Space Travel Details
…that everyone wants to know: How do you take a shower in space? How do you brush your teeth? How do you wash your hair?
Well my friends, I must admit keeping good hygiene in space is not easy! There is no shower or faucet with running water. Water does not “flow” here, it “floats” 
— which makes it a challenging act to clean yourself. So what do people do up here, specially the ones staying for six months at a time…? They improvise!
There are wet towels, wet wipes and dry towels that are used for cleaning yourself. Usually each person gets a wet towel a day and couple of dry ones. Each person has a personal hygiene kit where they keep their stuff like toothbrush, shaving kit, creams , etc. I got Dice-K’s kit so it had a razor and lots of shaving cream, but no makeup
Now brushing your teeth in space is another joy. You cannot rinse your mouth and spit after brushing, so you end up rinsing and swallowing. Astronauts call it the fresh mint effect 
The most interesting experience — or I should call it experiment — is washing your hair. Now I know why people keep their hair short in space. You basically take a water bag and slowly make a huge water bubble over your head and then Very Very Gently, using a dry shampoo, you wash your hair. At the slightest sudden movement, little water bubbles start floating everywhere. I’ve made some video of my hair-washing experience that I will share when I return
Of course water here is a valuable resource, and is recycled so anything wet is not thrown out, instead it is left out to air dry. There is a water conduction collection unit that takes the moisture out of the air and recycles and purifies it. This includes your sweaty clothes after exercising. One of the cosmonauts once told me, “We are all very close to each other, we are like brothers and sisters, it is very unique because we drink each others’ sweat.” Now I know well what he means…
There is exercise equipment here, a treadmill and a bike with the best view of the world in the Russian segment, and some resistance training equipment and another bike in the American segment.
Astronauts and cosmonauts train every day, sometimes twice a day, to make sure they reduce the effects of weightlessness on their muscles and bones. Just in case you didn’t know, when people are in weightlessness for an extended period of time, their muscles start weakening and shrinking because they are not used as much. There is no gravity to work against, so everything is effortless. You also start losing calcium in your bones so you have a bone density loss.
They always say you cannot have your cake and eat it too… So I guess all the beauty and excitement of space comes with a price. Of course I’m sure one of you guys out there will become a biologist or a doctor who will figure out how to counteract all these effects so we can travel long distances to Mars and other solar system planets and moons and continue our quest beyond our solar system…
Space Cadet,
Anousheh
wow..thats quite an experience!
Looking forward to see those hair washing videos!
Comment by tismarkhan — September 25, 2006 @ 2:24 am
doostatdaram anousheh jan . ham vatane eftekhar afarine man.
vaghti neveshtehato mikhoonam az khod bikhod misham… aslan bavar nemikonam …. be omide bazgashte to ba piroozi va salamati
Comment by safieh — September 25, 2006 @ 2:24 am
انوشه ی عزیز
هموطن افتخار آفرین من
چقدر جای مباهات دارد خواندن این مطالب از زبان یک خانم ایرانی. نمیدانی چه آتشی در دل مردم این سرزمین شعله ور کرده ای
به امید بازگشت موفقیت آمیزت
Comment by safieh — September 25, 2006 @ 2:28 am
با سلام. امیدوارم که سفر فضائی شما همراه با سلامتی و موفقیت باشد.
Comment by sasan jafarnia — September 25, 2006 @ 2:29 am
Anousheh, I went outside early this morning to watch you fly over. I live in the mountains and there is no city lights and I must say that the ISS was much brighter than Venus. Wow, what an incredible sight, if you haven’t checked it out yet, do so, it’s an amazing sight. I thought of you staring out the window and thought about what you might be observing as you flew over California at 5:46am. You were heading towards the eastcoast and the sunrise, so I thought it wouldn’t be long till you saw the morning light on the ground below you. What a cool thought. I sure hope humans go to Mars in our lifetimes, that would be even cooler….Brian Scott
Comment by Brian Scott — September 25, 2006 @ 2:40 am
Hello…
I’m wondered how u can sleep over there with this floating body.
At least u know u never fall from ur bed :p
Oh , where is down ? :))
Take care and have nice time
Comment by Mohsen Akhavan Nia — September 25, 2006 @ 2:41 am
Well I just finished all the writings since the launch, and I am fully updated now. I have to say I don’t think anyone has ever explained their experience in outer-space in such manner and I think I speak for the people around the world when I say we appreciate all your work and your publishing’s. When I am reading your stuff it puts tears in my eyes… I am speechless. Thank you Anousheh
Comment by Shahed — September 25, 2006 @ 2:41 am
The day you went up was one of my highest points in life. So was the day that Sirin Ebadi won the Nobel peace prize. May be one day the Iranian women save us from the darkness of “mankind” disaster.
Thank you
Comment by Farid Bozorgmehr — September 25, 2006 @ 2:47 am
I’m From Iran, And I honor that you Are Iranian.
Good luck for all team.
I have a question.If it’s possible please send me more information about Day And Night in Space.
Thanks
Best Regards
M.H.Moradi
Comment by Mohammad — September 25, 2006 @ 2:55 am
Anousheh Jon,
You are so amazing!! I have been getting to know you a bit through this great adventure that you have embarked upon and have become a big fan. As a Muslim Iranian woman of around the same age I find you to be a truly inspirational person with a sweet, warm personality. It is a great pleasure to follow your story and learn about the details of your experience as an astronaut in your daily blogs. Enjoy the rest of your awsome adventure and return safely to us on Earth as an ambassador of peace.
Comment by Negin Mohammadzadeh — September 25, 2006 @ 3:10 am
we love you!
Comment by Hans-Peter Dollhopf — September 25, 2006 @ 3:13 am
Dear anousheh,
I don’t know what can I write that looks new for you up there, because others already showed their feeling to you with the most beaustiful ways possible. I just want to write and share this beautiful time of history with you. I was wathching and tracking your news all the time. Every time I read your writings and listen to your beautiful web site’s mucic, tears come out of my eyes involuntary.
