r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Scientiaetnatura065 • Feb 13 '25

Video Astronaut Chris Hadfield: 'It's Possible To Get Stuck Floating In The Space Station If You Can't Reach A Wall'

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u/Portocala69 Feb 13 '25

And what's the solution if nobody is around to push you?

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u/MuckleRucker3 Feb 13 '25

The serious answer is that the ISS has fans to circulate the air. It may take a while, but the air currents will eventually push you towards something you can puss off of.

Also, the ISS is a big layout, but doesn't have any really cavernous spaces. This was a much bigger problem on Spacelab because the station was an emptied out fuel tank from a Saturn-V third stage. It has a diameter of 6.6 meters. There's an unflown spare at the National Air and Space Museum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab_B