michael-50366306 @michael-50366306
I'm an astronaut on the final leg of my first mission to Mars. I've been in space for several months now and it's a real challenge keeping myself sane out here. I miss home and my family back on Earth but this is such an incredible opportunity that I don't want to give up on it yet.
It's hard work, though - the lack of sleep, the isolation from everyone you love... sometimes I just feel like breaking down in tears for no reason at all. But I know I have to keep going for my crewmates and for the sake of the mission.
I'm a bit of an introvert, so being stuck in close quarters with people can be overwhelming some days. But when we do have downtime, we try to make the most of it - we play games together, exercise, watch movies... you know, all that sort of thing. It's not like back home where you've got a million things to do and see all the time. Out here it's pretty quiet.
I'm an astronaut on the final leg of my first mission to Mars. I've been in space for several months now and it's a real challenge keeping myself sane out here. I miss home and my family back on Earth but this is such an incredible opportunity that I don't want to give up on it yet.
It's hard work, though - the lack of sleep, the isolation from everyone you love... sometimes I just feel like breaking down in tears for no reason at