Comment by Nima gerami — September 25, 2006 @ 3:15 am
hello mrs anousheh
i am one of people in iran that they love going to space
i can imagine one day in the future that i am in the space
i learned many lessons from your experience
take care of yourself
reza from ardebil
Comment by reza gholizadeh — September 25, 2006 @ 3:17 am
Anousheh,
Thank you SO much for sharing your experiences with us. It is wonderful to have read about how you are inspiring so many people. I hope to meet you and if I’m lucky get your autograph at the X-Prize Cup this October.
My comment is that there are 2 things presently holding me back from taking a trip to the space station: 1) $20-$25 million
and 2) uncertainty about hygiene - especially using the restroom! Joking aside, that you for being an inspiration to us.
Regards,
Van H.
http://spacechannel7.blogspot.com/
Comment by Van H. — September 25, 2006 @ 3:18 am
parandeh MORDANIST,parvaz RA be KHATER besepar (foroogh farokhzad)
Comment by mh-so — September 25, 2006 @ 3:20 am
Anouosheh Khanoom,
I’m glad you explained the basic questions everyone had. Me and Tara (your niece) were coincidentatlly talking about all these questions a few nights ago. We have a lot more questions for you when you get back
You’ve put such an energy in all of us, its unbelieveable. All we do is talk about how excited and proud we are to have not only a local Iranian woman, but someone so close to acheive such a feat.
It makes all my dreams so much more tangible.
Wishing you only the best,
Ensha’Allah toefeegheh Khodaavandi hamisheh hamraah-e shomaa baasheh.
Comment by Ateen - Plano, Tx — September 25, 2006 @ 3:30 am
Anousheh
You blogging from the ISS with such friendly posts is just like a sci-fi story to me, as if you’re in an asimov novel! Keep up the good work, thanks!
As for me, I have to save some money from now to be able to get to Las Cruces… (Being a grad student, I have to count my pennies!)
Comment by Reza Farivar — September 25, 2006 @ 3:41 am
I thought it may be the way you described. Yes indeed it is up to the future to remedy the present barriers for long term travel. My son and daughter are 12 and 13 and they are going to be the ones to hopefully figure all these problems out. Well maybe not JUST them but you know what I mean. I hope I can hold on long enough to see the day. Dare to Dream.
Comment by Michael Le Couteur — September 25, 2006 @ 3:48 am
It is very WONDERFULL !!!!…
Comment by arman from Iran — September 25, 2006 @ 3:51 am
I hope you are making lots of videos, the press conferences are a bit limited on NASA TV. We should be able to see you fly over California in the morning just after 6am, so I hope I’ll be up to watch.
Comment by James, Mountain View, CA — September 25, 2006 @ 4:07 am
انوشه عزيز
خيلي ممنون كه تجربيات خودت را با ما در ميان ميگذاري. مطلبت بسيار آموزنده بود. واقعاً بايد گفت جداي از تجربه بيهمتايي كه اين سفر به همراه دارد، سفر بسيار سخت و طاقت فرسايي است. عجيب است كه به مسافران فضا توريست ميگويند. در صورتي كه توريستها هميشه دنبال هتلهاي راحت و لوكس هستند نه كيسه خوابي معلق در فضا.
من جا دارد در همين جا از همه آقايان و خانمهايي كه در وبسايت “دانش فضايي” (www.spacescience.ir)زحمت زيادي ميكشند تا ما آخرين خبرهاي مربوط به سفر هيجانانگيز تو را به فارسي بخوانيم، تشكر كنم.
مقالههاي زيباي آقاي پوريا ناظمي و شهرام يزدانپناه ما را با تو به اين سفر آورده است.
همچنين اين بچهها در روز پنج شنبه گذشته سمينار بسيار جالبي با حضور آقاي بابك امين تفرشي ارائه دادند كه بسيار آموزنده بود.
Comment by Mohammad Kakavand — September 25, 2006 @ 4:09 am
سلام.من از تهران برایت آرزوی سلامتی وموفقیت روزافزون دارم.حرکت تو ویارانت نمایانگر اراده وخواست شماست.وشما ثابت کردید که خداوند به کسانی که تلاش می کنند کمک میکند.من وخانواده ام شمارا بی نهایت دوست داریم وبه شما افتخار می کنیم.هز دوران کودکی فضانوردان را شجاعترین انسانها میدانستم. وشما ثابت نمودید که شجاعت به جنسیت ،نژاد،ومذهب نیست.خداوند یار شما و همراهانتان باشد.ثریا
سوم مهر85
Comment by soraya molakhah — September 25, 2006 @ 4:13 am
Hello Anousheh, Saludos de Bolivia - Latinoamerica
Comment by Amanecer Tedesqui — September 25, 2006 @ 4:28 am
Hi anoushe
I follow your news and your mission. this morning (25 sep) I go out of my home and see the sky becuse i want to see ISS that in this time is up the Iran.
Comment by ahmad aryannia — September 25, 2006 @ 4:31 am
kheili jalebe.baba eival.shomaha dige ki hastin.dast marizad.kheili alaghe darm ke un video hatun ro bebinam.
They are fantastic…
Comment by M.Javad Mohiti — September 25, 2006 @ 4:32 am
Hello space Cadet,
I for one happened to like your hair so rather than have you cut it next time, here is an idea on how you might go about washing it. Take a large plastic bag ( if you have one ) that will fit loosely over your head covering your hair completely. Find a way of securing it around your face so it doesn’t come off on it’s own. Maybe you can tie it the way you would a scarf or just hold it with one hand. Now when you are ready to rinse or lather your hair all you have to do is put water in the bag, secure the bag over your hair as mentioned earlier and just wash ( your hands remain outside the bag of course ). The water can do all the floating it wants to, the bag will keep it contained. Let me know if it works.
