10 things you didn't know about living in space

Is there extraterrestrial life in the galaxy? It is almost certain that yes, although with certainty we can only affirm it on the surroundings of the Earth, where since the end of the 1950s there have been human beings coming and going in different space vehicles, or spending more or less long stays in stations and Space labs like the Skylab , the Mir station or the ISS.

We invite you to know some curious facts about how is to live in an environment "far from this world", although not so much.

10 things you didn't know about living in space

1.In the International Space Station (ISS, by its acronym in English) you can see the sunrise 16 times a day .This can be fun at first, make you feel like the Little Prince in its asteroid, but it can eventually confuse you around the development of time and daily activities.

The schedule at the ISS is based on Greenwich Mean Time (an intermediate hour between Londr it is, Houston and Moscow) and it is about performing a routine as if it were similar to a stay on Earth, but watching a sunrise every 90 minutes.

10 things you didn't know about living in space

2.The absence of the effects of Earth's gravity makes that you grow between 5 and 8 centimeters .This is because it increases the space between the vertebrae of the spine and eventually can result in backaches.

3.Yes You are one of those who snore when sleeping, you may need to live in a space station.According to NASA, the lack of gravity seems to eliminate or significantly decrease apnea, hypopnea and snoring.

4.In the ISS you can spice up your food with salt and pepper, but in liquid form.In its conventional form it could float and end up clogging filters or damaging equipment.

5.The Russian astronaut Valeri Poliakov remained in the its T Space action Mir 437 days (1994-1995), thus becoming the human being who has remained the longest in space.In a previous mission, in 1989, he was in the Mir 240 days.

10 things you didn't know about living in space

6. Despite the high risks to which they are exposed, in the entire history of the adventure of man in space only three men have found death in it.Almost 500 astronauts from different nationalities-although mainly Russians and Americans-have traveled beyond the 100 km high that separate us from outer space, and only 29 have died, 11 in training activities and 18 in spaceflight .

Of these 18 only three died beyond 100 km: three Russian astronauts crew of Soyuz 11, in 1971.

7.The first days in space almost all astronauts suffer the spatial adaptation syndrome , which includes headaches, nausea, vomiting, poor activity performance and spatial disorientation, as well as difficulty controlling the limbs.

Luckily, the second or third day almost everyone manages to overcome this malaise.

8. The return to Earth after spending time in space is not easy, the body must adapt again to Earth's gravity, and the mind too.Russian cosmonauts have said that even months after they returned, they were surprised that an object did not remain floating in the air when released , which caused the end of more than a cup.

9.Since the Apollo missions in the 1960s there have been reports of astronauts of strange flashes of light coming from space .Later it was determined that this flash is caused by space radiation and it's like being exposed to a flash.At least 39 former ace Tronautas have been operated on cataracts and this has been linked to the exposure to these "cosmic rays", but there is no certainty that it has been so.

10 Finally, not everything is progress in space: while the first space stations, such as Mir and Skylab, had showers , in the modern International Space Station astronauts must clean with sponges and dry cleaning products .It is a way to save space and water in this expensive facility that slowly, 16 sunrises per day, prepares the human species for much longer and more definitive stays in regions farthest from our planet.

If you want to know more about life beyond Earth, read how astronauts live in space, how they feed and even:

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