They go there, the quarters are a bit cramped and they have a helluva view.
After that they fix things. O2 generators, urine recyclers, power arrays and so on. Put out the occasional fire due to faulty wiring or equipment. And they unload trucks which come to reprovision the place. And load them back up with garbage.
They play games, like "Who can loose the least calcium" and "How fast can your muscles waste away", keeping score to see if the sprint measurements would leave a marathon runner with enough energy to walk around Mars all day.
They send a lot of "wish you were here" emails and short video clips which look like home movies of kids at tumbling camp.
And make notes for their books. Which I buy, and read.
It's a grand time. I think they are extremely busy, I don't doubt that. However, a squirrel in one of those cages is busy, too.
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Space/Science » in reply to What do they do up there anyways?
It's sort of like a very cheap destination resort.
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- Close call for ISS
- What do they do up there anyways?
- re: What do they do up there anyways? - same to you as w/Bowz. (n/t)
- It's sort of like a very cheap destination resort.
- re: Just one small part of it
- Not very specific
- You want details? One day last August...
- Not very specific
- What do they do up there anyways?