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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. Oh, Mike... by spun · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Man Cave?" Really? That's just wrong on so many levels, I don't know where to start.

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    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
  2. 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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    - "Hear that?! The percolations are imminent! Cease your ingress!"
    1. Re:Gosh, I wonder what THAT will be used for.... by plover · · Score: 5, Insightful

      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?"

      Houston, ISS. We report it as a steady 2-3 Hz fapping sound, not slapping. The cause appears to be us being STUCK IN ORBIT FOR SIX MONTHS! Over.

      --
      John
  3. 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".