--- description: What simple pleasures are missing up in space? A nice, warm shower, for starters title: Watch: Astronauts Aboard ISS Answer Your Questions image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9ef496e40e7423f/69869ae1d0b6f212fd3052f5/expedition-41-space-20.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [space travel](/tag/space-travel/) ## space travel Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch: Astronauts Aboard ISS Answer Your Questions by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 9, 2014 9:37 PM CUT  Astronaut Alexander Gerst enjoys the view of Earth from the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth is visible through the windows. Astronaut Alexander Gerst enjoys the view of Earth from the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth is visible through the windows.ESA/NASA by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 9, 2014 9:37 PM CUT Three of the six astronauts aboard the International Space Station spoke with TIME this week, via video downlink, to answer some of our readers’ questions [on their daily lives](http://time.com/2966860/international-space-station-expedition-41/ "undefined") 240 miles above Earth. Watch this video clip for answers to everything–from what types of cameras these three use in space to get stunning shots like [this one](http://time.com/2966860/international-space-station-expedition-41/ "undefined"), to they really miss about the old home planet. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2970647/watch-astronauts-aboard-iss-answer-your-questions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2970647/watch-astronauts-aboard-iss-answer-your-questions/"},"headline":"Watch: Astronauts Aboard ISS Answer Your Questions","datePublished":"2014-07-09T21:37:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:03:34.933Z","description":"What simple pleasures are missing up in space? A nice, warm shower, for starters","url":"https://time.com/2970647/watch-astronauts-aboard-iss-answer-your-questions/","keywords":["space travel","Space","Science topic","astronauts","international space station","Space Exploration"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9ef496e40e7423f/69869ae1d0b6f212fd3052f5/expedition-41-space-20.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9ef496e40e7423f/69869ae1d0b6f212fd3052f5/expedition-41-space-20.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Astronaut Alexander Gerst enjoys the view of Earth from the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth is visible through the windows.","caption":"Astronaut Alexander Gerst enjoys the view of Earth from the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth is visible through the windows.","creditText":"ESA/NASA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/space-travel/","name":"space travel"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2970647/watch-astronauts-aboard-iss-answer-your-questions/","name":"Watch: Astronauts Aboard ISS Answer Your Questions"}}]}] ```