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> it looks like a research station that could have been on Earth. It looks like a research station that was designed to be _maintained_ on Earth. Their sense
by akira2501 2y ago
> it looks like a research station that could have been on Earth.
It looks like a research station that was designed to be _maintained_ on Earth. Their sense of cleanliness, I feel, is going to cost them in labor and repairability in the long run.
So many integrated panels. A microwave? Plants out in the work area with no shielding and nothing to constrain waste from floating away?
Pretty cowboy lookin' up there.
- adrian_b 2y ago> A microwave? I do not see why you find this surprising. There exists no better method for heating the food there, and many kinds of food are much tastier and also healthier warm than cold. They might eat some paste from a tube, but it certainly becomes more appetizing if it is heated. The cost of having there microwave ovens is low and the improvement in the quality of the food is great. Moreover, they might also be useful for heating water or other things for some of the scientific experiments.
- grassedge 2y agoNo, they have better options than mush and compressed biscuits. They can enjoy Chinese food that is nearly identical to what is available on Earth, with varieties and flavors that may be better than what the vast majority of foreigners have experienced
- akira2501 2y agoOn the ISS they heat food by rehydrating it with hot water. A microwave is fairly wasteful of power and hard to properly isolate from generating interference.
- schiffern 2y agoMagnetrons are about 80% efficient, so not really that huge. It also looks like they have a conventional ISS-style "suitcase" warmer, and a hot and cold water dispenser similar to the ISS. I expect the microwave is used sparingly.
- akadruid1 2y agoIt looked like the plants are normally shielded by collapsible curtains which were open for the benefit of the video.