TAKES SOME TIME TO CONTROL BODY
US-Spanish astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, leader of the Ax-3 crew, said it definitely takes some time to be able to control body motions in low gravity, trying to move around and not "knock things off the wall," which he said happens more often than he would like.
As for the view from the station, he said: "Now we're in a particularly tough orbit, just a timing thing. So what sure what we want to capture happens to be at night when we fly over it which is not great, obviously."
He added: "We have a few more days up here yet. So hopefully as the days move on, that sunlit pattern moves gradually to the west."
On how the crew is doing during their two-week stay, including Gezeravcı, Lopez-Alegria praised their performance, saying: "I'm pretty impressed with how quickly they've adapted."
It's (a) pretty unique environment to try, and I don't mean just adapting to zero gravity," he explained. "It's been busy, but I think it's been really good so far."