I have a more hi-tech approach for a people washer that involves water jets and a vacuum system. That will be standard on all interplanetary cruisers and starships.
Have fun experimenting!
Future Space Cadet,
Muinde JK
Dallas TX
Comment by Muinde Kithome — September 25, 2006 @ 4:37 am
لطفاًدربارة چهره ماه از آسمان بگو
آيا ماه از آنجه بزرگتر از زمين ديده مي شه؟
من هر روز به ناسا تي وي ) سر مي زنم تابه طور زنده تو را ببينم. ولي برنامه هاي ديگه اي پخش مي كنند.براي ديدن زنده سفر تو بايد چه كرد؟ ممنونم
از اينكه خواندم در سفرت دچار درد و رنج جسمي هم شده اي خيلي ناراحت شدم و تحسينت كردم.به همسرت حميد هم سلام مي رسانم. تا حالا چند كامنت نوشته ام ولي فكري ميكنم. ارسال نشده است.
بدرود از مشهد بهروزيه م
Comment by mohammad behrouzie — September 25, 2006 @ 4:45 am
Dear Ms. Ansari,
I am following everything you do, you say (write) and whatever is said about you. It takes a lot of my time! I know I am not the only one. Many people around the world, and almost every one is Iran is doing the same. I don’t believe any of the tourists or astronomers have had so many eyes and ears after them. In Iran we all watched you passing over and prayed for your safe return and waved. Did you wave back, as promised?
I pray for realisation of your high dreams for humanity. You are unique, in many ways, and we are all proud of you.
Comment by Pedram Dorri — September 25, 2006 @ 4:46 am
No makeup in space? Internet-deprived and spinning like a top hanging like a bat all the way to where you are going? SEriousl, I think this techology needs some majo?R improvements before it’s going to get very popular with anybody except extreMe space Geeks!
Comment by Actually I am A Space Geek — September 25, 2006 @ 4:47 am
Hello Anousheh!
Your extraordinary journey has inspired me to dig up my Ansari X PRIZE launch footage of you for the entire world to see. The first video I posted is of you at the press conference immediately after the second flight (X2) that won the Ansari X PRIZE for Burt Rutan’s team on Oct 4, 2004.
I can’t wait to see you and I will have tons of questions for you about the exercise equipment!
Fair space winds!
Anousheh - X2 Press Conference Video
Comment by Ryan L. Kobrick — September 25, 2006 @ 4:54 am
سلام انوشه جان
نمی دونم چرا تا شروع می کنم به خوندن نوشته هات فوری اشکام از هیجان و بزرگی کاری که داری می کنی فرو می ریزه. خیلی خوشحالم که داری اینقدر از همه چیز لذت می بری.
نوشته هات و اخباری که می فرستی فوق العاده است.
خیلی خیلی ازت ممنونم.
امیدوارم که سالم و سلامت به زمین برگردی.
منتظر فیلمهای فوق العاده ای که تهیه کردی هستیم و امیدوارم و در واقع آرزو می کنم که در ایران هم حداقل یک کنفرانس در مورد سفرت داشته باشی.
به امید دیدار شمادر زمین:)
عاطفه از ایران
Comment by Atefe Barekat — September 25, 2006 @ 5:10 am
Dear Mrs Ansari,
Let me speak in persian language:
khob,nemidoonam matne mano vaghti dar iss hastid mikhoonid ya vaghti dar rooye zamin.kash betoonid alan bekhoonidesh.mohem nist.mohem ine ke ehsasamo be shoma begam.
alan man ehsase deltangi mikonam.kheili ziad.az inke rooye zaminam.az inke tanham.matnhaye shoma vaghean zibast.ensano be fekr vamidare.emrooz dar IRAN rooze avale mahe ramezane.shayad bavar nakonid age begam hengame sahari khordan be yade shoma boodam va doaa kardam salamt bashid.kamtar baram moheme IRANi hastid.bishtar baram didetoon moheme.inke ziba fekr mokonid va inke mano be ziba fekr kardan vadashtid.kash yek rooz betoonam shoma ro bebinam.shanbe sobh be vaghte IRAN saate 5:10 shoma ro didam.be shekle yek setare bar faraze asemane IRAN,esfahan.khob kheili harf daram vase goftan.mitarsam ziad beshe nakhoonidesh.
ba behtarin arezooha.
Mahmoud,Electronic Engineer,Isfahan,IRAN
Comment by Mahmoud-isfahan-iran — September 25, 2006 @ 5:18 am
Thanks Ryan! Great video — now posted in the Amateur Video Section over on the right-hand menu — looking forward to more on your YouTube channel — it’s already a favorite around here
^
Comment by X PRIZE — September 25, 2006 @ 5:19 am
God bless you Anousheh, and all the ISS team !
Greetings from Venezuela !
Alirio Serna
Comment by Alirio Serna — September 25, 2006 @ 5:23 am
سلام بر تو كه مايه مباهات و افتخار ايرانيان هستي از تو به خاطر شرح آنچه ديدهاي و يا انجام داده اي تشكر مي كنم مطالب جالبي را شرح داده بودي چرا ماهيچه ها ضعيف مي شوند و نحوه استحمام و وجود آب به عنوان يك منبع با ارزش و هم چنين چگونگي و نحوه خوابيدن و غذا خوردن و روابط صميمي بين فضا نوردان و چيزهاي ديگر اميدوارم در برگشت به زمين عكس هائي را كه گرفتي ببينيم
Comment by محمدآقا محمودي - اراك — September 25, 2006 @ 5:33 am
salam
az shoma baraye ozviyat dar bozorgtarin jameye internetiye iranian davat mikkonam.baraye ozviyat ruye linke zir click konin:
[received]
man daneshjuye sale akhare electronics hastam
ian ham adresse webloge taghasosoye man:
[received]
ba omide bazgashti ghoruru afrin az istgahe fazaee baraye shoma.
hamchenan movafagh bashid va sarboland
Comment by Amir Moosavi (From Shiraz) — September 25, 2006 @ 5:35 am
سلام خانم انوشه انصاری عزیز
امیدواریم همیشه موفق باشید. بازگشت موفقیت آمیزی داشته باشید.
