Holding a full bag of hot coffee in his teeth, his hands gripping a notebook and pen, he accidentally snagged his headset wire on a protrusion. I can't even breathe as my face is encased in a growing blob of hot coffee. A long-duration crew may sometimes feel a sense of isolation and confinement, and an inclination to introspection. They will especially welcome the arrival of the occasional space shuttle bringing new faces and interesting cargo, Gidzenko said. Emotional terms, purely, we will be looking forward to our compatriots from Earth who will bring us things from our people who are dear to us, maybe might bring us some packages.
Spare time is apparently hard to cope with.
Day when you have busy schedule and when you fulfill this schedule, this is a happy kind of day on the station. One of the favorite pastimes during rare leisure moments is simply staring out of portholes at the priceless view. Every time there's an opportunity to go and look outside, I do that. Because the space station orbits Earth, normal light-dark cycles are broken, potentially disrupting sleep rhythms. Astronauts are strapped into their sleeping bags.