Preparation Across Space and Earth

NOT the old British entrepreneur, Richard Branson launched a new business from a Virgin flight tourist zero-gravity, even bermuhibah to the Moon. Previous official U.S. space agency also has a facility that allows ordinary citizens feel the same sensation as perceived by astronauts while in a vacuum. Although expensive and requires a very strict health checks, especially for the trip across the orbit of Earth, space travel enthusiasts remain high. So what to remember and be prepared? Following among others.

Equipment

Some space stations such as Skylab and Mir are already equipped with showers, but many astronauts who prefer a shower with a washcloth or wet towel to reduce the amount of water consumed. Each astronaut also equip yourself with a toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, and other basic toiletries. Moreover, in the plane, the food available is usually in the form of capsules and liquids. So there's no food in the form of powder because it feared to fly. This is dangerous because it could clog air vents, contaminate equipment or get into the mouth, eyes or nose.

17 sunrise / day

Do not expect to sleep well during his stay in space. There, the sun rises and sets every 90 minutes in orbit, so there is no night cycle like on Earth. To overcome this, the astronauts administrator to schedule their activities accordingly space of time. ISS onboard clock is set according to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Section Mission Control also do when they wake up call to stay focused on the mission. Meanwhile, to fill the time they usually play music.

Anticipation

Without the compression force of gravity, the spine develops and some people may have additional height of 5-8 cm. This could lead to complications in the back and nerves. Because of his health and the duration missions in space womanly stringent requirements. The absence of gravity also affects the function of apneas and hypopneas. While the corresponding duration, by far the record for the longest space mission held by Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov who do "business trip" for 438 days or 14 months at the space station Mir in 1995.

Back on Earth

If people feel the jet lag when traveling by plane and across different time zones then the same was experienced by those traveling through the atmosphere. In the absence of gravity, and signal from the pressure receptors vestibulary system becomes chaotic. The effect is disorienting to the body. Not a few of the astronauts who suddenly felt a sensation as if their bodies upside down. There was even a sudden difficulty in sensing the location of their own arms and legs. Disorientation is none other than Space Adaptation Syndrome.

Rate adaptation is performed by astronauts returning to Earth could be said to be equivalent to when they were first into space. Besides the necessary adaptation is also done in a few phases, and not everything can be passed easily. A number of Russian cosmonaut said, several months after the flight, they still release the occasional cup or other object in the air. They were also confused when looking benada objects fall to the floor.

In addition, the vision is also a problem in itself. They are just moments landed on Earth is not uncommon to catch the glint in the eye cahata as part of the cosmic radiation. While in space, they tend to get used to staring at a bright scene and see the far side of the Moon. This triggers the radiation in question and it took until the effect is completely lost.

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