جای ما هم یه دوراضافه تر بزنید!!!!!!
بهناز_عطیه_زینب_عطیه_گل ناز از ایران
Comment by Behnaz,Atieh,Zeynab,Atieh,Golnaz from Iran — September 25, 2006 @ 5:36 am
Dear Ms. Ansari,
Thanks a lot for sharing your priceless experience with us. We are very grateful.
Have a very wonderful day,
Golnaz
Comment by Golnaz — September 25, 2006 @ 5:42 am
Hi Anousheh
Yea i loved astro biology at school, but i became a journalist. Your writing from the ISS is “out of this world” (no pun intended). I’m hooked on reading your blog every morning (your writing as beautiful as the Earth must appear from up there). It’s the first thing i do when i log in - and i’m sure it is the same for many thousands of people. You are a magnificent inspiration. thank you. Take it all in, enjoy.
Comment by Callan Emery — September 25, 2006 @ 5:44 am
سرکار خانم انصاری درود بر شما.
من از تهران برای شما مینویسم و امید وارم سفر شما به سلامت خاتمه یابد.
اگر از اون بالا زمین رو آروم و بی سر و صدا دیدید بهش بگید (توپ گرد و کوچولو یکم آروم تر.چه خبرته.؟ )
با آرزوی موفقیت شما.
ما به شما افتخار میکنیم.
Comment by kambiz banan — September 25, 2006 @ 5:44 am
Dear Anousheh, just pray for peace as you see this beautiful earth, It’s full of hungry, sadness, sorrow, it needs your prayer, you are first iranian sitting in space and watching our home from above. Take care and have a great time.
Comment by AMir — September 25, 2006 @ 5:44 am
Hello, its very interesting than you are sharing your experiences with us
Greetings from Ecuador, Sudamerica
Rene Orbe
Comment by rene — September 25, 2006 @ 5:54 am
Hello spacewoman!
Great to hear about your experiences, it’s obviously the ordinary everyday-things that don’t go as you’re used to. At yhe end of your stay, you’ll be an experienced cosmonaut I trust.
You told us about the view on planet Earth, but what does it look like in the other direction, into deep space? Also a stunning view?
Say hi to your colleagues in the ISS from me. Hope to hear more from you!
Greetings from Earth,
Rene Marinus
Comment by Rene Marinus — September 25, 2006 @ 5:55 am
Ground Ops signing off for the night — and if you can’t tell, Ground Ops Auxilliary Linguistics Unit is on Central Daylight Time, so comments not mostly in English will appear later!
Thanks for joining in this exciting conversation — and don’t forget to watch NASA TV in a few hours for live press conference from ISS
Times for this schedule are Eastern Daylight Time:
September 25, Monday
5:40 a.m. - Expedition 14/Expedition 13/Ansari In-Flight Interviews with Russian Media (in native language) - JSC (Media Channel)
6:30 a.m. - Interpreted Replay of Expedition 14/Expedition 13/Ansari In-Flight Interviews with Russian Media - JSC (Media Channel)
12:15 p.m. - Expedition 14/Expedition 13 In-Flight Interviews with CBS News and Associated Press Television - JSC (Media Channel)
Comment by X PRIZE — September 25, 2006 @ 5:57 am
[…] On 18th September 2006, a Soyuz TMA-9 rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, catapulted the first female in space, Iranian-American Anousheh Ansari. I stumbled upon her blog entry, probably transmitted from the International Space Station, where she’s currently put up. It’s obvious to note the change in lifestyle that one has to adopt in order to stay in space. […]
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بنام خدا
این نامه با ارسال به وب لاگ سرکار خانم انوشه انصاری در فضای بیکران به رویت ایشان رسید.
با سلام و درود بیکران
سرکار خانم انوشه انصاری
مطمئنا دختر بچه ای که در زمان خردسالی همه روزه نگاه به آسمانها می نمود و در دل آرزو داشت که روزی فضانورد گردد و شاید در همان ایام کودکی در اولین روز مهر ماه برای رفتن به مدرسه بی تاب بود و شاید هم در حالیکه گوشه ای از دامن مادر را در دست کوچک خود فشرده بود و نمی خواست برای لحظاتی از مادر جدا بگردد و حضور در منزل را به مدرسه رفتن ترجیح می داد ! هیچگاه فکر نمی کرد که چندین سال بعد آرزوهایش تحقق خواهد پذیرفت و از عجائب جهان هستی ما اینکه، در اولین ساعات صبح گاهی روزاول مهر ماه 1385 که صد ها هزار نفر کودک خردسال ایرانی با نام و یاد خدا آماده می شدند که برای اولین بار در زندگی شان مدرسه و کسب علم را تجربه کنند ! همان دختر بچه کوچک داستان ما که اینک نام بلند آوازه اش برای همیشه در تاریخ فضانوردی جهان ثبت می گردید با نام زیبای انوشه انصاری با فضاپیمائی که همیشه آرزوی آن را داشت بر فرازکره زمین و کشور زادگاه خود و آبا و اجدادیش به پرواز در آید در حالیکه هزاران هزار چشم شب نخفته فقط به این فکر می کردند که اگر شده برای لحظاتی هر چند کوتاه شاهد عبور فضاپیمائی باشند که دختر بچه دیروزی و دانشمند بزرگ علم فضانوردی امروز را در خود جای داده بود را بنگرند ! حتما از اینکه ممکن است صدها نفر از همین خردسالان هموطن تو که بعد از ناپدید شدن فضاپیمای تو در آن صبحگاه ، از دید همه در افق دور دست ! سالیان بعد راه تو را ادامه بدهند بر خود بالیده ای و مطمئنا از اینکه در فضای بیکران کشور خود از آن بالا شاهد زیبائیهای فوق العاده اش بوده ای نزد بقیه سرنشینان فضاپیما احساس خوشحالی مضاعف نموده ای ،لذا به جا می باشد که در این لحظه از جانب گروه کثیری از علاقمندان به علوم نجوم و فضانوردی در شهرستان بسیار زیبای بروجرد که برای لحظات کوتاهی از فضای زیبا و فوق العاده آن عبور نمودی از خداوند بزرگ خواهان موفقیت های بعدی تو باشیم .
