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Astronauts on the ISS
Astronauts on the ISS
NASA astronauts spend an average of two and a half weeks on the International Space Station maintaining, checking and replacing or repairing broken equipment, taking part in medical experiments and conducting experiments. They must combat motion sickness, claustrophobia and homesickness every day. Over 270 astronauts, cosmonauts and spaceflight participants from over 20 countries have been to the ISS.
Astronauts exercise two hours per day to stay fit and avoid bone and muscle deterioration that occurs in zero gravity. They typically get 8 hours of sleep time after a 16-hour mission and take sponge baths daily. In addition, astronauts use disposable food containers and eating utensils and trays that are cleaned using moist sanitizing towelettes.
Written by Charlotte
Expedition 71 crew (April 5, 2024- September 2024)
reference nasa.gov
About the ISS
About the ISS
The ISS also known as the international space station is the largest space station ever built. It is collaboration between the US, Russia, Japan, Europe, and Canada space agencies who regularly send members to the space station for research, and experiments. The main purpose of the ISS is to preform experiments on micro gravity and space like environments. It was constructed over time with the major contributors being the US and Russia. More modules are being added every year such as the Axiom Orbital Segment. The ISS is expected to be in use until around 2030 when it will be decommissioned by Nasa.
-By Samuel
Tracy Dyson working on Astrobee, the robot the Zero Robotics program has been writing code for and running simulations of (above)
Tracy Dyson
Tracy Dyson
Tracy Dyson is the astronaut on the International Space Station who will be running our Zero Robotics code. She was born in California and has PhD in chemistry. NASA chose her to be an astronaut in 1998, and since then, she has been on two other space flights. She has logged more than 188 days in space and over 22 hours from three spacewalks. She was sent to the ISS on March 23, 2024, as a flight engineer on the Soyuz MS-25.
-By Alice
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