LIVING IN SPACE

Daily life for an astronaut includes all the usual things, such as breathing, eating, sleeping and going to the bathroom. The big difference, however, is living in weightless conditions. Sleeping astronauts float around the space craft unless tethered down, and using the toilet has to be carefully controlled. Astronauts need daily exercise to keep fit in the weightless conditions of space.
                                           
SPACE FOOD

Meals on the space shuttle are prepared from 70 different foods and 20 drinks. The meal tray is traped down and the food eaten with the hand or cutlery. liquids are sucked from cartons or tubes.

SPACE TOILET

Astronauts outside the spacecraft "go to the toilet" in their space suit, where the waiste materials are collected. Inside the craft, they use the space toilet, making sure they are firmly strapped to the seat. Thewaste is sucked away by the toilet and collected in a secure unit.