As the astronauts sleep in space Bashny.Net

Let's learn how the conditions of weightlessness on the ISS astronauts manage to sleep. Not so simple as it might seem at first glance.





For space explorers developed special sleep and rest. Each "morning" the crew wakes alarm station, heard that the astronauts detachable from their sleeping bags that are attached to the walls of the spacecraft. At the same location, "bed" is crucial - they are fixed in the vicinity of the fan to provide astronauts a constant supply of fresh air during sleep. Otherwise, the plant workers at risk of suffocation in an enclosed space they produce carbon dioxide or will suffer from migraines due to oxygen starvation. Inside sleeping bags astronauts often take the position of the embryo in the womb is believed that this is the most comfortable position in microgravity.