Did you know there are some pretty surprising things astronauts can't take with them to space? For starters, bread is a big no-no because the crumbs can float around and mess with the equipment. Fizzy drinks are also out because, without gravity, the bubbles don’t rise—they just mix with the liquid in a weird way. Even certain foods like chips and chocolate bars are off-limits for the same crumbly reason! Plus, personal items like perfume or anything with a strong scent are banned since the smell doesn’t go away in a closed space. It’s wild to think about how different life is up there! Credit:
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00:00Well, well, your childhood dream is coming true. You've been selected as one of the
00:05volunteers to go to space as a tourist. It's time to pack your bags. Must check the airline
00:11– strike that out, make it spaceship luggage restrictions. And trust me, the low-coaster
00:17airline rules down on Earth are nothing compared to the do's and don'ts for the International
00:22Space Station. A regular mission to the ISS lasts 6 months,
00:27so any ship going up there brings supplies for the astronauts already there. And it's
00:32not just some vital materials to keep the mission running, but also crew care packages.
00:38Those are meant to make life among the stars more comfortable, and include something nice
00:42from the crew members' homes or the support staff. There's a weight limit of around
00:4711 pounds, and the size of the package is 9 by 16 inches. Food can be inside, but anything
00:53that can produce crumbs isn't welcome. Perfumes after shaves, mouthwash, and anything in pressurized
00:59cans like shaving cream aren't allowed. And in case you were wondering, video games
01:05can't be in your crew care package. There could be some problems with batteries up there.
01:10Hmm, so no video games for months? I might reconsider my astronaut career. Clothes are
01:16good to go, but only if they're 100% cotton. One more thing that takes off with the spaceship
01:22is an official flight kit. It has around 120 pounds of flags, patches, stickers, and
01:28other merch. And no, it's not for sale in case we do find life on Mars. These items
01:33from NASA, commercial partners, and international organizations are supposed to come back to
01:38Earth to be used as souvenirs, museum exhibits, or awards. And, of course, you'd have to
01:44send NASA an official request, and they'll decide which items and how many can go.
01:51Life in space would be sad if you can't bring something that reminds you of home, right?
01:55Well, NASA's got you covered. You can also bring a personal preference kit on your mission.
02:01Don't get too excited, though, it's just around the size of a lunch box and can fit a bit
02:06over 3 pounds. PPK was introduced during the Gemini program, when two people could fit
02:11into a capsule instead of one like before. Back then, personal items had to go inside
02:17a gray nylon bag with a drawstring. Astronaut Wally Schirra chose to pack his bag with
02:2320 gold medals, 5 silver medals, flags, patches, and a Florida hunting license. I wonder what
02:30plans he had for his time in space. His colleague Michael Collins, who went on the first mission
02:36to the Moon, brought 3 flags with him, among other things. Years later, he took part in
02:41the NASA poll on Twitter and shared that he wished he had brought coffee and a good book
02:45to read. The more popular choices for PPK are family photos, ball caps, t-shirts, pins,
02:53and other things with logos of universities or teams and other memorabilia that mean something
02:59to them but remain a secret. Many crew members also bring musical instruments that later
03:04stay on the space station. One astronaut even got an alto saxophone for his birthday in
03:09space. That one must've been tough to hide. Another popular carry-on choice is camera
03:15gear. The views up there are too good not to capture. So, you finally choose the particular
03:21photos of your relatives to take with you and which should stay on Earth. You reach the ISS,
03:27embrace its residents, and naturally, your next wish is to take a shower after the trip.
03:33But don't get your hopes up. Water doesn't flow in zero gravity, so you won't be able to take
03:38a refreshing shower up there. Plus, water is pretty heavy, and it would be pretty expensive
03:44to send rockets filled with it into space. So, astronauts use pre-moistened wipes or towels
03:50with liquid soap to wipe their hands and faces. Another wet towel can serve to clean the rest of
03:56the body. But what about hair? Well, meet your new friend, the rinseless shampoo. You can't let
04:03splashes of water escape and mess up the electronics, so you gotta use a straw-like
04:08nozzle to run the water through special bags made of foil and plastic. Most of the water used for
04:13it goes back into the air conditioning system. It gets filtered and recycled to be used for
04:19drinking. Astronauts do brush their teeth, but even that simple task requires some skill in space.
04:26You'll need to attach the toothpaste tube to a wall and then squeeze a tiny bead of water
04:31over the toothbrush. Then, you can brush your teeth like you do on Earth, squeeze some more
04:36water, and wipe it off with a towel to clean the brush. And oh, there's no sink to spit into,
04:42so you'll have to take a couple of sips from your water bag and swallow the toothpaste with it.
04:47Boy, sign me up. All that space routine has worn you out. Time to replenish your energy supplies.
04:55Luckily, space food is no longer mashed up in a tasteless mix and packed in tubes we've all
05:00seen in movies. Space food advanced along with space technologies, and now astronauts have a
05:06diet similar to yours down on Earth. They can eat fruits and brownies in their usual form.
05:12When someone on the ISS wants to snack on mac and cheese, they just need to add some water to it.
05:19There are no fridges up there, so you can't bring your favorite ice cream, and all other foods must
05:24be properly stored. It mostly comes in plastic packaging or cans. To prevent your meal from
05:30flying away, that packaging comes with Velcro patches and can be attached to a tray or table.
05:36There's a convection oven, so those lunches among the stars won't be as cold as outer space.
05:42Astronauts get three meals a day, and nutritionists make sure they're all well-balanced.
05:48You can choose between coffee, tea, orange juice, fruit punches, and lemonade when you feel thirsty.
05:54Fizzy drinks don't fizz and free-fall, so you can't bring soda. There's ketchup, mustard,
06:00and mayo to spice up your diet, but the salt and pepper only come in liquid shape. Otherwise,
06:06they'd clog the air vents and other equipment, or get stuck in the astronaut's eyes, mouths,
06:11and nose. Yep, we already know crumbs aren't welcome in space for the same reason. But what
06:17about bread? One option is to replace it with tortillas. Another option is to sneak a sandwich
06:23on your spaceship without anyone knowing. John Young tried it once, but the crumbs were a disaster,
06:30so he couldn't enjoy his corned beef sandwich at all. You could also wait for the scientist
06:35to find a solution – they've been working on it for a while. A German company called Bake
06:40in Space teamed up with the German Aerospace Center and a bunch of researchers to create
06:45the perfect dough and find a way to bake it right in space. They'd need a special oven,
06:51and its surface shouldn't heat up over a certain temperature. So far, the astronauts have successfully
06:56baked cookies on the ISS. It took way longer than it would in a regular kitchen, but the result was
07:02worth the wait. The whole station smelled like cookies. Speaking of smells, they can hang on for
07:09years in a space station. And you just can't open the window and air the room, you know. So even a
07:15non-toxic material can give off odors that could tamper with the astronauts' work or even make
07:20them sick and put the mission at risk. That's why NASA has its own chief sniffer, also known as
07:27Nostradamus. His work is to smell all objects that will be in the habitable zone of the ISS.
07:34Now, you can't wait to journal about everything you've learned. Too bad pencils aren't welcome
07:39in space. The lead could easily break off, float away, and cause some major drama. A regular pen
07:46wouldn't work in weightlessness, so a special pressurized space pen premiered back in 1968.
07:52There are around 80 models of it now, and dozens of them are currently floating on the ISS.
07:58It's been one busy day in space so far, and your mission is just getting started!
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