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ISS To Get Man Cave

Posted by samzenpus on from the floating-cheese-curls dept.

Nancy_A writes "There might be a new favorite hang-out for astronauts aboard the International Space Station later this year. The Leonardo Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) will become a permanent module on the station, and will be brought up on the STS-133 mission, scheduled for September 2010. The new module might provide a haven for astronauts to get away from it all. '"The thought is, the PMM might become sort of a 'man cave,'" said Mike Kinslow, the Boeing payload manager at the Kennedy Space Center. "It won't have all the background noise of fans, computers and other equipment running like in the laboratories, so it will be a quieter atmosphere that might appeal to the astronauts during their off-duty hours."' Plus, NASA's Robonaut 2, or R2 will be brought up on the same flight. Any chance R2 could be programmed to serve drinks or bring food into the man cave?"

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  1. Gosh, I wonder what THAT will be used for.... by deglr6328 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just remember to turn the mic to Houston off of VOX.

    HOUSTON: "Uhhh, were getting a pretty steady 2-3 Hz slapping sound down here guys. Are all systems ok up there, and any ideas on a cause?"

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    1. Re:Gosh, I wonder what THAT will be used for.... by Kitkoan · · Score: 3, Funny

      I christen thee: The Masturbation Station!

      Better then calling it the Man Hole I guess

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  2. Man Cave = Trash Can by Virtucon · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Leonardo Logistics Module is most commonly used as a Trash Can, bringing garbage back from the ISS.

    That seems appropriate as a Man Cave.

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  3. OMG! NOOOO!!! by Khan · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is how "Silent Running" started! ;-)

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  4. In space... by bobdotorg · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... no one can hear you wank.

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  5. Women have one too by Boawk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Evidently the female astronauts were up in arms about this so NASA has promised to add a special module for them called "The Kitchen".

    1. Re:Women have one too by cosm · · Score: 3, Funny

      +5 Sexist Hilarity

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  6. Re:Oh, Mike... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's a gay bar in my town called ... Man Cave. Lots of bears.

  7. Re:Yawn... by Dogtanian · · Score: 3, Funny

    Given that approximately 40% of the plots, er... numerous life-threatening situations the ST:TNG crew ran into were caused by the holodeck going sentient, that's probably not a good idea.

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