Chris Cassidy is currently the only NASA astronaut aboard the ISS, sharing the orbiting laboratory with Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, and he is evidently taking his share of household responsibilities. An image from NASA shows the less glamorous side of living on the ISS, with Mr Cassidy performing some quite literally out of this world housekeeping.
The NASA image shows the 50-year old de-cluttering the ISS, proving that astronauts are not that different from us after all.
NASA said on its website: “We all have to do our housekeeping chores, even when we command the crew aboard the International Space Station.
“This past weekend, NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy was no exception as he collected trash for disposal during weekend housekeeping activities.”
Mr Cassidy recently paid tribute to the casualties of the Beirut blast.
On August 4, two large blasts in quick succession almost flattened Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon.
The explosion, particularly the second, led to the deaths of at least 170 people, injuring more than 6,000 and causing up to $15bn (£11bn) in damages to the city.
Nearly 3,000 tons (2.5 million kilograms) of a chemical called ammonium nitrate was being stored at the port and may have caused the incident.
Videos of the blasts show the sheer power and devastation, leading to tributes from all corners of the globe.
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As a result, Lebanon’s government took the extraordinary step of resigning but will stay in charge temporarily until a new government can be formed.
Prime Minister Hassan Diab told Lebanon via a public address on Monday evening that corruption in the country was “bigger than the state” itself, and “a very thick and thorny wall separates us from change; a wall fortified by a class that is resorting to all dirty methods in order to resist and preserve its gains.
“They knew that we pose a threat to them, and that the success of this government means a real change in this long-ruling class whose corruption has asphyxiated the country.”
He added: “Today we follow the will of the people in their demand to hold accountable those responsible for the disaster that has been in hiding for seven years, and their desire for real change. May God protect Lebanon.”