Chris Hadfield on getting sick in space

2013-04-21 - Sometimes astronauts experience disorientation and nausea when they arrive in space. CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrates how astronauts deal with space sickness.
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[@The2ladybug]

"Oh the suns starting to come up" I don't know why but that made me so happy

[@user-rl6gi6gs9z]

Yes, that was so nice moment)

[@vitojohn8168]

Should point that camera on that window

[@alexbootthanoo]

Anybody else on a space-video binge?

[@michaelnovikov3204]

i know ur not gonna see this but yes, I am.

[@tomney4460]

Yup

[@preppyviibesx3637]

Yep

[@alexbootthanoo]

@@michaelnovikov3204 haha, took me 6 months but I saw it!

[@LightningPlayz5294]

@@alexbootthanoo you mean six years?

[@yobb89]

I was hoping he was going to explain what happens when you need medical attention ie from being sick,not just puking into a bag.like how to stop contaminating others and what meds they have up there,

[@Nathan15837]

@@bg-zn4gjthe comment is 6 year ago you know he Will not reply or see your comment

[@michaelnovikov3204]

@@Nathan15837 bruh

[@nikel-]

@@bg-zn4gj still, what if someone actually got sick on ISS?

[@wild5851]

@@nikel- would just immediately be brought back to earth

[@moo8866]

@@wild5851 that cant happen lol

[@Kuppz5]

A high quality barf bag indeed :)

[@Xeno426]

I was hoping he would talk about pathogenic sickness, not nausea.

[@TGJMTheGamingJMaster]

Bro where’s a pathogenic sickness gonna come from? Space virus?

[@marisrogers5192]

@@TGJMTheGamingJMaster Someone might have gotten it before they went on the iss

[@michaelnovikov3204]

@@marisrogers5192 they are wiped down before launch and cant come in close contact with other people a week or so as not to take up ANYTHING.

[@tomney4460]

Michael Novikov they also, during the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, quarantined for two weeks following their return, but this practice was discontinued following the end of the Apollo program in 1972.

[@citizen_of_the_stars5144]

@@marisrogers5192 they get quarantined before going to space 0 contacts

[@WOVmusic]

This man has been to the ocean floor and space. He is a true badass.

[@AngelaJeanBarr]

I could listen to Chris answer questions all day....fun and informative.

The cool thing about space is that you have all of your walls to hoard things.

[@nuggets5200]

ANDRE NAO ACREDITO VC AKI :)

[@TotallyAlisa]

Thos comment is 7 years ago and just 6 Likes, woah

[@TheeDrunkunMunky]

At 1:18 I was like.. "Ermm, there's kinda something outside the window just floating away " lol

[@ImRockintheChexMix]

like he said in the video, the disorientation of being in space can cause nausea. It is like getting car-sick; you don't necessarily have a disease or infection, you are just not feeling well

[@spaskaangelova1669]

How well and thoroughly explains Chris! I miss the beautiful images from space!

[@Colp2]

0:53 "Nah, that'll be okay." Famous Last Words, 2013 Edition. ;)

[@MTGtheofficial]

Lol.

[@nuclear_hawk]

loved it how he was holding the mic, and when he lets go it just floats in place

[@Rominaisss20]

You are awesome! ! And this is amazing ! Thanks for posted all of this kind of videos teaching us and killing our doubts !

[@madcar8]

chris is the coolest astronaut in space!! :D

[@mariakarathanasi2738]

make a video for the view in space please

[@jaroslavvalasek6567]

this would have 10 millions if he actually demonstrated the puking

[@callumrocksyoursocks]

I love how he goes 'Nah, that'll be okay' :D 0:51

[@berrylicious674]

00:51

[@nedt]

Love these videos, thanks!

[@patrickm7727]

i would imagine your chances of getting sick on a well maintained space station void of people and pathogens is very slim.

[@HauntFreak13]

t y Unless you contract something undetectable before you leave...

[@brahma80]

I have new appreciation of things that I do on earth after watching his videos. realized how Mother earth takes care of us so beautifully.

[@jaredsalin9333]

This channel is really cool and popular. It's just so awesome in space.

