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Why the Space Tourism Industry Needs Flight Attendants (Op-Ed)
Space.com ^ | October 3, 2018 07:08am ET | Mackenzie Thompson,

Posted on 10/03/2018 5:38:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: blueplum

Maybe some guy from G section could check radiation shields.

You can’t be too careful about radiation.


21 posted on 10/03/2018 7:09:38 AM PDT by wally_bert (I will competently make sure the thing is done incompetently.)
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22 posted on 10/03/2018 7:22:00 AM PDT by moovova
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23 posted on 10/03/2018 7:26:25 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: BenLurkin

Hah! I recognize “Victoria ‘Vic’ Moretti” from “Longmire” (Katee Sackhoff). Interesting.


24 posted on 10/03/2018 7:28:09 AM PDT by moovova
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To: BenLurkin

And a trillion spam emails were launched.


25 posted on 10/03/2018 7:47:35 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: blueplum

What is it that you know about exposure to radiation?


26 posted on 10/03/2018 7:57:47 AM PDT by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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To: Migraine
"emergency exits"

Ive watched too many sci-fi movies. Im imagining a craft that has a body that is basically cylindrical framework with a service corridor down the center and the seating is a series of recessed escape pods something like a cluster munition full of people.

I suppose though that there's no point in that until we are more advanced and there are other places to go.

27 posted on 10/03/2018 7:58:52 AM PDT by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
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To: BenLurkin

Turgidson: Doctor, you mentioned the ratio of ten women to each man. Now, wouldn’t that necessitate the abandonment of the so-called monogamous sexual relationship, I mean, as far as men were concerned?
Dr. Strangelove: Regrettably, yes. But it is, you know, a sacrifice required for the future of the human race. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do prodigious...service along these lines, the women will have to be selected for their sexual characteristics which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature.
Russian Ambassador: I must confess, you have an astonishingly good idea there, Doctor.


28 posted on 10/03/2018 9:01:01 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (So what!)
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To: moovova

Did not know she was in that show.


29 posted on 10/03/2018 9:10:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: gnarledmaw

I think that’s a brilliant idea. Makes a lot of sense.


30 posted on 10/03/2018 9:12:19 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: RoadGumby

a) I’m a visiting alien; b) I’ve stayed at a Holiday Inn; c) I’m smart for an old bird; d) I’m addicted to space porn; e) some of the above; f) one of the above.


31 posted on 10/03/2018 9:26:33 AM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: Doogle

like if somebody brings a drill on board? (referencing the holes in the space station)


32 posted on 10/03/2018 9:27:36 AM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: BenLurkin

14 CFR 121.391 specifies that no FAs are required if the a/c only seats nine or fewer passengers.


33 posted on 10/03/2018 11:48:40 AM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: BenLurkin

“Space attendants” will be given two weeks of training, work completely irregular hours and always on short notice, and then be paid $14 per hour.


34 posted on 10/03/2018 6:35:04 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus
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To: Ronaldus Magnus

But the benefits will be out of this world.


35 posted on 10/03/2018 6:53:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: blueplum

Understood, not much. Not that that would deter you from spreading misinformation.


36 posted on 10/04/2018 4:42:34 AM PDT by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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To: RoadGumby

asking a question is not spreading disinformation.

At the European Planetary Science Congress, data was presented suggesting 600mSv per 12-month round trip to Mars - that’s 600 chest xrays.

From an article in Engaget: “Newly presented ESA ExoMars orbiter data indicates that astronauts would receive “at least” 60 percent of their maximum recommended career radiation exposure on a round trip to Mars that takes six months both ways. That’s still several times what ISS crew members receive...”https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/19/mars-trip-radiation-levels-from-esa/

so you figure it out, Genius - how many trips is a ‘flight attendant’ going to be able to make in a career? 1-1/2? 2?


37 posted on 10/04/2018 4:59:26 AM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: blueplum

600 mSv has what biological effect, specifically? Genius?

My lifetime occupational exposure is more than 400mSv (>40 Rem). So, do I think there is a large hazard from 600mSv? No, not really.

It is an issue that must be taken into account, maintained ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) and carry on.

That exposure is characterized as Chronic, not Acute. Big difference in hazard. Carry on.


38 posted on 10/04/2018 6:27:21 AM PDT by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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