Would you like to live in shestdesyati three hundred kilometers above the Earth , flying at a speed of about 30,000 kilometers per hour in a gloomy airless space? Yes, that is where the astronauts live and running on the giant International Space Station (ISS). " Cool! " — You might say . Well … can be. Let's take a look at what it means to actually live in space .Life in zero gravity — so do a lot of things that are different from everyday life. First, you can forget about what is tepid Dusík in the morning , as the water droplets just simply float away . Astronauts use a vacuum hose to wash . Furthermore, when the muscles are working against gravity , as in the world , they are very weak. That's why ISS residents actually spend 2 hours a day on a stationary bike and rowing machines .Out of the house to the ISS just not there. Dangerous Bacteria grow rapidly in weightlessness , astronauts and chistiyut station every day, which is about the size of a football field! In addition , the lack of gravity makes the simple things rather odd! Take food, for example, that it does not fly away , astronauts ' Put ' products in a special tray , and then fasten your seat belts to his feet. But , do not wash. Astronauts just lozhiut their dirty dishes and garbage in plastic bags and send them back to Earth.When it comes to sleep , there is no need in the bedroom! Astronauts can sleep anywhere , but they can not take a chance to stumble on consoles , so it cling sleeping bag strapped to the wall. It's really relaxing, no pressure on the skin. But it is important to cover your eyes with something to block out the sunlight as the sun rises and sets every 45 minutes when you are in the orbit of the Earth.So when astronauts are not engaged in experiments or other activities , or repair of equipment , they have the free time? Yes, but not enough! They often send letters home , read books or watch movies, but most of all they love to look out the window and take pictures of their true home , Earth!
