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How To Shampoo In Zero Gravity

Expedition 36 Crew Member, astronaut Karen Nyberg, demonstrates how she washes her hair in space onboard the International Space Station.
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Bring on the demonstrations from the International Space Station, whose crew members have not only educated us, but also educated us with their videos documenting their daily lives in zero gravity. 

In a previous post, we shared how the Canadian astronaut and former International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield caught our attention, and that of many others, with a microgravity experiment, 

In the video below, Expedition 36 Crew Member, astronaut Karen Nyberg, demonstrates how she washes her hair in space onboard the International Space Station.

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