Counter / Wine to participate in the IV International Conference of Scientific Culture of the University Andrés Bello. What do you eat in space? What do you do with the waste? How he was communicating with the Russian cosmonauts? Were some of the questions to which the american responded to children in her talk. Share Tweet Share Share Print Send by mail Rectify
the girl never dreamed of being an astronaut, because at that time, in the mid 60′s, this office was only for men. But Ellen Baker (Fayetteville, united States, 1963) was first medical, then joined the U.s. Space Agency (NASA) and ended up making three trips to the International Space Station (ISS) between 1989 and 1995.
What do you eat in space? What do you do with the waste? How he was communicating with the Russian cosmonauts? Were some of the questions to which the american responded yesterday in the GAM cultural center, in the framework of the IV International Conference of Scientific Culture of the University Andrés Bello.
The conference ends this Thursday, and Baker gave a talk for the inaugural: “to Live and work in space”.
Eating and sleeping in space Although Baker was born in North Carolina, grew up in New York, more precisely in the borough of Queens. He studied geology at the University of Buffalo and then medical school at the University of Cornell. In 1981 he joined NASA.
Know pretty well Latin America, and in October came to Chile for the first time, an event of astronomy at Valparaiso.
“This time it’s to talk science with the public and explain how important science is, even if you are not a scientist. I believe that all citizens should know something about the science,” he says. “I think that you can explain to anyone, if you do it the correct way, and most of the people are interested, especially if it is about space travel”.
This Wednesday there were many children that were asked questions, such as the theme of the food or the bathroom. “American food is basically the that you bring when you go camping, a lot of dehydrated food. The russians carry a lot of canned food. Each one is different, but in general it is something easy to prepare, eat and clean up.”
Another issue is the sleep. Consider that the International Space Station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes. There are 16 orbits per day, moving at 8 kilometers per second; the sun rises and sets every 45 minutes.
“you Have to cover the windows and your eyes to not wake up all the time. How to adjust your dream is a matter of physiology. Some astronauts take sleeping pills, especially at the beginning.”
And what about urine and feces? “In the space, we recycle all fluids, maintain all the water. The solid wastes are placed in a vehicle not manned, that is consumed when reingresamos to the atmosphere”.
Another issue is the communication with the other astronauts from Japan and Europe, but especially the russians. All american astronauts must learn their language and be able to maintain a conversation with them, among others because some parts of the ISS are Russian technology. That’s why Baker spoke in both languages with their colleagues from the former Soviet Union, although it acknowledges that at this point has forgotten the most. It says that they ended up being friends, since they previously trained together, both in his country and in Russia.
In space, all astronauts in addition to performing regular exercises, so as not to lose muscle mass, along with protect against the radiation in space. The back of the space, aware that the physical consequences depend on how much time has passed in space. But it is common to lose your sense of balance. “Every astronaut is different… some were already able to walk an hour after the landing”.
And although “has no idea” what to think to make the new president Donald Trump with the space program, trust in it to continue the idea of going to Mars. With the current technology, the trip would take six months back and six months back, in addition to a stay of a year. In contrast, travel to the nearest star would take 70,000 years ago.
“If the government supports us, we can go in ten years”, he says, which certifies that, beyond technology, is key to the political support. Going to Mars is important because “it is important to advance our knowledge and technology. In addition inspiraríamos people, especially children, to become scientists. While there, in addition we could learn more of the history of our solar system and the galaxy.”
A privilege For Baker, being an astronaut without a doubt “it is fantastic, it is a great privilege. To be able to float in the space, to be the instrument of scientists on Earth, able to look at it through the window of the ship…”.
What did it teach you that experience that you can transmit to the rest of humanity?
“We live on a fragile planet, unique, and beautiful,” he answers. “We face many serious challenges and many realities unfortunate. However, we have the tools and the knowledge to make a difference and to solve many of the problems of today. I am optimistic, because I believe that people are basically good, and tends to solve the problems.”
“The chances of progress are many, limited only by our imagination, by our inability of action, and our inability to work together for the common good. We need to move forward in creating partnerships and collaborations, united and together, we can protect our planet, protect mankind and allow it to thrive”, she concludes, at the time that believed in the possibility of extraterrestrial life, although not saw any UFO in the space.
“There are more planets, stars and galaxies than we can even imagine. The universe is huge”.
Ellen Baker, astronaut: "we Must work together and protect our planet,"
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