08 June 3: Salt

In space, salt and pepper are available, but only in a liquid form.

08 May 31: Orbit

The sun rises and sets every 90 minutes in low Earth orbit.

08 May 20: Gravity

Without the compressive force of gravity, your spinal column expands and you grow taller, usually by between 5 and 8cm.

08 April 11: Skylab

During the skylab missions of the 1970s it was discovered that chicken eggs cannot be fertilized in space.

08 March 19: SAS

Space Adaptation Syndrome: a fancy term for throwing up.

08 March 11: Spit

Astronauts can’t spit after they brush their teeth, so they swallow the (edible) foam, spit and everything else.