با سپاس و بدرود
بروجرد — فرهاد داودوندی محقق آماتور علوم نجوم 1/7/1385
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Comment by فرهاد — September 25, 2006 @ 6:13 am
Anousheh jaan,
You just answered all the questions, I had in my mind about washing and cleaning in the sapce station. You are not only a brave woman, but also a good writer. I enjoy reading your diary.
best wishes to you, Misha,Mike and other friends on ISS….azar
Comment by azar — September 25, 2006 @ 6:14 am
ye sar bia iran
Comment by ahmad — September 25, 2006 @ 6:23 am
mis anousheh ansari
i am iranian
we love you in iran and very happy you are irani and first woman go to space
you have good time
Comment by maryam — September 25, 2006 @ 6:40 am
به نام خدا
با سلام
خانم انصاری شما یکی از زنان موفق و الگو برای جامعه ایرانی هستید که تئوری انسانهای گلوبل و توسعه یافته را به واقعیت رساندید.
وظیفه خود دانستم ارادت قبلی خود را نسبت به شما ابراز نمایم.
منصوری
Comment by Ahmad mansoori — September 25, 2006 @ 6:52 am
Dear Anushe,
It’s wonderfull for me having contact with you!!
Say my hello to all stars,
Wish you success & happiness,
A girl with a dream to be an astronaut from IRAN
Shabnam,
Comment by Shabnam — September 25, 2006 @ 6:52 am
salam khanoome Ansari
rastesh man kheili negarane chetor bargashtanetoon hastam.omidvaram dobare dochare faza zadegi nashin.hamishe baratoon doa mikonam.
migereftin; garche midoonam dar oon mogheiat emkan nadasht.vaziatetoon vaghean negaran konande bood.kheili movazebe khodetoon bashin :)=;
khanoome ansari ey kash 1 aks az oon kisehaye khabe khofashitoon
Comment by Hasiba az Rasht — September 25, 2006 @ 6:53 am
Be successful and Healthy Mrs. Ansari.
Comment by Saeed — September 25, 2006 @ 6:54 am
Dear Anousheh, I’m from Iran
من، همسرم و دخترانم كه دانشجويان رصد خانه زعفرانيه هستند اميداوريم كه شما و ساير همراهانتان به سلامت به زمين برگرديد.
موفق باشيد
Comment by Jalil Faalkhah — September 25, 2006 @ 6:59 am
درخت تو گر بار دانش بگیرد
به زیر آوری چرخ نیلوفری را
این روزها بیش از پیش معنی این شعر رو درک کردم
و
خداکنه منم به آرزوم برسم
عزمم رو جزم کردم
چه به موقع شما رو شناختم
دوستت دارم
خدانگهدار
Comment by فرزانه — September 25, 2006 @ 7:03 am
سلام
انوشه عزیز
بابات نوشته زیبات و اطلاعاتی که دادی ممنون ، خیلی جالب و هیجان انگیز بود.
منتظر نوشته های بعدی هستم.
با بهترین آرزوها
Comment by sadeq — September 25, 2006 @ 7:05 am
Hi Anousheh!
I am reading your blog everyday! I am thinking about you everyday! And I pray for you everyday!
You are such a brave woman
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us!
Wish you all the best,
Have a safe journey!
Comment by Nazgol — September 25, 2006 @ 7:14 am
Hi Anousheh,(Cadet)
You are a brave woman and admirable, i am a woman too but not brave and envy at you. I am wondering why some people tell u spend your money for poor people! It,s ok, helping poor people is a great job but thinking about our planet and doing something for next generation and for future time is a great job too and you did this way.
Dear Anousheh i am from your mother land and i am proud of you because nowadays, by the political situation in Iran nobody in the world has a good look to us and you proved that is not a right looking, there are many Iranian who think about human being improvement and interested in science.
An Iranian woman,
Kaivan
Comment by Kaivan — September 25, 2006 @ 7:20 am
If you mix oil and water on earth the oil goes to the top and water to the down. What happens in space?
Comment by kcbhatt — September 25, 2006 @ 7:38 am
Dear Anousheh,
Thanks for explaining your situations in the space. It is one of the very rememberance experiment which you have in your life! (I think)
I wish safety for you and other astronomers in the ISS.
You know that the cosmos is very very biger than everyone imagine it and also we are very very smaller human being than access to all of its places… We must waiting for a day to start the new life in the other world! may be that time we can recover our science about all things…
So we should recall the god all the times, in the Earth, Sky and also all the places…
Thanks for sharing your comments,
Saeed Taghavi Afshord,
Tabriz, Iran
Comment by Saeed — September 25, 2006 @ 7:42 am
Dear Anousheh,
Make use of your time over there, where you are closer to God than we are here on dirty earth.
Ask him as many requests as you can, for your self, your family, your 70 million friends in Iran, and for the poor people all over the world, the world that you see from there by the size of a peach stone!!!
Comment by Ali Amiri — September 25, 2006 @ 7:42 am
On NASA TV we all heard about the shuttle dumping excess water. Seems a shame that you can’t have a real shower up there.
I bet the space loo is equally exciting
Hopefully you motion sickness has gone, and you’re fully enjoying the view out the window.
Comment by Andrew G — September 25, 2006 @ 7:58 am
Hi Again Anousheh,
This mail was getting late, you know everybody is eagerly waiting to read your exciting reports, and I am just wonderin why none of other colleagues have not done it before or am I not aware of those who have done? Maybe they are too busy up there? Ofcourse I know all astronauts are very dedicated to their jobs and do their bests up there.
