How do two astronauts fill their time in space for 9 months?

So how was the life of NASA astronauts who are 400 kilometers above us and how did they spend their time?

Of course there were many serious space things to concern them, According to the BBC.

Suni, 59, and Butch, 62, helped current missions to the station with maintenance and experiments and space walks.

Their work included the repair of equipment governing the station's orientation, the addition of light filters to the X Nicer X -ray telescope, and replacing a reflector device to an international fastening adapter.

Thinking of planet Earth

Butch and Suni have taken the situation in their own way, saying at a press conference in September that they have been trained to « wait for the unexpected ».

They certainly had opportunities for reflection on life in their home country – and to watch many sunny and sunsets.

As the space station performs 16 over the Earth every 24 hours, it travels through 16 sunny and west of the sun, giving the occupants of a sunrise or a sunset every 45 minutes.

Living with such a unique view of the earth gives plenty of space to ponder it, something Suni has recognized.

« It opens the door to make you think a little differently. It is the only planet we have and we have to take care of it, « he said.

Space elections

Butch and Suni and the other two Americans who were with them on the boat, Don Pettit and Nick Hague, everyone had the opportunity to vote in last year's US election.

« It is a very important task we have as citizens, » Suni told reporters.

Butch said NASA had made them « very easy » to participate in the elections.

To facilitate their vote, the mission control center in Houston sent ballots via encrypted email to the ISS.

The astronauts then completed them and transmitted them to satellites, who relayed them to an earthly terminal in New Mexico.

From there, the landline phones transmitted the ballots to the mission check, which then sent them electronically to the secretaries of the astronauts' counties to deposit them.

The astronauts of NASA Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore make pizza in the kitchen of the International Space Station located within the Unity Unit on September 9, 2024. The items are fastened to the tape and Velcro to avoid flying away in the microfiber environment. (Ap)

Preservation of fitness

For Butch, the day starts at 04:30, while for Suni, the start is a bit loose at 06:30.

Both have said that they enjoy the two or more hours of exercise that they have to do daily to combat bone loss from life in space.

« Your joints don't hurt, which is very nice, » Butch has said.

Three different machines help to deal with the effect of living in zero gravity conditions.

The Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (Ared) is used for occupations, lifts and series that exercise all muscle groups.

For the corridors, crews must be tied to stop hovering, and there is a cycling ergometer for endurance training.

Christmas out of Earth

At Christmas, the astronauts at the International Space Station posted a festive message in which they wished their friends and family on Earth Merry Christmas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oymtxz1a2nu

The team was dressed in Santa Claus cap and reindeer horns while sweetened around their heads.

By saying goodbye to space

One of Butch and Suni's latest duties to the ISS was to make their replacements feel welcome.

On March 16, a SpaceX capsule carrying a new crew arrived to the ISS. It was a deeply important event for Butch and Suni as he paved the way for their return to their homeland.

Butch rang a ritual bell as Suni delivered the administration to the cosmonaut Alexei ovchinin.

On Tuesday, they finally detached from the ISS at 05:05 GMT (01:05 EDT) and will land on the coast of Florida later the same day at 21:57 GMT (17:57 EDT).