Gaganatri Shubhanshu Shukla said on Tuesday that astronauts have to do daily exercise to stay fit and healthy in the International Space Station (ISS).
As part of the Axiom-4 mission running in its second and last week in ISS, India’s group captain Shukla spoke to the students during a conversation during a conversation Ham radio communication. For less than ten minutes starting at 2 pm on Tuesday, this was the second radio communication that he returned to India. It was provided with a call connected by ISRO’s North East Space Application Center via Telebridge at the International Space Station (Ariss).
During the call, he emphasized how physical fitness is important for astronauts while in ISS and the parikrama observatory provides a mini gym for astronauts.
“Believe it or not, there is also a treadmill, a cycle and a strength training machine known as an advanced resistance exercise tool (ARD). Every day, astronauts have to exercise to maintain their health and fitness. It is very important to stay healthy and fit in a state of microgravity,” he responded to fitness.
Shukla shared that his body faced space disease soon after reaching the ISS last week.
“On Earth, we have gravity acting, but it is not the same in space. The body undergoes some changes (when in a space environment) but it gets quickly adapted. Anyway, if a person feels unhealthy in the ISS, there are medicines available to deal with space disease,” he said.
At the beginning of this week, his smiling photos emerged from Kapola or Earth-Difiding Well and Indian Air Force Testing Pilot reiterated that it was beautiful to see back to Earth and it was a wonderful experience.
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On the ongoing science experiments designed by ISRO, Shukla said some data was cleaned. He further expanded, “Many factors affect biological processes in ISS, but it is particularly affected by unique environmental conditions – microgravity and enhanced radiation. While on Earth, its magnetic field and layer of environment protects it.”
He credited comprehensive and intensive training during the last several months, and his training by the IAF as a Test pilot helped him during the ongoing mission on ISS. He mentioned in detail how training focused on facing unusual situations and emergency situations on ISS.
He said, “An emergency may face an emergency in ISS. For this, the maximum time period of our on-round training focuses on all possible scenarios that may be wrong on ISS. We are well-passed and trained to handle any emergency on ISS,” he said.
Another doubt is that the students quizzed Shukla that the ISS had time for time area on the ship.
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He said, “We look at the sets of sun and sun, but our daily activities are not directed by sunlight, but over time. We follow Greenwich Meen Time (GMT),” he said.
Encouraging young students to pursue science and will be available to guide the next generation Gaganiatris, Shukla said, “I will soon come back with you guys and guide you all. Many children from small and big cities are going to become astronauts.”
Ending a positive and inspiring note conversation, the group captain Shukla said, “When you children are older, who knows, you can be the first person to keep the moon.”
On July 4, Shukla communicated the girl through Ham Radio, during which she interacted with students from Thiruvananthapuram and Lucknow.
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