[@J4TFOI]

A well done answer for a vague question.

[@paradin87]

i love that channel

[@drsusredfish]

the "set it and forget it" microphone just made me smile. :)

[@HilaryPea]

"Ah, that'll be okay." I don't know why, but I just started cracking up! This is what makes watching these instructional videos fun. Any other scientist-like specialist would use technical terms. Nope, it's a "special barf bag"! That made me smile. I do like that the bag comes with its own built-in towel for wiping your face off. Necessity is the mother of invention. The first vomiter must have been like, "Crap, I feel better, but now I made a mess!" These bags need to include a towel!"

[@ZiNtOzClips]

Love the videos!

[@MightyLotu]

Chris is the man!

[@dmitrybahrt9227]

This man is so self aware of himself, and the ship around him its insane. Mad respect 🫡 ❤

[@TheArchitectOfDreams]

It's going to get a little bright, *stares into the window* Just a minute, no wonder why my eye sight is so bad.

[@jakemelda900]

I watch one Chris Hadfield video and now I can’t stop, help

[@kittendetective]

Yes! I saw a documentary at Kennedy Space Center about the ISS and it showed a haircut being done very slowly with scissors, but a vacuum was held very closeby to absorb the hair.

[@spiwolf6998]

"Quick! You get your barff bag open," Proceeds to unfold origami

[@CamiloSanchez1979]

What happens if you throw up during a space walk?...oh man, that must be very embarrassing

[@Snowyxmisty]

I’m whatching him on the news rn

[@FrimzLovesStreamline]

crazy to think that girl is now in 2024 25-26 years old

[@Jiggyllama]

Once you start, you can't stop!

[@washaqainal]

I love how they said it was mad on saint heubort but it was made in space

[@WFU.Youtube]

I like how he was talking, his watch was jiggleing around.

[@tikatikatoc776]

pretty good considering this video is an excerpt from a live stream

[@ThePoonDoctor]

The activities and phenomena that are mundane on Earth are the most interesting things from space to watch.

[@steveberryman]

The problem with internet from space is the distance you have to send the signals. The speed of light is fast, but not as fast as you might think. The signals also have to get bounced around multiple satellites sometimes. Apparently the speed is somewhere in the region of 10mbit/s but the latency is, at worst, 1.2s.

[@Cyrusislikeawsome]

This is so freaking cool

[@MlorenDraymeer]

Lots of reasons: Firing something out would cause recoil on the station which could push it slightly out of orbit, not by much but you wouldn't want to be doing it all the time. You would lose oxygen every time you fired something out. The trash would be a hazard for future space missions.

[@iceman77922]

they need to send him back up soon.. he's done alot for the program by informing the public.

[@sfnlekal3342]

i love chris

[@TODDCRAVER]

My math class is watching your videos!

[@dazzargilmour]

from wikipedia about asmospheric control systems inside the ISS: 'Carbon dioxide is removed from the air by the Vozdukh system in Zvezda. Other by-products of human metabolism, such as methane from the intestines and ammonia from sweat, are removed by activated charcoal filters'

[@mrskeleton1562]

One of the most important questions of Space traveling revealed.

[@EPiiCx5587]

I think he's back already.

[@AlisterPuddifer]

'A little bright' - world's biggest understatement.

[@CaptainBlagbird]

It would be awesome to see those videos in 3D :) (floating mic and stuff)

[@Nerdiator]

I like how his watch is just floating around his arm

[@MarkRose1337]

You rotate in circles!

[@iiMiDNiGHTz]

You guys know that you have to make a day in the life of video now!

[@ArcticArsenal]

Can you do a video explaining the process by which you re-acclimatize to life back on Earth? How hard is it to go from microgravity back to normal gravity?

[@briandefox]

He was in the ISS. He returned on 13th May.

[@Yarach]

By peristaltic movements in your body. It also explaines why people are able to drink water while upside down. The reason they do not eat a lot of food could be because they float all the time, so the body does not need much power from the muscles.

[@Sallyallie89]

He did a video on this already. Just type in "Chris Hadfield sleeping in space" and it should pop up. He has a tiny, padded room that he goes into and a sleeping bag he zips himself up in to hold him still. He then just lets himself float inside the sleeping bag and says it is quite comfortable because gravity isn't around to pull your head or arms or anything down.

