@@bleh6232 Yup. Mike James Massimino is his full name. Check his Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Massimino, he's one of my childhood idols and was also on the Big Bang Theory if I remember correctly.
I hoped to one day until he mentioned you can't if you have a propensity for kidney stones. Now I hope reincarnation is real so I have a better chance next time around.
Astronauts are truly the best of the best. Athletes, scientists, and explorers all rolled into one. What a crazy life to be so gifted in so many areas.
The chances of getting kidney stones rises when you have low water retention/low urine outflow, calcium loss, and heavy sodium rich foods. Three for three in space. If you already have a predisposition for kidney stones on earth, you're gonna have a bad time in space.
I like how he's talking about these topics like he's briefing us on what to expect when we go to space. Sadly I'm not going to space. But I'll gladly listen to you explain it.
This really went in depth. I've watched many videos about astronauts explaing things in space and the experience as a whole but this video and questions towards him were really good and he knew the answers to all of them which he probably should know but I was still surprised. Really good video!!!
So you're telling me there's someone out there with the job title Astronaut Doctor. You throw cowboy at the end and every 10 year old would consider you a god
This guy seems really... Down to earth.... In all seriousness, he sounds like he would have some awesome stories and he makes me want to be an astronaut, even though I’m sure it wouldn’t be the job for me. I love these vids.
I’d love one on entertainment. Books, music, movies, that kind of thing. Downtime, if they play games or something. What a normal day is like depending on the job you’re there for.
I'm in no condition to be approved to visit Space any time soon, however these videos have been absolutely fascinating! Thank you for all you have done Mr. Massimino and everyone involved in the exploration of Space!
It's crazy how so many things and actions are more complex and as a result take more time to do in space. It's a wonder how they manage to do so much stuff in a day. The fact that they are able to do all the things they need to in order to stay alive in space AND also perform things like scientific experiments or spacecraft maintenance is amazing. And then to do it day after day. Wow.
Imagine if the military gave the same care to a soldiers mental health as nasa gives. If you see mental health professionals in the military (army) you are looked at as weak or crazy. Trust is lost among peers. It sucked. Loved my job.
I'm disappointed, but not surprised that during the mental health section, he didn't mention the time when NASA pushed a Skylab crew to beyond their breaking point, and they got so burned out that they mutineered and shut off communications with the ground, just so they could get some rest.
This is a myth that you're repeating. There was no mutiny - this was debunked. The communications were merely shut off in error. That said, the crew did experience fatigue and mental health was an issue.
I remember hearing about Sunny Williams doing a triathlon while she was up there -- the stationary bike, the treadmill, and the ARED where they had her doing stuff that mimicked swimming. And I think she ran in the Boston Marathon while she was up there once, too -- had a bib and everything.
Its kind of tricky. Menstruation is the same in space as it is on earth but it is not convenient to take tampons up there. Also, the waste disposal system in ISS is not designed to deal with blood. So a lot of astronauts prefer taking birth control. But again packing the amount of birth control pills required for a mission requires a lot of space not to mention the mass of all those pills. Hence, so far one of the better methods of stopping ones period while on a mission is to go for an IUD or some other form of hormone releasing implant/injection to avoid all the logistical problems.
@@nopee4509 I could have fit 6 months worth of my tiny birth control pills in a single aspirin bottle, so I'm not sure about the requiring-a-lot-of-space part....
Couple of question Mike if you read this: 1) Can one still snore in zero-G? 2) Everything aside, do you personally hate the effect of gravity and that feeling of grounding pressure on your body when you come back to earth? Or you actually like it and miss it?
I worked on one of the treadmills on the ISS. What some astronauts didn't realize was that we could tell when the device was being used...even when an astronaut claimed they were using it when, in fact, they didn't.
Very interesting getting all of these questions answered. It is truly amazing. And these men and women need to be so mentally strong to go through thi. Wow..
I think what will be imperative for long term space travel and self reliance will be Rotating Rings and such to simulate gravity at least partially in one section of a spacecraft where you could then potentially do surgery if necessary.
@@keepitahunnid7133 for a few hours Terra firma felt like it was a boat rocking in the sea! Took a day to get my sea leggs, an hour to get land leggs. As an astronaut I can imagine there are so many things to get use to in space but they recover quickly back on Earth. Muscle memory
He’s wearing the same suit in all of them. They almost certainly recorded like a hour or more and cut it up into smaller chunks. Channels like these try to keep the videos shorter, plus they can get more ad revenue by chopping them up.
This is probably the hardest problem to overcome for a Mars mission. With elastics you can keep your bone and muscles in shape but there are problems with blood flow and digestion when you have a lack of weight. I think artificial gravity is a must for a Mars mission. Also they should figure out a way to do a zero G surgery for Mars because you can not depend on the artificial gravity being there.
You should include what led to these rutins and systems are implemented. Not just the logical reasons but the incidents (if there where/are some) in space that led to the implementations.
Most of these practices has been invented during test scenarios. People at NASA aren't so stupid you know :) If they have the time, not unlike during the Cold War, they would nullify all the possible cases for accidents and wellfare.
Do a combination push up/squat...kick off one wall hard as you can, fly across room, stop yourself and push off opposite wall with hands, fly feet first back to other wall...repeat until your crewmates make you stop.
