Life aboard Orion – infographic

The four Artemis II astronauts will live in a campervan-sized capsule for nearly 10 days. How will life aboard Orion be? How will they take care of their basic needs? Check out this infographic! (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)

Life aboard Orion

The astronauts will live in a campervan-sized capsule for nearly 10 days.

Personal hygiene

No shower: wipes, liquid soap, washcloths water and no-rinse shampoo

Toilet 

Designed to collect urine and fecal matter separately

Eating

• Mostly irradiated food
• Ambient water dispenser to rehydrate food
• Food warmer with limited capacity
• No cans

Exercising

30 minutes of daily exercise using a flywheel

Working

Testing all of Orion's systems and procedures with crew

Relaxing

• Entertainment pre-loaded on tablets and laptops
• Looking at Earth and the Moon from the windows

Sleeping

8 hours of sleep on average: sleeping bags attached to Orion's walls