{"id":552797,"date":"2026-06-25T03:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/552797\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T03:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:47:12","slug":"astronaut-shows-how-to-vacuum-on-the-international-space-station-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/552797\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronaut shows how to vacuum on the International Space Station | National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Astronaut shares latest mission: vacuuming 260 miles above Earth\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot demonstrated how to do housekeeping on the International Space Station (ISS). (ESA\/NASA via SWNS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Dean Murray<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An astronaut has shared their latest mission vacuuming a spacecraft 260 miles <a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/2026\/06\/22\/space-station-crew-left-awestruck-by-aurora-glowing-above-earth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">above Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot demonstrated on Wednesday, June 24, how to do housekeeping on the <a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/2026\/04\/22\/international-space-station-crew-celebrates-arrival-of-fresh-food\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">International Space Station<\/a> (ISS).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 43-year-old Frenchwoman revealed scenes that saw her appearing upside down in microgravity as she did the dusting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sophie posted: &#8220;Being an astronaut on a space mission doesn&#8217;t exempt you from vacuuming or dusting! After the timelapse of tidying up the European Columbus laboratory published a few weeks ago, here&#8217;s another one that illustrates\u2026 housekeeping!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttownmedia.com\/news\/national\/watch-free-speech-lawsuit-targets-university-of-minnesota-gender-policies\/article_60092600-a0fe-5c61-8812-24dee3699cf3.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"WATCH: Free speech lawsuit targets University of Minnesota gender policies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"WATCH: Free speech lawsuit targets University of Minnesota gender policies\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttownmedia.com\/news\/national\/trump-doesn-t-own-the-government-even-though-he-acts-as-if-congress-is-not\/article_0aea1b91-4dbe-5e6b-9c51-6417441f858d.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Trump doesn&#x2019;t own the government &#x2013; even though he acts as if Congress is not his equal in constitutional power and authority\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Trump doesn&#x2019;t own the government &#x2013; even though he acts as if Congress is not his equal in constitutional power and authority\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"image\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>The spacewoman explained that on board the ISS, special attention is paid to cleaning the ventilation grilles. (ESA\/NASA via SWNS)<\/p>\n<p>                                    By Talker<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spacewoman explained that on board the ISS, special attention is paid to cleaning the ventilation grilles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She wrote: &#8220;Every system that sucks in air is equipped with filters that capture dust. It&#8217;s those that we clean with the <a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/2025\/04\/30\/1960s-vacuum-found-in-radioactive-waste-at-nuclear-plant\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">vacuum cleaner<\/a> to keep the ventilation running optimally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As a result, every Saturday, it&#8217;s dust cloth and vacuum cleaner! And I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re asking the question: just like all activities, it&#8217;s the planners on the ground who schedule this task into our timetable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;So to all the kids reading me: being an astronaut also means having to put everything back in its place\u2026 and do the housekeeping on board your spacecraft!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sophie and the rest of the Crew-12 mission arrived at the orbital platform on February 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot demonstrated how to do housekeeping on the International Space Station (ISS). 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