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On the Artemis II mission, four astronauts will work, exercise and sleep in a capsule that is about the size of two minivans for 10 days. In April 2025, National Geographic worked with NASA to film the astronauts at an Orion space capsule model in Houston.

The same principles that help astronauts stay strong in microgravity can help us all resist the slow collapse of ageing – and it’s not all about hitting the gym more

This is how the four astronauts sleep, use the bathroom and work out while on their 10-day mission to the moon and back.

Space exploration captures our imagination like few other human endeavors. We picture astronauts floating gracefully through gleaming spacecraft, conducting important research while gazing at Earth’s stunning blue marble. But the reality of life beyond ...