Can astronauts shower in space?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2015

⏱️ 56 minutes

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This week, can we colonise Mars? What's causes that smell after it rains? Can genetics inform skin care? And how do astronauts shower in space? Chris Smith, Richard Hollingham and Max Sanderson join Kat Arney to take on your quandaries, and also discuss some of the science news you might have missed this week: the Russian space race fail, hijacking a jet by hacking, and why humans feel pain... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	And the Hello and welcome to the naked scientist with me Katani.
0:19.5	This week we have a special Q&A show and our panel of experts will be tackling your science-related
0:24.5	questions including why don't satellites crash into each other in space? Should we
0:29.9	be colonizing Mars and what is that smell just before it rains? The Naked
0:35.3	Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. Now to introduce our panel we have with us today in the studio Richard Hollingham
0:49.8	he's space boffin and Space Travel Expert.
0:52.6	We also have Max Sanderson,
0:54.2	neuroscience expert and science communicator.
0:56.6	And of course, our very own Chris Smith
0:58.7	couldn't do a show without him.
1:00.0	He specializes in all things medical
1:02.3	and pretty much anything else I reckon.
1:04.1	My own specialist subject is genetics and cancer and we're going to kick off with a question for
1:08.4	Richard.
1:09.4	So we've had a question from Mark Praveleckk and he says given our current technological level is it really possible for us to colonise Mars if so how and if not what are the barriers?
1:20.7	Yes is the short answer.
1:23.0	Yeah, there we go.
1:25.0	Let's all go.
1:26.0	One of the barriers must be about 2 million, 37 million kilometers.
1:29.0	Yeah, 225 million kilometers away average.
1:32.0	Yes, it's even closer sometimes though.
1:34.0	Yeah, it is closer sometimes.
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