What Drugs Do Astronauts Take?

Posted by Soulskill on Friday December 4, 2009 @10:11PM from the just-boosterspice-for-me-thanks dept.

astroengine writes "Science fiction is stuffed full of examples of pill-popping space explorers and aliens enjoying psychedelic highs. After all, space is big; it can get boring/scary/crazy up there. It's little wonder, then, that our current space explorers consume a cocktail of uppers, downers, tranquilizers and alcohol to get the job done. Robert Lamb on tranquilizers in the space station: 'Sure, it hardly makes for a civilized evening aboard ISS, but it beats someone blowing the hatch because they think they saw something crawling on one of the solar panels.'"

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You ever... by turing_m · 2009-12-04 22:24 · Score: 5, Funny

You ever watch C beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate... on weed?

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Dude.... by Paxtez · 2009-12-04 22:35 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm not sure what they take, but whatever they are, they are out of this world...