Posted on 05/02/2007 9:20:58 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
Dear Mr. E. Dutch,
We here at NASA are thrilled to hear of your volunteering for our “Sex in Space” Program. We need remind you that a
complete physical is required for all subjects, when was the last time you saw a proctologist?
The other members of your research team, Bruce, Elton, and
Senator Franks are all looking forward to getting to know you better in the days and nights ahead.
Tet68, Director of Sexual Spatial Operations, Nasa.
Yeah. Uh huh. Thank you very much, Associated Press, for demonstrating once again your level of reliability.
Certainly these uncomfortable questions must be considered when planning a mission to Mars, but the "recent discovery" has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with manned spaceflight. While 581c is a mere stone's throw away in astronomical terms, at a distance of roughly 0.1% of the galactic diameter, it's still twenty light years away. We won't be sending manned expeditions on distances a millionth of that in our lifetime. (20 light years is about three million times the distance of Mars at opposition.)
I'd ask why the AP is sending idiots to cover science stories... but I suppose these idiots are probably the smartest guys they've got.
You had *way* too fun writing that response....
On the NOSIE!
Only if the decompression were sudden. Slow decompress gives the internal gasses a chance to escape. No suit. Just something to cover and contain the corpse, and tie it down to the outside of the spacecraft. The extreme cold and vacuum would quickly freeze-dry the body. The body would be brittle, and there would be some distortion, but not much....
Look, I never said any of this was going to be pretty, or fun. After all, death is a grisley business.
Blame Canada.
Thank or blame????
Sex in space, death in space:
I’m surprised no one has mentioned an answer to both issues.
Necrophilia in space.
There. Problem solved. You’re welcome.
According to Mike Mullane’s book, not only can you get one, it is more likely due to redistribution of bodily fluid in zero G.
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