{"id":1085,"date":"2009-10-15T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/esa_astronaut_brings_water_in_space_down_to_earth\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:35:51","slug":"esa_astronaut_brings_water_in_space_down_to_earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fr\/esa_astronaut_brings_water_in_space_down_to_earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Un astronaute de l\u2019ESA ram\u00e8ne l\u2019eau de l\u2019espace sur terre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Quand on met un gla\u00e7on dans un verre d\u2019eau, il vient flotter \u00e0 la surface\u2026 Mais est-ce que c\u2019est encore le cas dans l\u2019espace ? Pr\u00e8s de 300 \u00e9coliers belges ont d\u00e9couvert la r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 de telles questions le 6 octobre, lors d\u2019une journ\u00e9e sp\u00e9ciale de l\u2019ISS (International Space Station - Station spatiale internationale).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Les enfants, \u00e2g\u00e9s de 10 \u00e0 12 ans, se sont rendus \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles pour un jour d\u2019activit\u00e9s qui leur ont fait d\u00e9couvrir la vie \u00e0 bord de l\u2019ISS. Comment les astronautes se lavent-ils ? Comment brossent-ils leurs dents ? Que mangent-ils et comment s\u2019y prennent-ils ? Que font-ils pour rester en forme et en bonne sant\u00e9 ?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"2929\" data-credit=\"NASA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2009\/10\/Frank_De_Winne_squeezes_water_onto_a_toothbrush2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2009\/10\/frank_de_winne_squeezes_water_onto_a_toothbrush2\/17873631-2-eng-GB\/Frank_De_Winne_squeezes_water_onto_a_toothbrush.jpg\" alt=\"Frank De Winne squeezes water onto a toothbrush\"><\/figure>\n<p>Le point fort de la journ\u00e9e a \u00e9t\u00e9 une liaison vid\u00e9o avec l\u2019astronaute Frank De Winne de l\u2019ESA (European Space Agency - Agence spatiale europ\u00e9enne), qui s\u2019adressait \u00e0 eux depuis la station spatiale lors de son passage au-dessus du pays \u00e0 25.000 km\/h. Le citoyen belge De Winne est le premier Europ\u00e9en \u00e0 \u00eatre nomm\u00e9 Commandant de l\u2019ISS. Frank est \u00e9galement membre d\u2019honneur de l\u2019UNICEF pour sa compagne WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) d\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019eau, l\u2019assainissement et l\u2019hygi\u00e8ne. Il n\u2019est donc pas \u00e9tonnant que la Journ\u00e9e de l\u2019ISS ait \u00e9t\u00e9 consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 la raret\u00e9 de l\u2019eau dans l\u2019espace et \u00e0 de nombreux endroits sur terre.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019eau est vitale pour la sant\u00e9 de tous, aussi bien sur terre que dans l\u2019espace. Durant la journ\u00e9e de l\u2019ISS, les enfants ont appris le lien entre la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d\u2019utiliser l\u2019eau avec pr\u00e9caution dans l\u2019espace et les probl\u00e8mes de manque d\u2019eau dont souffrent des millions de personnes sur notre plan\u00e8te.<\/p>\n<p>Durant la communication en temps r\u00e9el, Frank De Winne a effectu\u00e9 trois petites d\u00e9monstrations pour expliquer comment l\u2019eau se comporte dans l\u2019espace. \u00c0 la fin de la liaison, il a pris le temps de r\u00e9pondre aux questions de cinq enfants dans l\u2019audience.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you add an ice cube to a glass of water it floats to the surface, but what happens in space? 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