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    No Rest for NASA Astronauts This Labor Day Weekend

    From Swimsuits to Braces: Everyday Gadgets Inspired by Otherworldly NASA Inventions

    "Out of Order" Sign Graces ISS Toilet As 13 Cramped Spacefarers Share Two Stalls

    The Space Station We Were Supposed To Get 40 Years Ago

    NASA To Reveal ISS Node Name On Colbert's Show This Tuesday

    NASA Testing Next Generation Firefighting Gear for Fires... In Spaaace!

    NASA Nearly Bombs Australia With 1400lb Ammonia Tank

    It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's... the ISS Flushing the Toilet!

    Gaming Mogul Space Tourist Richard Garriott Back On Earth

    Japanese ISS Module Slipping Into the Dark: Bulbs Burn Out, No Spares
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    Image of cmaceachen cmaceachen
    09/06/09

    In reply to No Rest for NASA Astronauts This Labor Day Weekend
    "Labor Day was created to encourage Americans to work more"
    No it wasn't. It started in Canada as Labor Unions fought for a 9-hour work day.
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    Image of North Star North Star
    09/06/09

    @cmaceachen: True, but it did not become an official US holiday until 1894. It was created to boost the morale of disgruntled workers - and perhaps convince them to work harder.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/09/09

    In reply to From Swimsuits to Braces: Everyday Gadgets Inspired by Otherworldly NASA Inventions
    I am loving the moon smoke detector. Why don't we have designer smoke detectors? Is there a law that says they have to be ugly or do we just have no imagination?
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    Image of klew klew
    08/09/09

    @Curves: I reckon when it comes to safety equipment, universally identifiable is best. No one wants to be hunting for the fire extinguisher that looks like a Star Wars droid in an emergency.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    08/09/09

    @Curves: You can buy detectors that you can record your own voice on. I'm sure you can record some Star Wars sound clips instead of you saying "FIRE!!"
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    Image of Interstella5555 Interstella5555
    08/09/09

    @klew: He was talking about detectors, not extinguishers. In the same vein though, I would imagine it's so they don't get accidentally removed or something similar.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    08/09/09

    @Interstella5555: Yes, I often confuse the thing stuck to my ceiling that is my smoke detector for my "Everythings-OK" alarm. Except my "Everythings-OK" Alarm looks like a smiley face.
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    Image of Scotland Scotland
    08/09/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HasAList:
    How reliable is your ""Everythings-OK" alarm."?
    I ask, because a year or so ago, I invested in a "My Therapy Buddy" which keeps me informed as to whether or not "everything is going to be all right." However, it has unfortunately proved to be about as reliable as my magic eight ball (which reminds me) How expensive is the ""Everythings-OK" alarm."? As I can no longer afford to spend much money. Recently, my "magic" eight ball and I decided to play a game or two of blackjack. Things started of well but ultimately ended up "rather bad" (I really should have stopped listening to it when it told me to hit on a pair of jacks and to stick on a pair of twos. Obviously I wanted to re ask it on both occasions. However, I did not think it safe to re ask it unless it explicitly said to do so). However, my financial and superstitious problems are none of your concern and as such I shall end by asking - "Do you think that the ""Everythings-OK" Alarm" is a good investment (worth every penny?)
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    08/09/09

    @Scotland: I have asked my magic eight ball - "will anyone reply to my comment?" it said "no". So if no one replies then you can find me playing blackjack at your local casino. I will be the guy at the blackjack table with the magic eight ball (so I should be easy to find if anyone needs me.)
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    Image of frigg frigg
    08/09/09

    @Curves: good point!
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/09/09

    @Scotland: 8 ball in the corner pocket.
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    Image of farcedude farcedude
    07/20/09

    In reply to "Out of Order" Sign Graces ISS Toilet As 13 Cramped Spacefarers Share Two Stalls
    And according to CBS Space Place (really good source for space news), it's fixed.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/current.html
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    07/20/09

    In reply to "Out of Order" Sign Graces ISS Toilet As 13 Cramped Spacefarers Share Two Stalls
    The engineers failed to appreciate the gravity of the shituation.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    07/20/09

    @Sora57: Shaking my head.........and on a Monday no less.
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    07/20/09

    In reply to "Out of Order" Sign Graces ISS Toilet As 13 Cramped Spacefarers Share Two Stalls
    I dont know the current gender mix on the station, but back here on earth, the line for the ladies room is always longer than the mens. In fact, just reading this makes me want to go.......
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    Image of N1k0s N1k0s
    07/19/09

