٠٠:٠٢:٥١Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov demonstrated the effects of zero gravity on two water tanks aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The exclusive footage, captured on Monday, October 30, shows Borisov holding two water tanks, one empty and the other filled with water.
"There is no weight here [in space], neither space buckets - which are properly called water containers - nor the human body weighs anything. Yes - you make a small effort and you fly, float in weightlessness, your hands also float," the cosmonaut said.
According to Borisov, he can easily rotate the empty container and even lift it with two fingers. However, moving the full container takes more effort and could even result in injury.
"The effort I'm putting in [to move the filled container] is actually quite noticeable. So, look, if I want to turn it towards me - here - and stop it, [it's] just muscle work. If you want me to do the same, like with an empty water container, to do the same movement, I don't feel comfortable doing it. I even think it's not safe, because if I continue the movement, I might dislocate my arm or break a finger," the cosmonaut explained.
Borisov arrived at the ISS aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon with the Crew-7 expedition on August 27.
The crew also included NASA astronaut and Crew-7 commander Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa.
Borisov is the third Russian cosmonaut to travel to the ISS aboard a SpaceX rocket, after Anna Kikina and Andrey Fedyaev, who arrived at the station in October 2022 and March 2023 respectively.
Weight for it! Cosmonaut Borisov shows how full and empty water tanks behave in zero gravity *EXCLUSIVE*
Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov demonstrated the effects of zero gravity on two water tanks aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The exclusive footage, captured on Monday, October 30, shows Borisov holding two water tanks, one empty and the other filled with water.
"There is no weight here [in space], neither space buckets - which are properly called water containers - nor the human body weighs anything. Yes - you make a small effort and you fly, float in weightlessness, your hands also float," the cosmonaut said.
According to Borisov, he can easily rotate the empty container and even lift it with two fingers. However, moving the full container takes more effort and could even result in injury.
"The effort I'm putting in [to move the filled container] is actually quite noticeable. So, look, if I want to turn it towards me - here - and stop it, [it's] just muscle work. If you want me to do the same, like with an empty water container, to do the same movement, I don't feel comfortable doing it. I even think it's not safe, because if I continue the movement, I might dislocate my arm or break a finger," the cosmonaut explained.
Borisov arrived at the ISS aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon with the Crew-7 expedition on August 27.
The crew also included NASA astronaut and Crew-7 commander Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa.
Borisov is the third Russian cosmonaut to travel to the ISS aboard a SpaceX rocket, after Anna Kikina and Andrey Fedyaev, who arrived at the station in October 2022 and March 2023 respectively.
Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov demonstrated the effects of zero gravity on two water tanks aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The exclusive footage, captured on Monday, October 30, shows Borisov holding two water tanks, one empty and the other filled with water.
"There is no weight here [in space], neither space buckets - which are properly called water containers - nor the human body weighs anything. Yes - you make a small effort and you fly, float in weightlessness, your hands also float," the cosmonaut said.
According to Borisov, he can easily rotate the empty container and even lift it with two fingers. However, moving the full container takes more effort and could even result in injury.
"The effort I'm putting in [to move the filled container] is actually quite noticeable. So, look, if I want to turn it towards me - here - and stop it, [it's] just muscle work. If you want me to do the same, like with an empty water container, to do the same movement, I don't feel comfortable doing it. I even think it's not safe, because if I continue the movement, I might dislocate my arm or break a finger," the cosmonaut explained.
Borisov arrived at the ISS aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon with the Crew-7 expedition on August 27.
The crew also included NASA astronaut and Crew-7 commander Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa.
Borisov is the third Russian cosmonaut to travel to the ISS aboard a SpaceX rocket, after Anna Kikina and Andrey Fedyaev, who arrived at the station in October 2022 and March 2023 respectively.