Life’s daily little details get interesting when you live in microgravity. For example, how do astronauts wash their hands in space? ISS Commander and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrates how. Hint: It involves grabbing a floating ball of liquid!
If you liked this, you’ll definitely want to go on a tour of the international space station with Commander Sunita Williams. Commander Hadfield has also demonstrated how astronauts clip their nails in space and what mixed nuts look like in space.Follow @Cmdr_Hadfield on Twitter, and check out more of his work on Earth: The Darkest Dark, a picture book for kids, You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes: Photographs from the Internationand Space Station, and An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything.
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