CosmicQuest
Living in Space

 Your space station
You need:  exercise, hygiene
Instrument panel

Astronaut playing racquetballRacquetball is great exercise—on earth. In space, it would be a whole new ball game, since the ball—and the players—would bounce off all the walls of the court. You'd need a special module in the space station just for racquetball, so the ball (and yourself) doesn't damage anything!

Someday, a space station may have a racquetball court, but today it's much too expensive. Especially when there are simpler ways to exercise. What is one?


Weights
Lift weights
Stationary bicycle
Ride stationary bicycle

 

 

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