The International Space Station (ISS) is like a big house in space. The astronauts don't feel the effects of gravity and float around the station. Their life in space is different from life on the Earth.
Astronauts eat the same food in space taht people eat on the Earth. The food is in plastic containers, though. Sometimes they add water, and sometimes they heat it in an oven.
What about clothes? The atmosphere in the space station is controlled by computers, so astronauts dress the same way as people on the Earth. They wear special clothes only when traveling to and from on the space shuttle.
Astronauts need to wash themselves in space. Of course, there are no showers, baths, or faucets! So, they wipe their bodies clean with towels. Or they wash themselves with special soap that doesn't have to be rinsed off.
Sleeping is different in space, too.
Astronauts sleep in sleeping bags in small rooms, but they have to tie themselves down before going to bed. Otherwise, they would float around the station!
It must be great living in space ... but only for a while. Imagine: no baths, no swimming pools, and no walks in the park!
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