'A space walk to remember'

  • | Thursday | 7th December, 2017

But when you finally get to fly and experience space for the first time, it is worth the wait. Sometimes when people get on board they feel sick because the vestibular system gets screwed up in space. We have lots of issues like bone loss, muscle loss but we get used to it and we have to do some exercises and take medicines like calcium supplements. My first spacewalk during the day made it feel like the whole earth passed under my feet very quickly. BHUBANESWAR: Students of city schools got a rare opportunity to volley questions at space scientist and NASA astronaut Jack D Fischer , who answered each and every one of them with honesty and wit.

BHUBANESWAR: Students of city schools got a rare opportunity to volley questions at space scientist and NASA astronaut Jack D Fischer , who answered each and every one of them with honesty and wit. TOI was there:: The journey is little bit frustrating because you have to wait a long time to be able to fly in space as we don't have too many flights. But when you finally get to fly and experience space for the first time, it is worth the wait.: I loved it all. I loved the view from the window of my space station , seeing the earth in all its different moods, the billions of stars and the highest mountain top . I loved playing with my food! I loved being part of the bigger team and the feeling of contributing hopefully towards making things better for all of you guys.A: The feeling is overwhelming. When you look you see billions and billions of stars and you realize you are just one planet, one solar system and it makes you feel so tiny, like a grain of sand. And it gives you the faith that there is a greater player, the Almighty.: It was too much fun and extremely memorable. My first spacewalk during the day made it feel like the whole earth passed under my feet very quickly. Then during the night when you looked down it was the most amazing and incredible thing.A: Missing your family is a big challenge. Sometimes when people get on board they feel sick because the vestibular system gets screwed up in space. We have lots of issues like bone loss, muscle loss but we get used to it and we have to do some exercises and take medicines like calcium supplements. Basically going to space ages you.: Oh yes. When I was six I visited my Grandpa who worked at Johnson's Space Centre in Texas and I saw the big rockets stationed there.: In our project there were as many women as there were men. Peggy, my co-astronaut in space, holds the record of 665 days — it is the highest number of days any American has spent in space.A: Not very long.

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