Does Weightlessness Affect Astronauts’ Dreams and Sleep?
MessageToEagle.com – Astronauts in places with microgravity, like on the ISS, are weightless; they can sleep or rest in any orientation.
However, when it’s time for them to sleep, they have to attach themselves so they don’t float around and bump into something.
ISS astronauts usually sleep in sleeping bags located in small crew cabins. Each crew cabin is just big enough for one person. Astronauts also attach themselves to walls or the ceiling to sleep.
Many sleep worse on a space mission than on earth. It may be due to micro gravitation, but also to other factors such as noise, excitement, stress, jet lag or too cold or too warm temperatures causing discomfort. Another factor can be the fact that on the ISS, for example, the sun rises as many as 15 times a day.
See also:
Why Time Dilation Allows Time Travel
Forbush Decrease: Dangerous Event That Can Affect Human Health, Technology, Earth’s Environment
Is There Anything In The Universe Bigger Than A Galaxy?
Astronauts have told they dream more, but sleep less in space – around six hours and not seven or eight as we usually do on earth. One theory suggests that it may be because an astronaut moves more easily in microgravity.
Weightlessness does affect the types of dreams, too.
During their sleep period, astronauts have reported having dreams and nightmares. Some have even reported snoring in space.
NOTE: Microgravity is the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless.
Copyright © MessageToEagle.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or part without the express written permission of MessageToEagle.com
Expand for referencesRelated Posts
-
Unexplained Mystery Of The Highway That Affected People’s Free Will
No Comments | Aug 12, 2015
-
Music Can Improve Memory
No Comments | Feb 6, 2016
-
Alois Irlmaier’s Scary Prophecy About World War III
No Comments | Jun 10, 2015
-
Rosicrucians: Facts And History About The Mysterious Secret Society
No Comments | Oct 20, 2016
-
Reincarnation – Journey Of The Souls And Our Karma We Depend On In The Next Life
No Comments | Aug 2, 2018
-
Mystery Of The Seven Sages In Ancient Myths And Legends
No Comments | Feb 20, 2016
-
Legend Of Baku – The Dream Eater – Was It An Ancient Supernatural Being?
No Comments | Dec 18, 2014
-
What Was A ‘Triumvirate’ In Ancient Rome?
No Comments | Feb 15, 2016
-
Unexplained Disappearance Of A Professor Who Perhaps Entered A Parallel World
No Comments | Jul 3, 2015
-
Susa: One Of The World’s Oldest Cities That Served As Capital Of The Elamite Empire
No Comments | Nov 21, 2023