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| What My Spacewalk Taught Me About Isolation | What My Spacewalk Taught Me About Isolation |
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| We’re over a month into social distancing and many of us are feeling that time and space have lost all meaning. Perhaps no one understands this better than astronauts, who spend months drifting in isolation. | We’re over a month into social distancing and many of us are feeling that time and space have lost all meaning. Perhaps no one understands this better than astronauts, who spend months drifting in isolation. |
| In the video Op-Ed above, the retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott reflects on the three months she spent on the International Space Station, far from her husband and 7-year-old son. Living on the space station, being alone on a spacewalk, watching lightning storms crisscross the planet — all these experiences taught her that we’re all inherently connected, even when we’re physically far away. | In the video Op-Ed above, the retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott reflects on the three months she spent on the International Space Station, far from her husband and 7-year-old son. Living on the space station, being alone on a spacewalk, watching lightning storms crisscross the planet — all these experiences taught her that we’re all inherently connected, even when we’re physically far away. |
| In space, crew members had to make individual sacrifices for the survival of the spacecraft and success of the mission — and a safe return home. | In space, crew members had to make individual sacrifices for the survival of the spacecraft and success of the mission — and a safe return home. |
| “Nothing beats that first hug after landing,” she said. | “Nothing beats that first hug after landing,” she said. |
| It’s worth it in the end. | It’s worth it in the end. |
| Nicole Stott (@astro_nicole) is an artist and retired NASA astronaut. | Nicole Stott (@astro_nicole) is an artist and retired NASA astronaut. |