Russian Mock Mars Mission 333
sdriver writes "CNN reports that Russia is attempting a 500-day mock Mars mission. The article goes on to say, "six volunteers will depend on a preset limit of supplies, including about 5 tons of food and oxygen and 3 tons of water." Also, "Experiment participation is not solely reserved for Russian volunteers, institute officials added."
In Soviet Russia... (Score:4, Funny)
(Sorry, I had to.)
Heh (Score:5, Funny)
Given enough bandwidth... (Score:3, Funny)
ummm... (Score:4, Funny)
six volunteers will depend on a preset limit of supplies, including about 5 tons of food and oxygen and 3 tons of water
But how is that any different from regular russia?
New on MTV Russia (Score:5, Funny)
Welcome to BioDome buuuuudy (Score:4, Funny)
Good idea (Score:5, Funny)
better to find out now the likelihood of cosmonauts going nuts and killing each other when crammed in a tin for 500 days, than in the black depths of space.
Heh ... (Score:5, Funny)
I read this as "Russian mocks Mars mission" and pictured Alexander Putin dancing around a table making fun a NASA scientist.
"Oh yes, we land on Mars, yes, aren't we clever? I'm so clever with my MIT degree, I'm a clever little scientist. Those Americans think they're so smart with their advanced rocketry. It makes me so mad. Get me a vodka, Yuri."
Re:Heh (Score:5, Funny)
Doesn't seem like a great idea, but at least they have a plan.
I recall hearing about something like this (Score:5, Funny)
They could probably fund this by doing a reality TV show, heh. And if you RTFA, they say that no women will be allowed to volunteer - so it'll probably be just like a
Re:ummm... (Score:1, Funny)
Dont be surprised (Score:3, Funny)
In Soviet Russia... (Score:1, Funny)
reality tv (Score:3, Funny)
However, in space, I don't know how well being "voted off" would go over...
Hmmmm (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What will the volunteers do? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Heh ... (Score:3, Funny)
I mean, almost every other Russian guy I've known is either a Vladimir or a Dmitry or an Alexandar (Sasha). And boy, I know atleast 5 Russian women named Anastasia. Must be the Vodka, am sure.
Re:Given enough bandwidth... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:ummm... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:ummm... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Why is it men only? (Score:5, Funny)
Communism on Mars (Score:1, Funny)
Also included will be non-volunteers.
Brings a whole new meaning to the term "The Red Planet".
Re:Given enough bandwidth... (Score:5, Funny)
So while we're all reading dupes, he'll still be just getting the originals.
Re:What will the volunteers do? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Why is it men only? (Score:5, Funny)
Just wait until the womens' cycles synch up, they all have PMS at once, and the poor guy has nowhere to run...
Re:In Soviet Russia... (Score:2, Funny)
Russian Reality TV (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Memories... (Score:5, Funny)
We actually got to go into the real shuttle to sit in the cockpit during an engine test. During the test, there was some "computer error" or something (I'm a little fuzzy on the details), which made it appear there was a malfunction, and the people at mission control had to actually launch us into space.
I don't remember much about it, since I was a little kid and I've had a lot to drink since 1986, but there was something about a gay robot and having to tell this annoying kid to "use the force" in order to save everyone's life.
Will they name it Capricorn Onesky? (Score:3, Funny)
OK... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Methods for doing this; Russia good as any plac (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Supplies.. (Score:3, Funny)
Ivan: "Wellll, you know..."
Re:New on MTV Russia (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Human survival (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Could it be? (Score:3, Funny)
You misspelled "gif". And we all have LOTS of them.