Hey guys what's up it's Charlie here and today we're going to be looking at
astronauts answering questions you've always wanted to know ever wondered what
it's like in outer space well astronauts online have actually
answered questions you've always wondered about going into outer space
for example do astronauts have to wear diapers can they vote can they keep
their spacesuits all of these questions and more will be answered by real-life
astronauts in this video but before we blast off why not subscribe and press
the notification bell - coming up first we have do you need passports now that
is an interesting question do astronauts need a passport well the answer is yes
when astronauts leave Earth they do have to have a passport with them but it's
not because there's some kind of immigration check in outer space
although it would be awesome to get your passport checked by an alien that is not
what happens so if you don't need a passport to travel into outer space why
do astronauts take them when they leave earth well this question was answered by
a 30-year old NASA veteran named Clayton C Anderson Clayton revealed
it's not about where they go but actually where they land when they
return to Earth if you're a NASA astronaut and you take off in a rocket
chances are it's not landing back in the USA in fact usually NASA Rockets land in
the waters of Kazakhstan they then have to go through customs in Kazakhstan or
any other country they may land in and then get back to America so what you
don't need a passport to go into outer space you do need it to get back into
your home country after you land next up is what do you drink ever wondered what
astronauts drink well the answer may surprise you
unless your name is Bear Grylls astronauts can drink fruit juice and
coffee onboard they also have some tea and even some milk sometimes but you're
probably thinking don't they've run out of water at some point well that brings
us onto the crux of this question do astronauts drink their own pee well
surprisingly astronauts do actually do this
now don't get me wrong they're not doing it bear grylls star instead they use
state-of-the-art technology to make their pee and to clean water they have a
multi-million dollar that collects up their urine this system then
concentrates that liquid that liquid is then processed and purified and put out
of a portable water dispenser the system nASA uses can recycle six thousand
liters of pee per year and if you think you're always going to be drinking your
own then think again sometimes NASA astronauts actually have to use Russian
urine when they're up in space that's because at the USA in Russia have the
world's biggest space programs but the one differences Russians refuse to drink
recycle herein while Americans do next up is can you folks have you ever wanted
to get political while in outer space well now you can according to astronauts
of course whenever an election comes around everyone in the country is
entitled to a vote even if they're not in the country for example if you happen
to be abroad you can still vote and the same goes for if you're not even on the
planet NASA astronaut shane Kimbrough revealed exactly how this is done one
year before the launch astronauts have to select which elections they want to
participate in while in space they'll then be provided with a postcard which
is a voter registration and absentee ballot requests and hilariously they're
made to put their address as low-earth orbit so it's kind of like how you'd
fight if you are out of the country but instead they're out of this world
literally amazingly voting from space isn't even a new thing it's been around
since 1997 so in about a year when 2020 rolls around then you can know that
people up above you are voting next up we have can you keep your suits let's be
honest there is nothing cooler than a space suit I'm sure as kids lots of us
wanted to be astronauts and a big reason is clumping around in that big white
suit you look like some kind of amazing Star Wars hero so you're probably
wondering when an astronaut lands back on earth do they get to keep their space
suit I mean they could wear on special occasions like
well sadly that's not the case and astronauts are not allowed to keep their
spacesuits you may think this is unfair seeing as they risk their lives going
into space in that suit but it'll make sense when I reveal that a spacesuit
costs twelve million dollars yep that's right if you thought a Gucci or Prada
handbag or dress cost a lot then these suits cost much more the suit weighs
around 50 pounds also every space suit is made individually as it's such a
niche market NASA must pay for all of the engineering designing welding and
sewing and they have to keep these people employed 24/7 in case anything
ever breaks so despite space suits being made
specifically for the astronaut who's going to be wearing it they do not get
to keep it after the mission and to be honest I'd doubt they'd want to can you
imagine the insurance and a twelve million dollar spacesuit next up we have
do you wear diapers yep I went there let's actually ask
astronauts the number one question on everyone's mind now you may think this
sounds like something from a cartoon but according to astronauts yes they do wear
diapers so you're probably wondering why that is well it's all down to the
spacesuits it ain't exactly easy to get out of a space suit and into a space
toilet although being an astronaut is very interesting a lot of their job is
waiting around before their rocket launches they have to sit in the
spacecraft for about four hours well launch prepares they then have to do a
six hour meeting where they cannot use the bathroom and they have to stay in
one spot and they also have to wait awhile when their rocket goes into space
and they dock to the space station so that's many many hours of waiting around
where they cannot move or go to the bathroom also when they go out on
spacewalks they have to wear diapers there to these spacewalks can sometimes
take anywhere from eight to ten hours so as a precautionary measure they do wear
a diaper just in case next up is can you cry in space let's say an astronaut
here's some bad news from outer space well maybe they look down at the beauty
of the world and shed a tear is that possible can you crime space well the
answer is yes astronauts can cry in space
however it will be very different to the tears we may shared on earth you see
without gravity water develops a very very different property according to
astronauts tears are like glue in space instead of rolling off you they stick to
your skin so if you did start crying in space then your eyes would not deplete
this water instead your eyes would simply swell up with water which would
not be a good look I don't know if any astronauts have cried in space but if
they have they'd have got a very weird experience next up is can you drink
there's nothing better than after a hard day's work kicking back where they bid
but what about after a long day of zero gravity and space walking let's be
honest we've all wondered can astronauts boost it up in space well according to
British astronaut Tim Peake drinking is allowed during training on earth but
when they're in outer space there's way too much that could go wrong if they
drink too much that's why drinking in outer space is prohibited after all
pressing the wrong dial could be absolutely terrible we're as compared to
an earth the worst thing that can happen if you drink too much is you buy a bunch
of junk purchases and Amazon and finally on our list of questions for astronauts
we have can you whistle in space everyone loves to whistle while they
work and astronauts are no exception but can you physically whistle a while in
outer space well while astronauts are on board their
ships or in the international space station they can whistle but the thing
they can't do is whistle and a space suit inside the space suit your
breathing 100% oxygen this means they'll be at a much lower pressure which will
make it very hard to whistle so guys I'm sure those are some awesome questions
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