Living in Space Videos

How do astronauts exercise in space? With Cosmosphere curator, Shannon Whetzel.

Food on the Shuttle and International Space Station. With Cosmosphere curator, Shannon Whetzel.

There is no graceful way…hygiene in space. With Cosmosphere curator, Shannon Whetzel.

There is STILL no graceful way…hygiene in space. With Cosmosphere curator, Shannon Whetzel.

Shannon Whetzel, curator at the Cosmosphere, explains how astronauts sleep while they're in space.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to sleep in space? And is it true that you actually get taller while you're on orbit? Former Space Shuttle astronaut Bob Springer is here to answer those questions based on his time in space.

Building the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

Eating pizza in space. Credit: NASA

Eating in space. Credit: NASA

Sleeping in space. Credit: NASA

Hygiene on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

Exercising in space. Credit: NASA

Running in space. Credit: NASA

How do you go to the bathroom in space? Credit: NASA

Space shuttle Discovery Completes ISS Assembly. Credit: NASA

Spacewalks. Credit: NASA