Depressed Astronauts Might Get Computerized Solace

alphadogg writes "Clinical tests on a four-year, $1.74 million project for NASA, called the Virtual Space Station, are expected to begin in the Boston area by next month. The effort is designed to address the onset of depression in astronauts while they are in outer space. In the project, sponsored by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, a recorded video therapist guides astronauts through a widely used depression therapy called 'problem-solving treatment.'" Here's a related story from a few weeks ago. Those astronauts got it rough.

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Re:Depressed astronauts?

[dattaway]

People who have the best job in the world (and out of this world) really don't get much sympathy from me when they complain about the job.

Never underestimate several people in a small capsule farting over many days. Sometimes depression will make your eyes burn.

EMACS- what problem can't it solve?

[tunabomber]

M-x doctor always did it for me.

Re:EMACS- what problem can't it solve?

[Anonymous Coward]

Why do you think that Eliza is a tease?

Quick, cheap, and easy alternative

[Rob T Firefly]

Write the following on sticky notes and place them around the ship:

CHEER UP, EMO ASTRONAUTS!
You have the coolest freaking job in the whole damn stupid world.
Untold thousands of nerds would do anything to get where you are, but the closest they'll ever get are sewing together their own Star Trek uniforms.
Get over your damn selves, and get back to being awesome.

I swear I read this as "Depressurized Astronauts"

[Anonymous Coward]

and I thought, "Geez, that's nice of em, but..."

Computerized Solace?

[Anonymous Coward]

This really just sounds like a fancy name for porn.

Re:Depressed astronauts?

[couchslug]

"Hell, how are you supposed to do something as simple as crank out out when you have to worry about catching it all or it may jam an instrument panel?"

Stealth fapping tech is inevitable. A cross between a Fleshlight and a milking machine should do the job.