    In reply to "Out of Order" Sign Graces ISS Toilet As 13 Cramped Spacefarers Share Two Stalls
    The toilet isn't broken -- it's just that the Russians didn't tell the Americans that it only accepts rubles.
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    Image of yungjerry703 yungjerry703
    07/19/09

    In reply to "Out of Order" Sign Graces ISS Toilet As 13 Cramped Spacefarers Share Two Stalls
    just jiggle the handle a little bit.
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    Image of Ogami Ogami
    07/19/09

    In reply to "Out of Order" Sign Graces ISS Toilet As 13 Cramped Spacefarers Share Two Stalls
    I wonder NASA and Russian space agency tested the ISS toilet on Earth for 13 people...

    Even for a regular home toilet, 13 people using it regularly is alot for the device. :P
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    07/19/09

    In reply to "Out of Order" Sign Graces ISS Toilet As 13 Cramped Spacefarers Share Two Stalls
    If there's one thing that gets me madder than fish grease, it's when the Colbert is down. How do you read while using a bag?
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    Image of sprice82 sprice82
    07/19/09

    @Summermodoin'_GitEmSteveDave: Thats not the Colbert, the new one was supposed to be the Colbert, but Nasa isn't a fan of democracy so the Colbert is a treadmill.
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    07/20/09

    @Summermodoin'_GitEmSteveDave: One handed would be my guess.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    07/20/09

    @sprice82: No, the C.O.L.B.E.R.T is a treadmill. The Colbert is what I call my pooping stool.
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    Image of sprice82 sprice82
    07/20/09

    @Summermodoin'_GitEmSteveDave: I see your pooping stool and I raise your status as anti- American because this "C.O.L.B.E.R.T" is obviously an attack of one of the great men of this country, it attacks Colbert who's is obviously unrelated to an acronym that might be confused with his great name.
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    Image of jayhawk11 is the Mozart of Donkey-punching jayhawk11 is the Mozart of Donkey-punching
    07/20/09

    @sprice82: You're trying too hard.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    05/09/09

    In reply to The Space Station We Were Supposed To Get 40 Years Ago
    Gather round while I sing you of Wernher von Braun,

    A man whose allegiance

    Is ruled by expedience.

    Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown.

    "Ha, Nazi Schmazi," says Wernher von Braun.


    Don't say that he's hypocritical,

    Say rather that he's apolitical.


    "Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?

    That's not my department," says Wernher von Braun.


    --Tom Lehrer

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    Image of soysoy soysoy
    05/07/09

    In reply to The Space Station We Were Supposed To Get 40 Years Ago
    I can't express how happy I am to hear someone else admit they went to space camp. It's usually a lonely club to be in.
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    05/08/09

    @soysoy: Click the link, and then read the comments from my Space Camp story. There are a freakin' TON of people out there who went. Crazy.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/07/09

    In reply to The Space Station We Were Supposed To Get 40 Years Ago
    In the cutaway view of the "Space Odyssey" ring, I count some two dozen personnel--100% of them men and, as best I can tell, 100% of them white.


    * sigh *


    Sadly, I guess that's about what we would expect from the sexist and racist 1950s. Janeway would have been SO miffed.

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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    05/07/09

    @bosskev: Oddly enough, they were all straight, too. With a dozen white jet jocks, funny how there were no gays. Where are all gaystronauts, Mary? Shouldn't there have been at least two?
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/07/09

    @ninjagin: Oh, the gaystronauts are there, you just don't see them. See that area in the illustration marked 22, 23 and 24, purposely not revealed in the cutaway? That's the Back Room and that's where they hang out.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    05/07/09

    @bosskev: "Janeway would have been SO miffed."


    Uhura wouldn't have been too happy either...

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    Image of Bos'un's Mate Bos'un's Mate
    04/12/09

    In reply to NASA To Reveal ISS Node Name On Colbert's Show This Tuesday
    I understand Jerry Stiller will christen both Serenity and the Colbert.
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    04/12/09

    In reply to NASA To Reveal ISS Node Name On Colbert's Show This Tuesday
    Am I the only one who thinks he is way to rehearsed and unfunny?
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    04/12/09

    @Jesus: But Jesus loves Stephen Colbert. You sir, are an impostor.
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    Image of Chewbenator Chewbenator
    04/12/09

    In reply to NASA To Reveal ISS Node Name On Colbert's Show This Tuesday
    Bah, should be the Jon Stewart commemorative jon.
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    04/13/09

    And the winner of best casual/short comment of the day is:

    Chewbenator congratulations!


    Here's your prize:

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