Life Inside The International Space Station

Ever wondered what its like to work in space The brave men and women of the International Space Station are truly a special breed, but at the end of the day theyre just regular people, going about their jobs. So join us today as we shadow our higher ups and learn all about a day in the life of an ISS astronaut. When hurtling around planet earth at 17, 100 mph, standard human notions of day and night start to look pretty silly. In a normal 24 hour stretch, a typical ISS astronaut will see the sun rise, and set, 16 times in total. Human bodies did not evolve that way. So a regular 24hour earth day is maintained up there, if nothing else to prevent the crew descending into a grim spiral of permanent crippling jet lag. SUGGEST A TOPIC Imagery supplied via Getty Images Life Inside The International Space Station