Maintaining Cleanliness in the International Space Station: Astronauts’ Routine and Procedures

2023-08-05 20:13:58
Dubai: Yamama Badwan, “Cleaning on the International Space Station is a weekly routine that we do, and as astronauts we must maintain the cleanliness of all sections of the station, thus ensuring the sustainability and readiness of the workplace to the fullest.” With these words, Sultan Al Neyadi summed up the astronauts’ routine in maintaining cleanliness. The international station, according to a tweet, which he posted on Twitter, and attached two pictures showing him using a vacuum cleaner to remove dust from the surfaces and below them as well. According to the US space agency “NASA”, the crew of the International Station is bound by a strict schedule, which it follows in order to ensure the station’s cleanliness, which takes place on Saturday of every week. During this day, they must sterilize surfaces and remove dust, as well as a number of procedures, similar to what is carried out in hospitals, to avoid the spread of bacteria. Disinfectant wipes The astronauts use equipment and tools to sterilize the station in its various departments, including disinfectant wipes to sterilize door handles, portable microphones, and computers, with the aim of reducing the impact of bacteria. They also resort to cleaning the ventilation grilles with a vacuum cleaner regularly, especially as they are more likely to collect small debris that floats. In the cabin by air flow to the grille. Al-Neyadi and his colleagues, the “staff on board the station,” currently totaling 7 astronauts, have two days off every weekend, after 5 official working days, starting from seven in the morning and continuing until eight in the evening, according to the mission schedule prepared by NASA. In advance, during these hours they conduct scientific experiments, research, maintenance of devices and equipment regulation, as well as exercise and communications with ground stations, while they have the freedom to choose to spend their free time, whether by communicating with their families and taking pictures of the planet, as well as reading books and playing ball and chess games and many other things. of activities.
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