Anyway, can you please also write about your Radio contacts with the Earth? I read something at a Canadian website, somebody has received your call, and that was amazing.
Then about your hair, I too was surprised why you have not a hair cut, while all others, eaven Sigourney Weaver does that (just kidding), then I thought maybe her trip is too short, and Mr. Ansari (Hamid) doesn’t like the idea either (just kidding again
But your hair has also made an stupid controversy even down here.
I guess there are stupid people here which don’t talk about you any more and don’t show you on your own land’s media just because they don’t know it is not that important to show your hair in that situations, and they also don’t understand your acheivement to Muslims is so huge that showing hair is not even considerable to take the huge courage you bring to Iranians and Muslims off the vision of your people.
But most people I see follow news about you from other channels, so continue to keep your good work, and bring us more and more!
To Space Cadet,
From Duck Dodgers, … oh sorry, From Paymaan, Tehran, Iran.
:))
Comment by Paymaan Jafari Taayemeh — September 25, 2006 @ 8:02 am
Hi dear anousheh .
i am proud of you cause you are there as a representative of all iranian women . we dont forget this symbolic act from you .
please consider one important point and that’s not forgetting who you were and who you are . . .
peace upon you and have a great time over there
one of your fans : Shoeib Shirdel from Iran, Sari
Comment by Shoeib Shirdel — September 25, 2006 @ 8:02 am
Sweet Anousheh,
Well, Geoff and I are traveling through Tasmania tracking your progress. I’m at a public library in Scottlsdale, Tasmania and decided to log on to see how you are. We watched your launch and link-up with ISS and were in the lobby when you called through to David F. I cannot tell you what a thrill this has been for us all. I’m so proud of you and think back to your days of study to prepare for this adventure and your scuba lessons to learn of weightlessness. Your hard work and dedication are paying off in spades. Please savor every moment and bring back a thousand tales. You looked as beautiful as ever and Hamid and everyone looked so proud of you. We took pictures of us standing next to the broadcast picture of you that was showing in Colosseo. You should get a kick out of them when we have a chance to show them to you.
Big hugs from us both. We love you lots and look forward to your speedy return.
Karyn & Geoff
Comment by karyn & geoff — September 25, 2006 @ 8:02 am
Dear Anooshe.
It’s really wonderful that you are uplading your blog from the Space. and Great experiments. I even enjoyed reading them! we’re waiting for your new posts and specially for the video you mentioned
and… don’t forget to take some photos! specialy earth’s photo from there !
Comment by weria — September 25, 2006 @ 8:12 am
بابت توضيحات دقيقتون در مورد چگونگي نظافت در فضا ممنون.فکر ميکنم از همه جالب تر شستن موهاست.يعني اگه اون حباب آب شروع به حرکت کنه شما بايد دنبالش راه بيفتين و همراهش ان طرف و اون طرف پرواز کنيد؟تصورش جالب و کمي خنده داره.اميدوارم چنين مشکلي براتون پيش نياد.
حسيبا. دختري 18 ساله از رشت
Comment by Hasiba — September 25, 2006 @ 8:17 am
سلام خانم انصاری
ما امروز صبح ساعت 4:27 به وقت ایران شمارو تو آسمون دیدیم.
از اطلاعاتی هم که راجع به چگونگی کارها تو فضا بهمون می دین خیلی ممنون
بنفشه 21 ساله از تهران
Comment by Banafsheh,Tehran — September 25, 2006 @ 8:26 am
Hi Anoush,
what you describes is SIMPLY UNBELIEVABLE!!!
If weather assists, I’ll try to watch you flying above Milano, Italy, west side of city centre on:
(ISS) Wed Sep 27/06:44 AM 4min.duration 40°elev. 10° above W 27° above NNE
All the Best, wonderful Space Explorer!
Matteo
Comment by Matteo — September 25, 2006 @ 8:50 am
سلام سركار خانم انوشه انصاري
به وبلاگت سر زدم
ولي چون ما بيسواديم نمي توانيم بخونيم
لطفا” اگر امكان دارد فارسي هم در وبلاگت بنويس
از طرف تمام ايرانيان خواهش ميكنم
دوستت دارم
باعث افتخار ايراني
موفق باشي
Comment by HASSAN MOHAMMAD ZADEH — September 25, 2006 @ 8:57 am
خانم انصاري سلام
من مخصوصا اين متن را فارسي نوشتم
خيلي خوشحالم از اينكه شما و همه مردم ايران را خوشحال ميبينم از اين افتخار
اميدوارم براي شما اين اولين پله در راه دراز سفر به فضا هر لحظه فزوني شادي و شور و شعور و موفقيت باشد
هزاران درود
Comment by امير از ايران — September 25, 2006 @ 9:00 am
Hello dear Anoushe!
I am an Iranian Student and i am very greatful that one of my acountries is in the space. shurly the space, the moon, the earthe and the hole world must be very fantastic from there. I wish I would be in space one a day.
hadi adlo
Comment by hadi adlo — September 25, 2006 @ 9:06 am
hello Mrs Ansari
that is so attractive and really excited me. the space travel details,was always my question.
best regard
Hadi Jalilzadeh
Comment by Hadi Jalilzadeh — September 25, 2006 @ 9:08 am
hello to all Iranian and i am very proud of you Mr.Ansari and i am proud of myself as an Iranian girl here.
i hope you to be safe all the time in your life and bless God .
i will want you to pray for us because i think you are now nearer to God and you can get and feel the God’s bigness.
