Col. Michael E. Fossum has some tips for coping with social distancing that he learned while he was in space as an astronaut.
Social distancing because of the COVID-19 pandemic has people around the world struggling to cope with isolation and the related stress.
If anyone has expert advice on how to deal with the frustrations of self-isolation, it’s Fossum, a former astronaut and CEO of Texas A&M University at Galveston. He’s a veteran of three space flights and spent more than 194 days in space during his 19-year career with NASA.
Here, Fossom offers some tips on how to cope with stay-at-home orders during the pandemic:
Q: How did you train for being isolated as part of a small team and spending lots of time by yourself in an enclosed area?
To prepare, I talked to others who’d been there and dealt with it to understand what it was really like.
Once up there, I stayed busy and I learned how to cope and used the tools I had to stay connected to my family and friends. When I had time, I would reach out and make phone calls to my wife and kids and or old friends.
I continued serving as the Scoutmaster of a Boy Scout Troop while I was in space and did a personal conference with every one of my Scouts from space.
Maintaining this little bit of normalcy was important to me.
Q: What kind of living space did you have? Did you feel confined?
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