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T O P I C R E V I E WDirkHow have astronauts their hair cut in space (ISS) during long time missions?DirkRobert PearlmanA couple of recent pictures of Dan Tani can help answer your question. quote:Astronaut Daniel Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer, trims his hair in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis is docked with the station. Tani used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair.Mr MeekIt's a super-science Flowbee...just without the "Rockin' Mullet" setting.DCCollectorThe IMAX movie "Space Station 3D" also includes a scene in which Commander Bill Shepard gets a haircut from crew mate Yuri Gidzenko. Their equipment seems a little less fancy than Dan Tani's...SpaceCadet114How would women cut their hair? If they didn't want a shave-cut?Robert PearlmanSuni Williams had her long locks cut to a more manageable length just before the shuttle that brought her to the space station departed for Earth. As a bonus, she arranged for the ponytail to be donated for charity. In that case, and later during her flight for a touch-up, it was simply done with a pair of scissors and a vacuum device to gather the clippings.mjanovecWhile your question appeared targeted towards ISS flights, some Skylab astronauts got haircuts during their missions too. I've seen a photo of Owen Garriott giving Al Bean a haircut, at least.issman1I have a similar curiosity as to how ISS/Shuttle/Soyuz crewmembers spit in space. What do they use for a spitoon?Robert Pearlman quote:Originally posted by issman1:I have a similar curiosity as to how ISS/Shuttle/Soyuz crewmembers spit in space. If your question is in regards to brushing their teeth, then shuttle and ISS astronauts do not (spit). As Dan Tani recently said before returning to Earth, "I'm looking forward to spitting my toothpaste out in a sink rather than swallowing it."
Dirk
quote:Astronaut Daniel Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer, trims his hair in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis is docked with the station. Tani used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair.
In that case, and later during her flight for a touch-up, it was simply done with a pair of scissors and a vacuum device to gather the clippings.
quote:Originally posted by issman1:I have a similar curiosity as to how ISS/Shuttle/Soyuz crewmembers spit in space.
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