Depressed Astronauts Might Get Computerized Solace 138
alphadogg writes "Clinical tests on a four-year, $1.74 million project for NASA, called the Virtual Space Station, are expected to begin in the Boston area by next month. The effort is designed to address the onset of depression in astronauts while they are in outer space. In the project, sponsored by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, a recorded video therapist guides astronauts through a widely used depression therapy called 'problem-solving treatment.'" Here's a related story from a few weeks ago. Those astronauts got it rough.
Depressed astronauts? (Score:1, Funny)
This morning I read about a dog that was put on antidepressants. I thought to myself about how hard it must be to be a dog. Wake up whenever you want. Get fed at regular intervals. The only job requirement is that you show a modicum of glee when your owner is around. What does a dog get depressed about?
People who have the best job in the world (and out of this world) really don't get much sympathy from me when they complain about the job.
Re:Depressed astronauts? (Score:5, Funny)
People who have the best job in the world (and out of this world) really don't get much sympathy from me when they complain about the job.
Never underestimate several people in a small capsule farting over many days. Sometimes depression will make your eyes burn.
Joy Joy Feelings (Score:1, Funny)
EMACS- what problem can't it solve? (Score:4, Funny)
M-x doctor [emacswiki.org] always did it for me.
Quick, cheap, and easy alternative (Score:4, Funny)
CHEER UP, EMO ASTRONAUTS!
You have the coolest freaking job in the whole damn stupid world.
Untold thousands of nerds would do anything to get where you are, but the closest they'll ever get are sewing together their own Star Trek uniforms.
Get over your damn selves, and get back to being awesome.
I swear I read this as "Depressurized Astronauts" (Score:3, Funny)
and I thought, "Geez, that's nice of em, but..."
Re:Companionship (Score:1, Funny)
Computerized Solace? (Score:4, Funny)
This really just sounds like a fancy name for porn.
Re:Quick, cheap, and easy alternative (Score:1, Funny)
I don't think people shouting "buhbuhbuh SPACE!" realise the implications of spending years physically isloated from the rest of civilisation and trapped in the single most claustrophobic environment in the galaxy...
One Word (Score:1, Funny)
Teledildonics
Re:Quick, cheap, and easy alternative (Score:1, Funny)
I don't think people shouting "buhbuhbuh SPACE!" realise the implications of spending years physically isloated from the rest of civilisation and trapped in the single most claustrophobic environment in the galaxy...
You must have missed the part where the poster mentioned they were Trekkies.
Re:EMACS- what problem can't it solve? (Score:3, Funny)
response (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Right.... (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, but in space you'd have to design an entire device for collection so you don't have spooge floating around the space station. That'd likely foul up some equipment somewhere.
I'm pretty sure the logistics of a micro-gravity wank in an enclosed space with sensitive equipment is far more challenging than simply giving the astronauts porn. :-P
Cheers
Re:Depressed astronauts? (Score:5, Funny)
"Hell, how are you supposed to do something as simple as crank out out when you have to worry about catching it all or it may jam an instrument panel?"
Stealth fapping tech is inevitable. A cross between a Fleshlight and a milking machine should do the job.
Re:Depressed astronauts? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Depressed astronauts? (Score:1, Funny)
I can say long-term college enrollment includes basically all the known triggers to depression - stress, isolation, sleep deprivation, lack of sunlight. And there's problem-solving steps you can do to mitigate each of these.
Namely, switching out of an engineering major.