How Do Astronauts Exercise, Get Haircuts in Space? ESA's Matthias Maurer Shares Clips

Life aboard the International Space Station may be exciting but it requires immense discipline to maintain mental and physical health.

By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 28 December 2021 12:01 IST

How Do Astronauts Exercise, Get Haircuts in Space? ESA's Matthias Maurer Shares Clips

Life aboard the ISS could be more demanding than you think

Highlights

Matthias Maurer offered a sneak peek into the life of astronauts
Astronauts must maintain muscle mass, bone density in space, Maurer said
Hair clippers on ISS come with a vacuum attached

Life in space is intriguing, much more to those with an interest in astronomy. There are several questions. For instance, how do astronauts keep their cool, what do they do to entertain themselves, or maintain their mental and physical health. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer shared two videos which give a sneak peek into life aboard the International Space Station (ISS). In one of them, he shows what astronauts do to strengthen their muscle mass and bone density in the weightless environment. And in the other, what they do to keep hair away from their eyes.

While the ISS is an enormous laboratory, floating nearly 400km above Earth, it is still mostly machines. Living aboard it may be exciting but it requires immense discipline. The ISS hosts experiments that could not be performed in any laboratory on Earth.

“There's no exception when it comes to the daily 2h of exercise aboard the space station. This not only serves to keep us in shape after the festive treats but is important to strengthen our muscle mass and bone density in the weightless environment of space,” tweeted Maurer.

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There's no exception when it comes to the daily 2h of exercise aboard the @Space_Station ????️ This not only serves to keep us in shape after the festive treats ???? but is important to strengthen our muscle mass & bone density in the weightless environment of space #CosmicKiss @esa pic.twitter.com/WxbmvHuLty
— Matthias Maurer (@astro_matthias) December 27, 2021

In the second video, Maurer gave his followers a peek into the “salon” and took the help of his colleague, Raja Chari, an Indian-American NASA astronaut, to keep hair away from his eyes. He said that on the Space Station the “hair clippers come with a vacuum attached.” Referring to Chari as a space stylist, Maurer gave him “five stars” for this “service."

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Step into the space salon where barber @astro_raja is a man of many talents ????????????‍♂️ Because none of us want hair in our eyes, or – even worse – the @Space_Station systems, our hair clippers come with a vacuum attached. Five stars for this space stylist's service ⭐️???? #CosmicKiss pic.twitter.com/dDsXHaSgG5
— Matthias Maurer (@astro_matthias) December 19, 2021

Maurer and his three colleagues, including Chari, lifted off aboard a new SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft called Endurance and docked on to the ISS in November 2021 for a six-month stay in orbit. This is Maurer's first space mission.

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