astronauts
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Russian Cosmonaut Gets Anti-Matter Ray Gun Onboard ISS
10:20AM Jesus Diaz | This is cosmonaut Maksim Surayev. And what he’s holding is the latest Russian anti-matter ray gun smuggled onboard the International Space Station. Or maybe it was a microphone to eavesdrop the American astronauts. Or an old pump. I forgot. More »
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The Six Million Dollar Man’s Cyborg Surgery In Today’s Dollars
7:30PM Dan Nosowitz | Back in 1974, astronaut Steve Austin, gravely injured in a crash, was given a new arm, two new legs and one new eye in the iconic show The Six Million Dollar Man. But what would such cyborg reconstruction cost today? More »
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8:00AM Astronaut Leroy Chiao | Our friend and astronaut blogger Leroy Chiao sat on the human spaceflight advisory committee which released its report last week. Since news stories about it were hazy at best, we asked him to explain what it really said… More »
Astronaut Explains How We’ll Fall In Love With Space Again
8:00AM Astronaut Leroy Chiao | Our friend and astronaut blogger Leroy Chiao sat on the human spaceflight advisory committee which released its report last week. Since news stories about it were hazy at best, we asked him to explain what it really said… More »
Vehicles
Buzz Aldrin Double Fists An iPhone And A Blackberry On A Blimp
10:00AM Sean Fallon | Apparently 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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To Be An Astronaut In China, You Can’t Have Bad Breath
8:30AM Mark Wilson | According to China Daily, China’s criteria for selecting their astronauts is so stringent that it precludes candidates with scars, cavities or even simple bad breath. More »
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Rock The Same Pair Of Undies For A Month Straight With J-Wear
1:30AM Rosa Golijan | Japanese astronauts are testing out some water-absorbent, anti-bacterial, and supposedly odour-resistant underwear (among other clothing) which can be worn for a month straight. I’ll be thankful that I’m not in the Gizmodo offices when the guys decide to try these. More »
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A Centrifuge Spin Cycle A Day Keeps The Muscle Loss Away, In Space
2:30PM Rosa Golijan | Experiments are showing that muscle loss caused by prolonged periods spent in zero gravity could be prevented (or at least lessened) by daily spins in a centrifuge. Just thinking about this makes me nauseous, so there goes being an astronaut. More »
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