Astronauts were continuously exposed to an average noise level of 72 dBA, an equivalent of The sound of highway traffic from 15m away. It took a toll on their mental health.

In addition to that, radiation, the distance from home, gravity/the lack thereof, loss of taste and smell, as well as extreme nausea and motion sickness with challenges astronauts face during space travel. Foxxman’s Xianometer helped with the motion sickness though.

In spite of the implications of the aforementioned, isolation proved to be their biggest enemy yet. Confinement was starting to leave scars on the crew members’ wellbeing, especially mentally.

Astronauts could either wipe themselves clean with alcohol or a moist towel with liquid soap when they needed to wash their hands or faces in space. They used waterless shampoo, which does not require water for rinsing, to wash their hair.

Shampoo without water was used because it didn’t contain foam, which could spatter inside the Space Shuttle.

After washing, they dried off with dry towels, and their laundry was finished. They just wiped their body with a moist towel that has been saturated in body wash to clean it.

Blessing did not quite fancy this method of showering and made no mistake whining about it to him constantly.

Logan chose to believe that confinement was to blame. It was the reason for his superior’s outburst too. He could not hold it against her; he respected her way too much to.

Commander-in-Space or not, Logan would always consider her his boss. She was still his boss back home anyway.

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Isolation and confinement tended to have significant effects on astronauts’ mental health and physical well-being during space missions.

Psychologically, they were capable of causing a range of adverse effects, including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, mood swings, and irritability. Astronauts experienced feelings of loneliness and boredom due to the limited social interactions with others.

Long-term, it could also impact cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, and decision-making. The absence of natural cues like sunlight and the lack of a normal sleep-wake cycle could lead to sleep disruption, which could cause fatigue, decreased alertness, and mood changes.

Physical effects such as muscle atrophy, bone loss, and cardiovascular changes were likely to set in when living in a confined space for extended periods. The reduced gravity environment could also cause spatial disorientation, motion sickness, and perceptual illusions.

Hence the daily physical training. To mitigate these effects, it was imperative for astronauts rigorous psychological and physical training before and during space missions. Regular exercise, a balanced diet, counselling, psychiatric support, the whole shebang.

That has to be it. Confinement was telling on her mental health. The real enemy here was the isolation, and perhaps the monotony of it all. Not the woman who has been an inspiration to him for the past decade.

Logan was trying hard to convince himself of that after the workout session. Even as he prepared the communication tools for the coming chit chat session with earth, it was a struggle.

An hour later though, Logan was left wondering why he was worrying so much about it in the first place. The entire crew was huddled at the mid-deck, looking chummier than a bunch of gossiping teenagers.

A spread of various freeze-dried foods and powdered beverages— “Meal, Ready to Eat” (MREs) —were laid out in front of them. They were laughing as they ate. It was such a strange sight.

Even Giovanni— whom every passenger was as unwelcoming to as Logan was —was among them and he looked like he was having a good time.

When he looked closer, he saw Borja right in the middle of them. Logan had only seen her smile three times since he’s known her. What was happening? Did he somehow teleport to a different shuttle and not notice?

She had a tiny smile on her face as she looked at Giovanni, not at all minding the fact that they’d just had a row on his behalf.