ISS To Get Man Cave 123
Nancy_A writes "There might be a new favorite hang-out for astronauts aboard the International Space Station later this year. The Leonardo Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) will become a permanent module on the station, and will be brought up on the STS-133 mission, scheduled for September 2010. The new module might provide a haven for astronauts to get away from it all. '"The thought is, the PMM might become sort of a 'man cave,'" said Mike Kinslow, the Boeing payload manager at the Kennedy Space Center. "It won't have all the background noise of fans, computers and other equipment running like in the laboratories, so it will be a quieter atmosphere that might appeal to the astronauts during their off-duty hours."' Plus, NASA's Robonaut 2, or R2 will be brought up on the same flight. Any chance R2 could be programmed to serve drinks or bring food into the man cave?"
Robonaut 2 will fly on STS-133? Since when? (Score:2, Interesting)
Uhhh.. the article provides no references.. so I don't know where Nancy Atkinson is getting this information from.
As far as I'm aware, Robonaut 2 isn't even functional yet, let alone ready for flight testing. Did the writer just make this up?
Leaving aside the obvious sexist overtones of the article, it's almost entirely a rehash of last year's news that the Leonardo MPLM will be modified to be left permanently attached to the station [spaceflightnow.com] when it flies on STS-133, becoming the Permanent Multi-Purpose Module. [nasa.gov]
What is it about humanoid robots that makes people report bullshit?
Re:Come on Slashdot (Score:5, Interesting)
As far as I'm aware, Robonaut 2 isn't even functional yet, let alone ready for flight testing. Did the writer just make this up?
Can anyone provide any references to show that Robonaut 2 is going to fly on STS-133? So far as I can tell, this is the only article on the web that even ties Robonaut 2 to the PMM.
drinks in space (Score:3, Interesting)
are astronauts allowed to drink any alcohol?
Re:Man Cave = Trash Can (Score:3, Interesting)