"Ask any astronaut who has spent extended periods in the International Space Station what the most challenging part was, and they will probably say missing friends and family. While there are plenty of amazing and unique experiences, life in space comes with other little challenges, too - try getting your hair to stay flat without gravity or wearing the same outfit for days on end."
"Life on board the International Space Station takes some getting used to. Being weightless affects everything from the way food tastes to getting a good night's sleep. Here's what it's like to spend months in space. NASA and other space agencies are trying to learn all they can about how humans cope with difficulties, big and small, when they're traveling 17,500 miles an hour around the Earth."
"Recent pop culture has attempted to shed light on humans' experience of going to space, from Samantha Harvey's "Orbital" to Taylor Jenkins Reid's "Atmosphere," and the upcoming Ryan Gosling-led "Project Hail Mary," signaling our obsession with imagining life off Earth. But real photos taken aboard the International Space Station show what it really looks like to spend months in space. Take a look."
Life aboard the International Space Station requires adjustment to microgravity that changes routine activities and bodily sensations. Weightlessness alters taste perception and complicates sleep, hygiene, and clothing choices. Emotional strain from separation and missing friends and family often ranks among the hardest aspects of long missions. Crew members cope with everyday annoyances like managing hair, clothing, and confined spaces while performing scientific work. Space agencies actively study human responses to prolonged orbital travel and strive to recreate comforts of home. Photographs from the station capture the practical realities and unique living conditions of extended stays in low Earth orbit.
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