NASA Astronauts Stranded in Space Get New Mission: Gardening

Surviving in space requires many skills. But NASA And it goes even further with astronauts – especially when they're stuck in the mission – where you adopt a system of Multitasking Which now involves gardening.

It is worth noting that NASA astronauts recently manufactured cement in space to enable the construction of a lunar base. Learning such skills is positive not only for astronauts.

One of the essential skills is understanding botany – as we saw in “Lost on MarsBut NASA keeps Boeing astronauts busy with a hobby: gardening in space.

Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore, who landed on the International Space Station in June for a weeklong stay, have already been involved in many NASA activities outside of their mission objective.

Astronauts arrived on board the spacecraft. StarlinerFrom Boeing, which has been stranded on the International Space Station due to technical glitches.

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Stranded on the International Space Station (NASA doesn't like to use the term “stranded”) and with no plans to return, the astronauts are gardening, but they're watering plants in space.

Sunny Williams with a plant watering system. Image: NASA/Disclosure

As part of the “Plant Water Management” experiment, Williams and Wilmore put their gardening skills to the test to investigate how zero gravity affects plant nutrition.

The goal of NASA's experiment is to find new ways to control the supply and absorption of fluids in plant systems.

The long stay of astronauts, who NASA does not consider “confined” or “confined,” served to serve other activities in space besides gardening.

Starliner astronauts also helped test new equipment for producing fiber optics in space.

However, extending your stay in space does not mean exclusively positive experiences. Other activities include cleaning bathrooms and rationing clothes as astronauts prepare for their eight-day stay.

But in addition to gardening, astronauts stuck in space can access email, make phone calls and video calls “when they have free time,” according to NASA.

NASA Doesn't Consider Astronauts 'Trapped' in Space

NASA is still looking for a safe way to return astronauts to Earth. Arrested Who has spent the longest time in space. The main option is to transport them on a SpaceX ship in February. That way, the astronauts will be trapped in space for eight months.

Astronauts stranded in space are using gardening to pass the time. Image: NASA/Disclosure

Both NASA and Boeing are reluctant to use the phrase “stranded astronauts” or “stranded spacecraft,” saying that doing so would add another stain to the Starliner’s checkered history.

I think reporters use inaccurate expressions to win over the audience, but we are used to this practice. In fact, I don't think it is worth taking a defensive position, but they [os astronautas] “They are not trapped,” said Lori Garver, former NASA administrator. New York Times.

Let's try to understand NASA's logic (or PR logic).

You planned an eight-day trip, but before you could take off, you ended up spending eight months in the airport, unwillingly. Does this mean you were stuck in the airport or did you extend your stay? Or rather, was it the press that left you stuck in the airport when they reported your situation?

In any case, whether they are stranded or not, eight months is enough time for NASA astronauts to develop their space gardening skills and pursue many other hobbies during their “extended stay.”