NASA Offers ‘Space Experience’ Through Snapchat

To celebrate the 100,000^th orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) around Earth, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has partnered with Snapchat to show its users how life happens inside ISS.

A report of the Nature World News said that the photos take or "snaps" are interesting as they show an ordinary routine, but with a microgravity environment as the setting. This Snapchat series, dubbed as "Day in Space", comes with witty captions to compensate for the boring science experiments.

ISS team commander Tim Kopra sent photos and videos that come with captions that aim to raise the interest of Snapchat users. In one of his posts, Kopra revealed that their team normally sees 16 sunrises and sunsets each day, according to Tech Times.

NASA started using Snapchat since the beginning of this year. One of the most snaps was taken by the Johnson Space Center in April, where the ground crew shared some details of the Human Exploration Research equipment.

NASA seems to enjoy Snapchat as it allows them to communicate with the app users on Earth. Kopra has been taking photos and videos to show the public that life at ISS is not as boring as it seems. He has sent videos and photos of him eating a tortilla and drinking a floating blob of water, most of his posts even have emojis. In one post, he also showed how they can see Earth from their current location.

ISS was launched 18 years ago and has traveled 2.6 billion miles so far, a statement from NASA revealed.

By using social media network such as Snapchat, NASA is generating interest from the public that can help in inspiring and educating young people, the Nature World News claimed. There are now six astronauts onboard the ISS who come from different countries.