How do you think astronauts sleep in space? Do they need any special equipment?

Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F):

1. Astronauts are never tired in space.
2. There are three small bedrooms at the International Space Station.
3. The bedrooms at the International Space Station are also called sleep stations or sleep pods.
4. Inside each sleep station there is a blanket tied to the wall.
5. Astronauts sleep on a mattress.
6. Astronauts don’t need a pillow.
7. In space, without gravity, you can relax every muscle in your body and your arms float in front of you.
8. Chris Hadfield doesn’t wear jammies at night.
9. Chris Hadfield sleeps up to six hours everyday on board the space station.

Watch this video and find out. Check your previous answers and if a statement is false, correct it.

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And this is Hadfield’s tribute to David Bowie: