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Hey
I have a couple of question that I hope you can answer. I was googling around earlier but found no official papers about them... Anyway I'd like to know: - how do the astronauts clean their clothes? they spend about 3-6 months on the station, i'm quite sure they need a washing machine or something. how often do they get to change ... underware and socks and stuff? - what kind of 'entertainment' possibilites do they have? is there an hdtv onboard for nfl maybe? - do they have continouos internet connection? can they use it to chat with their friends in offwork hours? - what kind of noise pollution do they live in? with all the machines and lack of walls really, i imagine getting a good uninterrupted sleep would be hard Thanks for any answers ^^ |
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Maybe it's not a regular washing machine, but along with taking a
shower to clean the sweat and stuff, you obviously need to change clothes. And since there's no space or payload capacity to launch 90 pairs of trousers and shirts and underwear and socks for each astronaut, I'm thinking they must have something to clean the cloths. Maybe a few seconds in the airlock? |
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wrote in message ... Maybe it's not a regular washing machine, but along with taking a shower to clean the sweat and stuff, you obviously need to change clothes. And since there's no space or payload capacity to launch 90 pairs of trousers and shirts and underwear and socks for each astronaut, I'm thinking they must have something to clean the cloths. Nope. No washing machine and I don't believe there is a shower either. The shower on Skylab turned out to be a lot harder to use than you'd think. It reportedly took a long time to vacuum up the water droplets on yourself, and the inside of the shower. Maybe a few seconds in the airlock? Nope, they re-use some articles of clothing for multiple days, but everything they wear comes up clean and ends up being thrown out with the trash. Jeff -- A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. -- Einstein |
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I thought the russian service module was equipped with all kinds of
hygienic stuff... They wash themselves by hand only then? For several months? What does the space station smell like from inside? |
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Brian Gaff wrote:
No, nopermanent internet access, yes some IP phone time. Yes plenty of recorded media. Some live media, but as it has to come through the ku resources, its obviously limited. Right. Lots of DVDs, fairly limited live broadcasts. One astronaut described the noise as a bit like sleeping next to your fridge every night, but they do measure the sound levels regularly, and some places are noisier than others according to the data I've seen. Noise is difficult as its more the nature of it than the actual level that tends to disturb. The Russian segment is considerably noisier than the US segment, as it was adapted from Mir designs without regard for US noise standards. Early crews installed baffles on some equipment to muffle the sound but the dB levels still exceed standards. |
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Well, I understand Mir used tohave a very interesting odour.
I'd imagine washing is rather as one would do in hospital, wet cloth or similar. You can dry things but the adding of too much moisture in the air might overload the dehumidifiers a bit. There are always tests for airborne spores and bacteria, so they have obviously thought this through to some extent. Some upgraded hygene equipment would beneeded for any long stay off planet I'd have thought, so I expect someone is working on it somewhere! Brian -- Brian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email. graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them Email: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________ wrote in message ... I thought the russian service module was equipped with all kinds of hygienic stuff... They wash themselves by hand only then? For several months? What does the space station smell like from inside? |
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It is hard to make the kind of equipment quiet and for it to stay that way.
Brian -- Brian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email. graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them Email: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________ "Jorge R. Frank" wrote in message ... Brian Gaff wrote: No, nopermanent internet access, yes some IP phone time. Yes plenty of recorded media. Some live media, but as it has to come through the ku resources, its obviously limited. Right. Lots of DVDs, fairly limited live broadcasts. One astronaut described the noise as a bit like sleeping next to your fridge every night, but they do measure the sound levels regularly, and some places are noisier than others according to the data I've seen. Noise is difficult as its more the nature of it than the actual level that tends to disturb. The Russian segment is considerably noisier than the US segment, as it was adapted from Mir designs without regard for US noise standards. Early crews installed baffles on some equipment to muffle the sound but the dB levels still exceed standards. |
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