At the first mention of the task I had no idea what thing I could come up to that was remotely decent. "A famous person", I was hoping so bad it didn't had to be the typical celebrity. But then it occurred to me: I don't have to 'follow' a fool! I can actually choose someone of interest. And thinking back, I already did.
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| Sam at the Cupola module at the ISS |
I remembered I am following Samantha Cristoforetti on facebook. For those who don't know, she is an astronaut that currently has the record for the longest space mission for a woman (199 days). I started following her because I ran into some very interesting videos she was making of how life happens outside of our little blue dot. Simple tasks that in space a completely different.
This is a nice video:
https://www.facebook.com/ESASamanthaCristoforetti/videos/382879435250834/
I guess being in space must be a great experience for all the senses, but then I would be terrified of coming back down. Just imagine the trip down on the Soyuz. I remember plummeting down to earth from 1 kilometer up and the first 3 seconds were hell. And once the parachute was deployed everything was peachy, but the free fall on the capsule with ever increasing temperatures and turbulence. Wow, I just can't fathom that anymore.
I hope that my SpaceVR videos will take me to the ISS in the safety of my own home next year. Really looking forward to that.
I think it is very cool how Esa is managing the "get to know space" thing. In a way they are most likely encouraging the curiosity in people to see what happens in space. By having this interaction of the astronauts with a facebook fan base, they can show what their life is like up there.
She seems to be a very cheerful and smart person, well educated and formal yet playful in a way. I think the world would be a better place if these heroes were as popular as the crap television we have nowadays.
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