0 Question: What happens to hair and nail growth in space? Who does the hair cuts and what happens to the trimmings? Keywords: growth, hair, nail Asked by L Middleton to Kevin, Katie, Julia, Jean-François, Floris, Delma, Claudie, Camilla on 4 Jan 2016.
Delma Childers answered on 4 Jan 2016:
Hair and nails grow normally in space, so you can imagine that during a year-long stay they’ll need to be trimmed a few times. This can be done with minimal mess by attaching a vacuum hose to clippers, as seen here:
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