Who let one rip?Smelt It<\/p>\n
It's not easy cohabitating inside a tiny metal box while screaming through outer space at over 17,000 mph especially when it comes to foul odors that can't escape by simply opening a window.<\/p>\n
In a recent TikTok video yes, astronauts are on TikTok now European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti recalled the very specific smell she encountered once boarding the International Space Station.<\/p>\n
\"When I got here a couple of months ago for my second flight, I could immediately smell a very peculiar odor that brought me back instantly to the memories and sensations of my first flight's odors,\" Cristoforetti said in the vid.<\/p>\n
Cristoforetti is a seasoned pro when it comes to the ISS. She currently holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European astronaut, having spent 199 days on board the ISS between November 2014 and June 2015. She was more recently sent to the station back in April on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for a second stint.<\/p>\n
The astronaut has used TikTok to share a number of videos over her latest flight, amassing millions of views.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, the space station's stink didn't persist over time.<\/p>\n
\"But within a matter of days, I got used to it, and now I cannot smell it anymore,\" she said, adding that the station's filters take care of most of the smell.<\/p>\n
But that doesn't mean the decades old orbital outpost is free from foul odors.<\/p>\n
\"There are, of course, a couple of places on space station that can become a little bit smelly,\" the astronaut admitted in her video.<\/p>\n
For instance, \"if you're close to a lot of trash,\" Cristoforetti recalled, pointing out that the station recently sent a Cygnus spacecraft full of crash to burn up in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n
Then there are \"big blue bags\" that holds the crew's solid toilet waste, which can \"of course be a little bit smelly as well,\" according to the astronaut.<\/p>\n
As for number one, the \"brine\" that is left after the water has been removed from the recycled urine can also cause a bit of a stink on board the station.<\/p>\n
\"Other than that, the space station smells very pleasant,\" Cristoforetti concluded. Which is reassuring kind of.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: International Space Station has 'peculiar odor,' astronaut says [Space.com]<\/p>\n
More on the ISS: Elon Musk Lobs Casual Space Station Burn at Moscow<\/p>\n
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