Mike Fossum: Well, we can't take a normal shower
because the water doesn't know where -- how to find the drain.
So we don't have a regular shower.
What we do instead is, you know, clean up with soapy water,
you know, and a wash towel of some type,
a washcloth of some type.
And let me just show you how that works.
Get the warm water -- And this is already premixed
where it's a little bit
of the special soap in the water pouch.
Then we add a little water to it.
Get the wash towel wet.
You know, it's a little bit like camping.
You're taking a sponge bath,
except it is warm water,
and it feels good, and it gets you clean.
When we're working out twice a day -- very often twice a day --
you know, it is important to get clean,
as well as maintaining health
and all the other hygiene aspects
of staying clean in space.
It's also good just 'cause you feel better to wipe off the --
Of course, we don't have --
You know, we're not working outside.
The temperature in the space station is cool and controlled,
and the humidity is also moderately low, also.
So it's a very comfortable place to live.
You don't sweat a lot
and, you know, need extra showers
because, you know, you've been walking or working outside.
