Tag: Space
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Astronauts ‘observer’ sensation — the feeling of watching their own lives from a half-step outside the frame, ‘jet-lag of the self’
Crew members talk about feeling slightly delayed in conversations. They report a doubled awareness — being present while also watching themselves be present. Some say it feels like the first week of a new job that never quite ends. Others compare it to jet lag of the self. NASA’s own post-flight reflections from station crews…