How Do Astronauts Get To The Space Station? Typically, astronauts travel to the space station via a Russian Soyuz capsule (first launched in 1967), which has long been the only spacecraft that ferries people to the ISS, since NASA’s space shuttle programme retired in 2011. How long does it take to get to the space
How Do Astronauts Use The Bathroom In Space? But space shuttles and the International Space Station have room — a tiny bit of room — for something like a normal toilet. The routine is something like this: Crew members pee into what is essentially a vacuum tube that sucks all the urine in so that
How Do Astronauts Take A Shower? On the ISS, astronauts do not shower but rather use liquid soap, water, and rinseless shampoo. They squeeze liquid soap and water from pouches onto their skin. Then they use rinseless soap with a little water to clean their hair. How do they poop in space? To poop, astronauts
How Do Astronauts Relax In Space? The astronauts spend their leisure time by reading their favorite books, listening to music, and looking at the Earth. The astronauts can bring some of their own belongings with them. They can spend their leisure time in the same way that they would on Earth by reading their favorite