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First Zero-Gravity Surgery a Success

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-where-did-i-put-that-scalpel dept.

MattSparkes writes "Slashdot reported earlier this week that the first ever zero gravity surgery was to take place. Today the team of doctors successfully carried out the operation, removing a benign tumour from the forearm of a 46-year-old volunteer. "Now we know that a human being can be operated on in space without too many difficulties," team leader Dominique Martin said after the flight. The studies show that minor surgery is possible even during long-term inhabitation of space."

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  1. Lucky guy by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 3, Funny

    The guy was crossing his fingers whilst the surgery was taking place.
    Mind you, having his hand in a bucket of ice for the flight back would make them quite immobile.

    Luckily surgeons here on Earth managed to reattach them.

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  2. Anyone doing Zero Gravity Copulation research? by Bamafan77 · · Score: 4, Funny

    And if so, where do I sign up?

    1. Re:Anyone doing Zero Gravity Copulation research? by Red+Flayer · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm sure some of the mice experiments involved reproductive testing.

      As to which astronaut actually had to copulate with the mice, I don't know.

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    2. Re:Anyone doing Zero Gravity Copulation research? by chrysrobyn · · Score: 3, Funny
      But what if a pair of crew members are married, like Mark C. Lee and Jan Davis of STS-47? href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-47. However, while the media jumped on it, I'm pretty sure it was a non issue. They've got tight enough schedules as it is on those missions without dealing with one extra biological experiment.

      I followed your link and I found it quite informative and not very vague on the matter. "the first married couple to fly on the same space mission" ... "biotechnology" ... "fluid dynamics" ... "acceleration measurements" ... "Life sciences included experiments on human health ... human physiology and behavior ... biological rhythms. Test subjects included the crew..." One would think that sex in space would involve at least a few of those.

  3. Re:Next medical challenge by CrashPoint · · Score: 5, Funny

    That sure would suck, and would be a crushing disappointment if it failed.

  4. Re:Next medical challenge by Isotopian · · Score: 5, Funny

    That was a terrible joke to make. Do you have any idea what kind of pressure those people are under?

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