Notes:
astronaut 宇宙飛行士;
paper spring 紙バネ;
wire top 針金ゴマ
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On Sunday, Kanai Norishige became the 12th Japanese astronaut to go up into space. He went up in a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan. Two other astronauts joined him, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the U.S.A. They are all heading to the International Space Station and will get there sometime today. This time, Kanai will do two experiments that were designed by high school students. One is to see how a paper spring works in almost zero gravity. The other is to see how a wire top spins. I hope they will take a video and show us what happens later! (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Last night, I was watching a TV program about colds and influenza (the flu). A doctor on the program said that it’s easy to get sick in winter because of the cold weather and because it’s dry. He said that there are little hairs inside our noses. These hairs move fast in warm weather and keep viruses from getting into our bodies, but they need to be wet. Winters in Japan are dry, and air conditioners make the air even drier. We should drink a little water every hour. When we sleep, we can use a mask with a little water and mint oil on it to stop dryness. I think I’ll try to do both. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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