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Astronauts Attach Mannequin to Outside of ISS

Posted by michael on from the open-the-pod-bay-doors-hal dept.

lhouk281 writes "According to Space.Com, astronauts have attached a mannequin to the outside of the International Space Station to study the effects of radiation on the human body. The mannequin contains actual bone surrounded by simulated organs and synthetic skin, with sensors studded throughout." There's another story that has detail on how the spacewalk went: a suit malfunction caused the spacewalk to end prematurely.

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  1. Re:The effects of "radiation" by PornMaster · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Fear of god?

    You mean that all cosmonauts aren't godless commies?

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  2. Re:*sigh* by Endive4Ever · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why clone anything?

    It sounds like a perfect use for liberal ex-congressmen/women.

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  3. Slight misunderstanding by kramer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I read they were strapping a dummy to the outside of the space station. I thought they were getting back at old G.W. Bush for cutting the hubble funding. Wrong dummy, I guess.

  4. What have scientists been doing all this time? by madpierre · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    study the effects of radiation on the human body

    Don't they *know* by now?

    Chernobyl, God knows how many submarine accidents.
    Atmospheric testing of nukes ... etc etc.

    Seems like we're funding a bunch of really *slow* scientists.

    So for their benefit i'll type this s l o w l y ..

    You take on a bunch of rads. You're fucked. Sheesh!

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