What space smells like
Cuts · English · @cuts_en ·
Astronauts describe scorched metal and seared steak.
Transcript
0:00 Astronauts say that space has a smell.
0:02 Coming back from a spacewalk,
0:04 they describe a whiff of scorched metal and
0:07 seared steak clinging to their suits.
0:10 It is thought to come from reactions of
0:13 atomic oxygen and the fine dust that drifts
0:16 between the stars.