Their Clothes
They never clean their clothes because water availability is very low. Instead, they wear new clothes. (Omg! They are pretty rich)
#6 An Astronaut’s Suit Costs $12 Million Each (Pretty expensive)
You’ll say that it’s very costly, but the suit is worth every penny. It weighs 21 kilograms and comes with several costly materials and various layers. It also takes nearly a year to make a suit.
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#7 Astronaut’s Heart is in Danger
As we know there is no gravity in space. Therefore, the heart pumps blood with far ease than on Earth which makes the heart to become weak. To prevent their heart they have to do strong exercise every day. (Oops their life is in danger)
#8 Astronauts Have a Dull Diet
Due to limited space, they are restricted to eat 3.8 pounds a day. Now if you have a craving for eating things every few minutes or you are a foodie, then you have a hard time in space. (Good luck to our foodie astronauts!)
#9 First Man and Woman in Space Were From Russia
Valentina Tereshkova, a Russian cosmonaut, was the first woman to travel to space. Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel to space, was also a Russian cosmonaut and was a Soviet Air Forces pilot.
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It seems to us that astronauts have an interesting life. But their life is pretty much hard. They have to do common things in different ways than other people.
They have to remain strong in all kinds of situations. Even to get the sleep they have to tie themselves because of weightlessness. NASA astronaut Scot Kelly mentioned in their tweet that they even dream of space.
They have to face problems like scarcity of water and eatables etc.
Many times when they reach Earth they break things like a cup it’s because they are used to the weightlessness of space that they are unable to suddenly cope with Earth’s force of gravity.
