Just days after quickly deploying his haircut to the International Space Station (ISS), French astronaut Mathias Maurer has now shared glimpses of himself performing vigorous exercises in an orbiting laboratory. There is a culture of two hours of regular exercise for astronauts living on space stations because it keeps them in shape and helps maintain bone density and muscle mass during long-term space missions. Via Twitter, Maurer shared a video explaining why exercise is so important.
“There is no exception when it comes to exercising 2 hours a day on Space_Station. Not only does this help us stay in shape after enjoying the celebrations, it is also important for strengthening muscle mass and bone density in a weightless environment,” Maurer wrote. in a tweet on Twitter.
In the video, Maurer is seen sweating through special equipment mounted on the ISS unit specially designed to operate in microgravity. The environment that astronauts live in is notorious for its detrimental effects, so astronauts use rigorous training because it won’t make much difference when they land again after months in space. Maurer recently went viral when he posted a video of another haircut on the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Raja Chari.
Maurer’s haircut on the International Space Station goes viral
NASA astronaut Chari Maurer’s hair was very well received by the public who were amazed to learn more about the technology that astronauts have been using so far. Maurer described Chari as a “man of many talents,” and he detailed the special hair clippers used by astronauts in space to prevent hair from floating in space. When astronauts need a haircut on the space station, they use special scissors with a vacuum tube attached to them. This vacuum tube does not allow clipper hair to contaminate the unit as it absorbs hair like a vacuum cleaner. Needless to say, a floating haircut in microgravity is not a good idea as it could get into the astronaut’s eyes or even cause damage to the engine.
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