At least better spent than that several thousand dollar toilet seat or wrench NASA likes to purchase.
Other than that, school students in the US should do the same, something like this instead of sending samples to space or a lab rat. Something for fun, out of the ordinary.
Well you can't use a normal wrench in space, you'd rotate yourself, plus with inch-thick gloves you could not hold it (inch is slightly exaggerated), and you might tear your suit and that's no fun.
so you are telling me that people in the space station are expected to work 24/7? Do you?
Give them a break. They have 13,000 cubic feet to live in for months on end. If playing Aladdin is the worst that happens more power to em. we are lucky they don't go outside and try and play space baseball.
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At least better spent than that several thousand dollar toilet seat or wrench NASA likes to purchase.
Other than that, school students in the US should do the same, something like this instead of sending samples to space or a lab rat. Something for fun, out of the ordinary.
Well you can't use a normal wrench in space, you'd rotate yourself, plus with inch-thick gloves you could not hold it (inch is slightly exaggerated), and you might tear your suit and that's no fun.
That's why you anchor yourself...
so you are telling me that people in the space station are expected to work 24/7? Do you?
Give them a break. They have 13,000 cubic feet to live in for months on end. If playing Aladdin is the worst that happens more power to em. we are lucky they don't go outside and try and play space baseball.
@Jon Doe: hey, lighten up, it's a joke, don't take everything too seriously