Many people have the misconception that there is no gravity in space and that objects (and astronauts) zoom around the International Space Station due to zero gravity. It would be much more correct to say that the gravitational force experienced on the International Space Station is much lower than that on Earth – what we might call microgravity. Year 5 and 6 took a rather interesting and memorable trip to the International Space Station using a Virtual Reality Google Expedition experience. They were able to look around the I.S.S. and compare and contrast such objects as dining tables and beds with those used on Earth. They are very different! We also found out about the challenges of washing hair and going to the toilet on board. We ended up feeling rather thankful for the amount of gravity there is on Earth! Our trip to the I.S.S coincided with the astronaut Christina Koch breaking a rather impressive record. Our brief “trip” aboard the I.S.S. gave us a great deal of respect for 328 days on board…
Huge congratulations to Christina! Read all about her record here.