be in safe
thanks , Samira
Comment by Samira — September 25, 2006 @ 9:08 am
Dear Ms.Anousheh,
Thanks a lot for your communication with all world (especially IRAN ).I wish , i can in space .Have a good time
Comment by mohammad — September 25, 2006 @ 9:18 am
Hi anoushe,I can not control and even express my feeling about your adventuresome trip.But i only request you to PLEASE visit my weblog and add a comment even a single hi for me.PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Comment by Ramin Emrani — September 25, 2006 @ 9:19 am
HI Anoush…Thank you for sharing your experiences with us…You are really fantastic. We all love you.I read your writings everyday and talk to my colleagues about you and your experiences.You are a blessed woman. Just write more…Good luck and have a good return. See you on the Earth…bye
Comment by Arineh Gharibyan — September 25, 2006 @ 9:23 am
ما امروز صبح ایستگاه فضایی را رویت کرم خیلی با شکوه بود
رسول از اصفهان
Comment by rasool — September 25, 2006 @ 9:25 am
سلام
هر كجا هستم باشم
آسمان مال من است
پنجره فكر هوا عشق زمين مال من است
چه اهميت دارد
گاه اگر ميرويند
قارچ هاي غربت؟
صبح ها وقتي خورشيد درمي آيد متولد بشويم
كار ما نيست شناسايي راز گل سرخ
كار ما شايد اين است
كه در افسون گل سرخ شناور باشيم
كار ما شايد اين است
كه ميان گل نيلوفر و قرن
پي آواز حقيقيت بدويم
سهراب سپهري
با آرزوي سلامتي و بهروزي
فاطمه 22 ساله از زمين
Comment by fateme jafari — September 25, 2006 @ 9:29 am
Hi Anusheh.
Salam Anusheh Aziz. Man Babak Haddadi Mehrabani 18 sale Daneshjoyeh reshteh IT dar Iran shahresat Babol hastam. Vagan khoshhal hastam ke miminam yek irani tavanesteh be onvan avali zan fazanavard torist dar donya bashad. Be khater hamin ham hamishe be donbale akharin akhbar dar bare shoma hastam. omidvaram dar tamam lahazat zendegi moafag o piroz bashid .
Dostar hamishegi va javdane shoma , Babak.
Comment by Babak Haddadi — September 25, 2006 @ 9:32 am
Hi Ms. Ansary
How are you in SPACE?
I have a requset … Could you send your video to Iran ? I’m waiting for your peresnt !
Have a good weekend in space !!
Hamid az iran !
Comment by VIDEO — September 25, 2006 @ 9:38 am
Dear Mrs Ansari,
That’s great. You just answered the questions i was thinking about yesterday. Thank you.
I was also tried today to see your (;)) ISS above Tehran. It is the first day of Ramazan here.
Have fun and share your experience with us as much as you can.
خدا نگهدارتون
Comment by Reza Mirfattah — September 25, 2006 @ 9:47 am
انوشه عزیز من که در فراتر از آسمان هایی
خوشبحال ستاره هایی که گذر تو را از فراز سرزمین مادریت دیدن.
وخوشبحال سرزمین تو که نامت در تاریخ ان همواره یاداور رویاهایی خواهد بود که تو در اسمان کودکیت تصور کرده بودی.
به تولد ربویاهای تو همه انسان های این کره خاکی تبرک می فرستند
فاطمه تو
Comment by fatemeh shirzadeh — September 25, 2006 @ 9:55 am
hello anousheh haw are you
iam from IRAN and your experience is very intersting for me
it is make me so happy when i see the important news chanels are speaking about you and our country just about beautiful things not about politics and something that is wrong i hope you will have agreat time.
Comment by negar — September 25, 2006 @ 9:56 am
خسته نباشي
جالب بود روش زندگي در آنجا اميدوارم وقتي برگشتي اينها را مدون كني و نه بعنوان يك كتاب بلكه يك وبلاگ اينجا بخوانيم
راستي موقع آب خوردن به مشكل بر نمي خوريد و يا …. به هر حال اين يك واقعيته كه هر انساني بهش نياز داره
در طرح شما براي اعزام افراد به فضا مسلما اين سئوالات بايد پيش بيني بشه و از اين تجربه استفاده مكفي بشه
راستي الان در مورد اين تجربه چي داري بگي آيا ارزش واقعي اون معادل هزينه اش بوده ( منظورم هزينه مادي نيست و پول ؛ وقت ؛ خانواده و… )
مرسي
Comment by مهدي — September 25, 2006 @ 10:10 am
please send pictures from you and your friend in space
Comment by mehdi — September 25, 2006 @ 10:11 am
Dear Anousheh, hi
we all love you and honor that you are Iranian.
Don’t you get boared there?
Best wishes
Comment by Mehrnaz — September 25, 2006 @ 10:13 am
dear anousheh
I wanted to see your online programs on NASATV,but I couldn’t.If you record your observations,that would be a nice of you to share your observations.All Iranian are looking forward to seeing you on Friday.we expect a safe launch and flight for you.
sincerely,yours
Comment by mohamad — September 25, 2006 @ 10:29 am
داشتم مصاحبه انوشه عزیز رو تو کانال مدیا ناسا می دیدم که سر 1 سوال خیلی جالب قطع شد ، خیلی دوست داشتم جواب انوشه رو در مورد سوالی که شبکه سی ان ان کرده بود : ” پیام شما به مردم ایران و آمریکا با توجه به شرایط موجود در ارتباط بین این دو کشور چی هست ؟ ” بدونم .
اگه این جواب رو تو وبلاگ بنویسی ممنون میشم !
Comment by sadeq — September 25, 2006 @ 10:30 am
salam ms anousheh..
man har rooz be webloget sar mizanam va har rooz payam haye ersalit az faza ro donbal mikonam…..
kheyli hes jalebi be adam dast mide ke ye irooni alan dare doore zamin micharkhe…mage na?
Comment by vahid esmailpour — September 25, 2006 @ 10:36 am
Ma chère Anoosheh
Bonjour (ou bonsoir!), comment tu vas?
Depuis que j’ai su c’est toi qui fais cet extraordinaire travail,
ca me fait penser à toutes les années délires qu’on a passé, il y a déjà longtemps.
