They just wanted to look out the window.
and creating holograms with Microsoft HoloLens. Michael Suffredini, president and chief executive of Axiom Space, said Axiom will better integrate future missions what with the other astronauts are already doing so nobody is disrupted. Suffredini wants future flights to last longer, too — up to 60 days, according to. It's possible the company's changes could make missions less jam-packed and lead to more time to stop and smell the solar system's roses.
"I think we were so focused on research and outreach in the first 8 or 10 days on orbit that we needed the extra time to complete the experience by having time to look out the window, to make contact with friends and family, to just enjoy the sensation," López-Alegría told the outlet. It's easy to forget that astronauts do actual work and don't just float around for fun. Many are tasked with important scientific research on their missions.
They may not exactly be punching a time clock, but it seems a healthy work-life balance is important even when the office isn't on Earth.