Spaceman: An astronaut's unlikely journey
summary
First astronaut to send a first tweet from space reports “launch was awesome” and describes surprising specifics: gaining weight on return, astronauts refusing museum space ice cream, real meals like macaroni and shrimp cocktail, and motion sickness from vestibular conflict. Details include the aging suit’s fan/pump and a recent spacesuit water intrusion that nearly drowned an EVA crewmate, sleeping with a head strap as the spine lengthens an inch and a half in microgravity, and multiple rejections before finally earning a flight.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction with astronaut
- 1:23First tweet from space
- 3:07Eating and gaining weight in space
- 5:39Motion sickness in space
- 7:43Playing astronaut on TV
- 8:25Overcoming fear of heights
- 11:36Spacesuit life support system
- 14:25Sleeping in zero gravity
- 17:14From childhood dream to astronaut
- 19:41Never giving up on dreams
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