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Astronauts use running water to shower and brush their teeth in the space station.
Astronauts use running water to shower and brush their teeth in the space station.
False
Astronauts are not required to exercise daily to counteract muscle loss in space.
Astronauts are not required to exercise daily to counteract muscle loss in space.
False
Astronauts no longer consume food from tubes while in the space station.
Astronauts no longer consume food from tubes while in the space station.
True
Astronauts communicate with ground stations only in the morning before starting their daily routine.
Astronauts communicate with ground stations only in the morning before starting their daily routine.
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Astronauts have unrestricted access to a large space pharmacy on the space station.
Astronauts have unrestricted access to a large space pharmacy on the space station.
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Astronauts attach themselves to boards while sleeping to prevent floating in zero gravity.
Astronauts attach themselves to boards while sleeping to prevent floating in zero gravity.
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Astronauts decide their wake-up time and attend a morning conference as part of their daily routine in the space station.
Astronauts decide their wake-up time and attend a morning conference as part of their daily routine in the space station.
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Astronauts use bags with straws and wet cloths for showering and brushing teeth in the space station.
Astronauts use bags with straws and wet cloths for showering and brushing teeth in the space station.
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Astronauts can purify urine into drinking water using positive pressure in the space station.
Astronauts can purify urine into drinking water using positive pressure in the space station.
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Astronauts eat normal dishes in cans or freeze-dried food that is more flavorful due to zero gravity in the space station.
Astronauts eat normal dishes in cans or freeze-dried food that is more flavorful due to zero gravity in the space station.
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Astronauts must exercise for 2 hours daily to counteract muscle loss while in the space station.
Astronauts must exercise for 2 hours daily to counteract muscle loss while in the space station.
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Astronauts in the space station have unrestricted communication with ground stations throughout the day.
Astronauts in the space station have unrestricted communication with ground stations throughout the day.
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Study Notes
- Astronaut life in space station: sleeping, eating, working, sports, personal hygiene
- Zero-gravity brings challenges: more time, effort for daily tasks
- Morning routine: decide wake-up time, attend morning conference
- Showering, brushing teeth: no running water, use bags with straws, wet cloths, shower heads
- Toilet: uses negative pressure, strap to use, can purify urine into drinking water
- Food: no longer from tubes, normal dishes in cans or freeze-dried, flavored more due to zero gravity
- Exercise: mandatory for 2 hours daily to counteract muscle loss, use stationary bikes, lift weights
- Research, experiments, household chores part of daily routine
- Communication with ground stations: transmit results, conference after dinner
- Sleeping: single cabins, strap to sleeping bags, some astronauts attach to boards for familiar feeling
- Health: weakened immune system, susceptible to disease, small space pharmacy, astronaut disease with severe nausea, space fever with increasing body temperature.
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Explore the daily life of astronauts in space stations, including activities like sleeping, eating, working, personal hygiene, and sports. Learn about the challenges of zero-gravity on daily tasks like showering, eating, and exercising. Understand how astronauts manage basic activities like using the toilet, showering, brushing teeth, and communicating with ground stations.
