Sunita Williams and Barry Butch Wilmore, who went to the International Space Station (ISS) on a space mission on behalf of NASA, are stuck there. Due to a malfunction in their spacecraft, it has been called back to Earth. It is being said that Sunita Williams will have to stay in the ISS till February. Let us tell you that this mission of NASA was only for eight days, which has now become several months long.
On June 5, 2024, Sunita Williams left for the ISS via Boeing’s Starliner capsule. This mission had faced problems earlier as well. Helium gas was leaking in the Starliner capsule. Helium is what gives speed to the propulsion system of the spacecraft. Due to this, the thruster failed and both the astronauts got stuck in the ISS.
Made the ISS its home
Sunita Williams is known as one of the brave astronauts. In view of the difficult situation, she has made the ISS her home. She also exercises regularly. She also celebrated her birthday in the space station. She said that she misses her family in space. She also said that she likes spending time in space.
Astronauts live in a space the size of six bedrooms in the ISS. The ISS is about 400 kilometers away from Earth. Let us know what the routine of astronauts is like in the ISS.
Astronauts in the ISS have to wake up by 6:30 in the morning. There is a quarter the size of a phone booth for sleeping. A laptop is also present in it. There is also a place to keep books in this small space. Apart from this, there is also a window to look towards the earth. Astronauts can use laptops. Apart from this, tablets can also be used to watch movies and news.
what is the bathroom like
The bathroom in ISS is like a box in which suction machines are installed. With their help, urine and sweat are drawn and recycled and used for drinking. Urine is stored many times. There is also a gym facility in ISS. Sunita Williams and her colleagues do gym in the morning. There are six labs here for experiments. They work in them.
How to wash clothes
According to BBC report, astronaut Helen Sharman said that unlike earth, there is no different smell in space. A strange smell similar to metal is experienced here. Apart from this, people live for months wearing the same clothes. Sometimes clothes are also washed in water here. Apart from this, the body sweats a lot. Generally it is very hot. Sweat cannot be wiped off.
Many clothes are put in the cargo vehicle after getting dirty, which get burnt as soon as they come in contact with the atmosphere after the mission is over. He told that such food material is used which does not float in the air and fall on the body. At night, such food is used which is packed in packets.