Je te souhaite tout le bonheur du monde.
Amicalement
Noushin
Comment by Noushin Pegah — September 25, 2006 @ 10:42 am
سلام انوشه جان . خوشحالم که سفر فضایی شما انجام شد و رویای تصاحب ماه برای شما تحقق یافت و خوشحال تر از آن اینکه همزمان با سفر شما اثر جدید خانوم گوگوش با نام شب سبید نیز منتشر شد همانقدر که شما به رویای تصاحب ماه فکر می کنید ایشان به تصاحب رویای ماه فکر می کنند این مطلبو در اثر جدیدیشون هم بیان کردند . نمی دونم شما هم به گوگوش علاقه مند هستید یا نه ولی مطمئنم که ایشون به شما علاقه مندند ایشون به هر کس که نام ایران و ایرانی را بلند آوازه کند علاقه مند هستند . من در این رابطه مطلبی در بلاگم نوشتم موفق باشید
Comment by محمد رضا یگانه — September 25, 2006 @ 10:44 am
hello dear Anousheh ;
I want to say just a one word ;
YOU ARE A HERO ;
I search alot to find ur weblog address , and now I’m so happy that I can be contact with out of the Earth , an area that there is no life ,
be success in all of ur life
from M.Farzam , Tehran , Iran
Comment by M.Farzam — September 25, 2006 @ 10:45 am
Dear Anousheh,
I read your blog with much interest. Being always sick at the backseat of a car ;-), I can imagine what you went thru in the beginning, despite the excitement. Do you think that people can get used to space travel in future and not feel sick? Is it “just” a matter of exercise or medicine? Anyhow, if I drive myself, I never get sick, may be it helps and you can consider that for your next trip
Isn’t it a strange feeling that on one hand we are not able to feed earth’s population and on the other hand technological development (and curiosity what’s out there) brings people into space and watch down, thinking “what the hell are we doing down there?” Earth is full of extremes … but people like you really bring this worldcommunity forward by showing us that the endresult counts, not the nationality or politics. Thanks for sharing with us!
Greetings from Berlin, also to all other hardworkers around you!
Marika
Comment by Marika — September 25, 2006 @ 10:49 am
Hi Anousheh
where are you now?(I don’t know if you pass Canada too or not?)
I can’t believe you have to swallow (toothpaste) after rinsing your teeth. Holy, God, that is the most non-delicious thing in the world.I mean there! I hope until I get there something new comes up! I hate that! Thanks for warning me!!!
You talked about shower in space. That’s funny! I’m looking for see your video, too. I can’t imagine how it will be look like! “water and bubles are floating around?!?!?” CUTE!!!
One more thing I always wanted to know how does it feel when you’re going? I mean when they shoot you to space from ground? do you feel the speed???(I always thought it should be like roller coasters in amusemenmt parks??? Is that the same???)
I wish all the bests for you and your team!!! Looking for your return and waitting for your amazing videos and diaries!!!
YOUR 16 YEARS OLD IRANIAN FAN FROM TORONTO, CANADA!!!
MARYAM
Comment by Maryam — September 25, 2006 @ 11:02 am
Salut a touse.
To Anousheh jan or responsibles of this web blog, I have a question.
Will Anousheh become success to pace outside? on the Moon! I mean will she do walking after? or just staying in her Cabin?
Let us know about it.
Merci bien.
Bon voyage et Bonne retourAnousheh jan.
Comment by Siamak — September 25, 2006 @ 11:02 am
we love U Anousheh!!!!!!!;)
Comment by navideh — September 25, 2006 @ 11:22 am
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Dear Anousheh,
Thank U for the great favour you are doing to your homeland’s image; after 27 years of humiliation having U up there in the space gives Iranians a reason to keep their heads up high.
Thank U for having thought of your roots until the very last second of your journey and for having mentioned it in all your interviews.
Thank U for having had such a beautiful idea of linking the earth and the space together and for communicating your life up there with the earthmen!
Finally thank U for the step you have taken in the man kind’s future.
Comment by Vianne — September 25, 2006 @ 11:31 am
Thank you Anoosh khanom.
Go Anoosheh Go!
Comment by keikavos — September 25, 2006 @ 11:40 am
انوشه فرشته آسمانيست
شكافنده آسمان زيبايست
انوشه پيكان آرش كمان گير
كه كرد نام ايران را جهانگير
انوشه پيام آور رازهاي خلقت
در مسير كشف آن ميكند همت
انوشه جستجوگر فضاهاي تاريك
با حواس و دقتي همچو مو باريك
انوشه شهاب درخشان اهورايست
دليل اراده استوار هر ايرانيست
Comment by farhad — September 25, 2006 @ 11:45 am
Dear anousheh
Not only we(iranian people)and humans but also the universe honores you,i and my father and mother saw your passing in our kermanshah sky whenever you passed our city sky in darkness,and that was the best time in our life.
with best earth wishes.
amir khosravi from kermanshah
Comment by amir khosravi from kermanshah — September 25, 2006 @ 11:45 am
سلام خانوم انصاری!
الان دارم شما رواز ناسا تی وی می بینم!!!!!
تو همایش ارسباران اقای صفاریان پور براتون کامنت گذاشتن!
من شنبه می خواستم عبور شما رو ببینم ولی متاسفانه نتونستم…به جاش ستاره های صورتفلکی جبار رو دیدم!
دوست دار شما
تینا
Comment by تینا تیماج چی — September 25, 2006 @ 11:57 am
Dear Anousheh,
That’s really amazing!
You can watch the earth from up there.You know I have seen it in the position of the moon in my dreams for many times. It was like the photos which I have seen in the magazines,… .
But now you can watch it in the reality.
I wish i was in your positon
Regards,
Hanieh
Iran,Tehran
Comment by Hanieh Mehre Motlagh — September 25, 2006 @ 12:04 pm