Inquire-it-Writing

                  Sasha's Lance's Lab Report

For educational purposes, Lance Bass is going into space and facing the challenges that would seem so easy on the Earth’s atmosphere.  Everything in space is so much different to the life we live on Earth.  For three months he is going to do everything he did on earth- daily life, communicating with  family and friends, record music and do experiments, but in space.

Daily life is complicated because in space, as everything is so different than it was on Earth, even the simplest things are designed around the fact that space hasn’t got much gravity.                                                                                                                          Toileting in space has such a dramatic change from toileting on Earth. The toilet tube is like a huge pipe that connects onto an automatic pressure sewer, which is like a large fan that sucks the waste into a big metal box but prevents it from floating back into the station.                                                                                                                       Bagged and packaged food and water sachets are much, much safer than open food.  With all the open electricity, satellites and power cords, Lance is careful not to let liquid touch them or they will not function properly.  The food in cans and sachets are put into a small, roundish plastic bag. To open the hole in which the person eats out of, the person will have to squeeze the air bubbles on either side of the hole.                                                                                                                                              Exercising is very important, just like on Earth. If some people don’t exercise on Earth they will get larger, and lazier. Since there is no gravity in space, the usual treadmill and weights won’t work as well as they did on Earth. Lance’s treadmill is hooked up to the power cord and is connected to the wall. There is a rope to tie the person onto and electronic handcuffs to keep the person safe. The running part is the same as running on Earth.                                                                                                 Washing and bathing is probably the hardest part of living, in space. As Lance is not allowed to use much water, because of all the open electronic equipment, his washing machine and dryer are designed to work differently. His washing machine uses as little water as possible and he has a quick drying soapy sanitizer for his clothes.  It has a fragrance of orange and is very useful to remove stains of any kind.  His dryer works for five minutes at a time.  It uses hot air that is more than 60°c.  Lance brushes his teeth very much the same as he did on Earth. For this he also uses little water. He gets a flannel, washes and dries the toothbrush on it. For washing his face he also uses the flannel but dries his face with a dry cloth.                            Sleeping is one of the resources your body needs most. Lance sleeps on a metal bed that is bolted into the wall and has straps to hold his body and bedding down securely.  His bedding includes: a thermal, heated sleeping bag with a steel headrest and a normal pillow.                                                                                                        Relaxation is a normal part of everyday life. Since Lance is not with his family and friends, he tends to use the computer a lot. On his space craft, he has a specific satellite for communication. But even so, Lance is not alone. He has scientists working with him and has a couple of his not-so-close friends.                             Communication in space is just as important as it was on Earth. As there aren’t any phones or cell phones that are able to work on the space station, Lance has two computers that he uses repeatedly. He makes use of Twitter, Face book and Skype.  Lance has a Skype- camera that he uses when he is talking to the people he is communicating with.                                                                                                                Music is an important part of Lance’s career. Since Lance is a pop star he is to be provided with special equipment to use in space. He use equipment such as a voice recorder- that plugs into his computer, a guitar- that has a Velcro band around it which he can attach to another piece of Velcro when it is not in use, and his most priceless instrument- his voice.                                                                                           Experiments are part of a required education programme.  Lance is experimenting on why people lose their minds in space.  He needs to study books and use the Wikipedia set up in his computer.  In his lab, Lance has a very special head piece that is designed to look in the chosen person’s brain and sends the information into the computer. This headpiece is used to find out why people lose their minds. Lance is waiting for the right time to use this particular piece of equipment.  In his spare time he reads the selected space books on his bookshelf. 

 At the end of the three months in space, Lance will come back to share his experiences and how living in space changed his life.

By Sasha Watson