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NASA Wants You! (To Sit in a Spinning Room)

Posted by timothy on from the you-get-points-for-vomit-accuracy dept.

slinted writes: "Bottomquark recently posted that Nasa scientists are looking for a few good men (5"8' or less) to participate in hypergravity experiments. The experiments entail 7 'habitation sessions,' 5 of which will last up to 22 hours of spinning at up to 2G in a chamber 7.6 feet long and 6 feet wide. Since the experiments are at Ames Research Center, in Mountain View CA, this might be perfect for some techies 'in between projects.'"

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  1. I want to do this! by Schwamm · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm under the height limit.

    Too bad I'm a girl. :-/