[@dermonater1]

He said in one of his videos that there is no gravity to help your blood flow, so a lot of it just stays in your head or something, and your head gets a bit expanded when you first go up ^^

[@xAddiction34]

This is cool I hope to be an astronaut someday I actually took a survey in 8th grade and my 1st job it gave me was an astronaut.

[@stanleycarter6275]

The Internet is transmitted by the iss he has the best conection ever

[@Aeshir2]

i love how he just leaves the mic in the air when he needs two hands like oh nbd no gravity up here

[@namiks1]

Anyone else spend the whole video watching the little floating bag in the background, completely missing what was said?

[@georgemccallum3479]

i saw a bag floating in mid air and your whatch is moving like spastic

[@malathis0]

I honestly wasn't paying attention to Chris the first time I watched. I was staring at the sunrise.

[@GAGENOW]

Wow now I really want to know too

[@reyphobic]

i have a science test tomorrow and i just threw up plus had diarrhoea and this question just randomly popped up in my head😭 this guy seems like such a fun person to interact with :(

[@larnregis]

Medics. If you are really sick e.g. by eating something bad or even worse, you have an infection or a tumor in your stomach, then it will surely help to analyse the vomit by sight without having to take it out. e.g. check if any blood is in the vomit.

[@Zereze]

0:59 I was expecting you to say: "We put it in the water recycling machine" lmao

[@jimbovanpersie]

Space is so cool :-)

[@briant-c2918]

So many entertaining things about this video....like how the pink plastic thing was floating around in the back round....and how he violently smashed the barf bag into his face...

[@PeaceLion]

Food does degrade as time goes, but at a slight slower pace.

[@MrSquarehead97]

Your profile picture makes the comment 10x better.

[@MIKEHUNT7531]

What was it like coming back to earth after such a long time

[@tiagopadua]

just browse the canadianspaceagency channel here on youtube - they have a video about the ISS bathroom

[@amitasrivastav1512]

that was cool

[@snapple3611]

I love u chris😍

[@ajtronic]

Possibly for medical diagnosis if needed? You wouldn't want to overlook certain things like blood or other discharges in the emesis (vomit). This obviously wouldn't apply to just being nauseous.

[@ghostie7790]

wow!

[@SmithOfEak]

The heart pumps the blood, just like on earth.

[@erdemk0]

in one of his videos he mentions something about internet speed in iss he says that the connection is slower than here on earth

[@erapats12]

I like don't want him to leave these are so cool and does anyone think he will just drop stuff at home?

[@skibikeride2000]

It burns the same way but since there is no gravity hot air doesnt rise so the fire is a ball

[@roolynn5000]

There is a video clip of him showing how he sleeps.

[@frogbear02]

I would presume that is because the digestive system works on smooth muscles, which involuntarily push food the way it is supposed to go, even on Earth.

[@firebender111]

I always assumed there was some sort of release hatch where they could put trash and just launch it out into space. I'm sad that this is apparently not the case. :(

[@Stainless404]

They have ventilation up there, so it is basically the same as farting in your car, there is also no wind, but ventilation.

[@o0julek0o]

He's here all ... 6 months :D

[@dymproductions]

he is on earth

[@iheartegypt]

The human body has muscles that do that system in any gravity, they don't eat a lot of food because it would be really expensive to resupply the food stocks every week.

[@brittnyariel3944]

the world's first space comedian he's hilarious XD

[@bbholypineapple]

At 0:58 you can see the part of the bag floating back around in the background :)

[@Exclamity]

He is going to drop so many microphones on Earth.

[@erdemk0]

he explains in another video (just search for chris hadfield washing hands). he demonstrates how they wash hands but taking a shower is simply the same process

[@FanGirlYell]

Well... Off to play Space Station 13... Again...

[@SkyLance]

1:15 I thought the bag went into space when I saw it in the window

[@Andrew369C]

"Ah that'll be ok" - Famous last words...

[@Yarach]

yes

[@nutzeeer]

its an international project where everyone works together