I already know I couldn’t. It was hard enough traveling to Singapore earlier this year; off-planet would be beyond my limit.
I think the problem is that, as a long-time sci-fi fan, I know all about the things that can happen up there. And this thing is no Deep Space Nine.
You can run out of air. Yep, it’s true; some people might breathe too much and use it all up. Or there could be a fire, which we all know uses up oxygen like no other.
What if they run out of food? Maybe one of the astronauts is a hoarder, and starts squirreling it away?
Did you know there’s no refrigeration, no cold water? All the water they drink is recycled. And where does that come from? Can you dig it? LOL.
Worst of all, what if something horrendous happens back on Earth, and the space shuttle can’t come back to get you. Oh, man! And there you are with five other cranky, HUNGRY people…
Nope. I’ll stay right here and get my off-world experiences from Stargate SG-1 reruns.
ps – for more on the International Space Station, NASA has a pretty cool site. They don’t talk much about running out of air or food, though.
I forgot to mention that living with 5 other astronauts might be similar to my home life right now. I wonder if their laundry room gets backed up too?