Hello, I watched some of the “spacewalk” this morning of the Polaris Dawn mission. Out of curiosity, I researched images and videos of the capsule, schematics of the capsule’s design, etc. I also learned the mission lasts 5 days. But looking at the capsule, it looks to be like a cockpit only. What gets me is the fact that the astronauts are in that capsule for 5 days! It makes me wonder, where/how do they sleep, move about, eat, stretch, use the bathroom? They are squished in there as it is…could someone please explain to me how it works like I’m 5? Much appreciated!
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I would guess its a lot like the Apollo capsule. Once you have zero gravity, it feels a lot roomier. The “toilet area” for Apollo was behind the seats for privacy.
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