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more about #astronaut more comments → Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: This is why you didn't see any fat people on the USS Enterprise... more » BeyondtheTech: Jane might look good in it, but me... er, not so much. more » Curves: No knee caps in space? Thats the pointiest knee I ever saw. more » Purple Dave: Just because they manage to make installing yourself in a spacesuit faster doesn't mean it'll be any more comfortable than the current models. I watc... more » Jamez: Your dream came back when you realized you could, one day, get in a skin-tight rubber suit? Really now, remember who the audience is? I mean, it's lik... more » jayhawk11 hates hangovers: This type of suit has been looked at for a long time, especially for endurance missions due to their lighter weight. MIT is working on one called "Bio... more » Pessimippopotamus: A 21st Century Escher. more » BigDogues: Hey, wait just a minute... more » Voyou_Charmant: Classic angle used to hide that you're a little overweight. I'm sure he lists his body type as "average" too. Someone is going to be so let down wh... more » nucwin83: So how exactly does the geotagging work on that photo? more » Joe Stoner: Yo momma so fat, when she takes a myspace angle photo she actually has to go out into space! more » moop2000: I'd be curious to know what kind of camera he is using, anyone got any connections and can ask? Space-spec gadgets are always interesting! more » SysRq: Gives a whole new meaning to "MySpace mirror pic". more » OMG! Ponies!: Fucking social networking! I swear, everybody is a camwhore nowadays. more » pettiblay: "That is sooooooooooooo going on Myspace" more » -
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New Spacesuit Design is One-Size-Shrinks-to-Fit-All
My dream of being a spacegirl faded when I learned that those suits take ages to put on. But thanks to this new pneumatic muscle-powered, shrink-to-fit spacesuit which can be put on in seconds, I can dream again. More » -
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Astronaut Self-Portrait
Some time during a six-hour space walk last week, astronaut Robert Satcher managed to capture this shot of himself...via himself. Today, the STS-129 will be completing their third and final space walk. [NASA] -
#wtf
Craigslist Ad Seeks Astronaut for One-Way Mission to Titan
If you're located in Northern Alberta, are interested in space travel, aren't afraid of heights and need $25,000 (and won't mind when you explode in mid-air and can't spend it), have I got a Craigslist ad for you! More » -
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Buzz Aldrin Double Fists An iPhone And a Blackberry On a Blimp
Airship Ventures' Zeppelin Tours of San Francisco welcomed a distinguished passenger on board recently—none other than Buzz Aldrin. Apparently, the view did not take precedence over his rigorous work schedule. More » -
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Spacesuit Gas Problem Forces Abrupt Spacewalk Interruption
Astronaut Chris Cassidy is a space rookie. Yesterday he went on his first extra-vehicular activity in his first space mission, working to replace four aging batteries at the International Space Station. Until something in his suit went very wrong. More » -
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Astronauts Playing Real World Katamari Damacy In Space
I saw this picture yesterday and I just couldn't tell what the hell it was. So I read the caption and it left me even more puzzled: More » -
#getmeoffthisrock
Space Week Roundup: The Right Stuff
Well, last week's space theme was exciting for readers and staff alike, not least of all because we had a real actual NASA astronaut baring his soul daily. Here are the highlights:
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#astroblogger
Sex In Space: When's Someone Gonna Get Freaky in Zero G?
In his final installment as Gizmodo's cherished Astroblogger, real-life astronaut Leroy Chiao covers the taboo topic of sex in space. Will it happen? Has it happened? Guess you'll have to read to find out... More » -
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The Trouble With Space Toilets
Even when astronaut guest blogger Leroy Chiao isn't asked, he knows people are dying to know: What's the deal with relieving yourself when there's no gravity to contain the mess? How does it actually work? More » -
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The Air Up There: What Space Stations Smell Like
In Leroy Chiao's five-day stint as astronaut guest blogger, he's striving to illuminate the everyday aspects of life aboard the International Space Station, stuff that isn't in press releases. Today's topic? The air they breathe. More » -
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The Charms of Soyuz: Blasting Off In a Crazy Russian Rocket
Our astronaut guest blogger Leroy Chiao is one of the few spacemen to have flown in both a US Space Shuttle and Russia's five-decade-old spacecraft, the Soyuz—any guess which one he prefers? More » -
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Pre-Launch Jitters and Then... Liftoff
Contributing astronaut blogger Leroy Chiao continues his five-day mission to enlighten us about space travel, backtracking to the pre-launch period of nervous tension—and steak and eggs—then on to that unforgettable moment of explosive truth. More » -
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The Challenge of Brushing Your Teeth In Space
Contributing astronaut guest blogger Leroy Chiao continues his five-day mission to enlighten us with life in orbit, this time dealing with the troublesome business of the morning routine, particularly brushing your teeth in zero gravity. More » -
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The First Feelings of Space
Contributing astronaut Leroy Chiao kicks off his Gizmodo guest blogging with the answer to that most frequently asked question, "So what's it like?" Here are his very first impressions of life in space: More » -
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NASA To Reveal ISS Node Name On Colbert's Show This Tuesday
The mystery and pseudo-controversy surrounding the ISS's unnamed node ends this Tuesday, when astronaut Sunita Williams will go on The Colbert Report to tell the world what NASA has decided to do. More » -
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Space Origami Kit (Pew, Pew, Blast Off, Etc)
Paper cranes are alright, but they won't match our bedsheets.
