British bloke goes into space... why all the fuss?

[classic33]

Apollo 1?
Soyuz 1?
Soyuz 11?

The Russians weren't very forthcoming about their disasters though. Their firsts were another matter, apart from Valentina Tereshkova. With many groundgrew believing it to be another male cosmonaut boarding Vostok 6.

 

[slowmotion]

Join the rest of us in not imagining such horrors.

I will ask my GP to up the dosages.

 

[Tin Pot]

Certainly nothing new about anyone going into space or spending 6 months on the ISS, and this Tim bloke isn't the first Brit to go to space... so what's all the fuss about?

MAN GOES INTO SPACE!

HOW THE fark DOES THAT NOT ROCK YOUR WORLD!?

 

[Tin Pot]

It's laying down the foundation for extended space flights by examining the long term effects of low gravity on humans and plants. It's minimising the unknowns before aiming for longer missions to Mars and possible settlements on the Moon. It's not so much a regression as an entrenchment.

Shut up: Project Orion.

End.

 

[classic33]

Shut up: Project Orion.

End.

This one BIS
or
this one NASA

 

[FrankCrank]

....no way, I was first, ages ago in fact. And just look at all them patches on my suit........

 

[slowmotion]

Why do astronauts have all those badges anyway? If they fall off their MarsBuggy and are rendered insensible, does NASA think that the Little Green Men will cop the ICE number and ring up Houston? Do they think that the LGM will feel some kind of empathy for a human with some images of cheesy, feelgood , "inspirational" ghastliness plastered all over their bodies? I'm sure that they have higher standards than that.

 

[mr messy]

Why do astronauts have all those badges anyway? If they fall off their MarsBuggy and are rendered insensible, does NASA think that the Little Green Men will cop the ICE number and ring up Houston? Do they think that the LGM will feel some kind of empathy for a human with some images of cheesy, feelgood , "inspirational" ghastliness plastered all over their bodies? I'm sure that they have higher standards than that.

The badges are code just for tv, to disguise true functionality...under the 'NTP' badge is the button for a comfort break

 

[slowmotion]

The badges are code just for tv, to disguise true functionality...under the 'NTP' badge is the button for a comfort break

You need a certain level of manual dexterity to press buttons. Have you seen the size of those astro-geezers' gloves????
They must be in perpetual agony.

 

[FrankCrank]

....even back in my day we wore pampers, no point sloshing around in that there suit.....

 

[FrankCrank]

....as we're talking space stuff here, anyone remember these:

....I'm a proud owner of a full set - framed and hanging on the wall. No commercial value, but great fun collecting them as a kid......

 

[Stephenite]

Thought this worth repeating

 

[Stephenite]

Thought this worth repeating

 

[Over The Hill]

It's laying down the foundation for extended space flights by examining the long term effects of low gravity on humans and plants. It's minimising the unknowns before aiming for longer missions to Mars and possible settlements on the Moon. It's not so much a regression as an entrenchment.

Wow - that is going to inspire a generation.

 

[Tin Pot]

This one BIS
or
this one NASA

The former