How+Do+Astronauts+Meet+Their+Basic+Needs+in+Space?+(Alex)

How Do Astronauts Meet Their Basic Needs in Space? Hello there, I’m Alexandra Hunter and today I’ll be discussing how astronauts meet their basic needs in space! Amazing, right? Okay so let us get started!  I’ll begin with the topic of food. Did you know that the very first astronauts had to eat out of squeeze tubes? The food in the tubes were dehydrated and still is...but not in tubes. When astronauts are in space they can rehydrate food though. There is also a tiny kitchen on the shuttle so they don’t have to eat cold food. For beverages they can make almost anything to drink by mixing water with some powder! So now you know that astronauts in space eat very similar to us on Earth! One of the few major differences is that they have to eat off trays which have been strapped to their laps Now let’s talk about how astronauts sleep in space! They can sleep basically anywhere as long as they’re strapped to something. Unless they don’t mind free-floating, which I’ll explain after. There are sleeping bags strapped to the walls for them. If someone does choose a sleeping bag he/she will probably to have a pillow. Strapped to their head. But that’s to ensure that it won’t fly away!  I’m going to inform you on what free-floating is now. It’s actually very simple, it is when an astronaut chooses not to be strapped in to sleep so they float around during their slumber. Boom. Now you know what free-floating is!  Moving on to the subject of bathing and using the washroom. Let’s start with bathing! Well it turns out there’s no shower or bath on the shuttle. Because of this astronauts have to wash themselves with wet washcloths in order to bathe. The washcloths use soap that doesn't need to be rinsed off.