What Does A Bored Astronaut Do In Space?

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Planning recreational events is a tough job. Entertainment is not just a hot topic on earth but also in space. Don’t you want to know what astronauts do when they feeling bored in space? Samantha Cristoforetti sheds some light on this topic. The Italian who came back to earth recently shared her experience regarding the various activities out there in space.

She has spent the longest time in space than any other woman on a single mission.

Here's a list of six things Samantha has been doing during her extraordinary time in space.

Exploring science

Samantha has been on the ISS with her crew mates, Anton Shkaplerov and Terry Virts, the commander of Expedition 43. The ISS offers three state-of-the-art laboratories where research and experiments can be done without gravity.

Cook and cook!

Whilst on the ISS, Samantha showed us how she manages to cook one of her bonus food recipes in micro-gravity; a quinoa salad with dried tomatoes, mackerel and leek cream, all wrapped in a warm tortilla.

Exercise

Samantha was on the ISS for nearly seven months and the only way to keep an astronaut's muscles and body active is by visiting the 'space gym'.

Hair cuts

Samantha got a haircut on the ISS by her Nasa colleague Terry Virts while cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov had to hold a vacuum cleaner, making sure that no hair cuttings float off.

Reading rhymes

One of Samantha's favorite hobbies in space was reading out rhymes with a inter-galactic twist.

World watching

Not many people have had the lucky opportunity to live on the International Space Station.

The astronauts on the Space Station spend as much time as possible working on science.