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[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 90 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I know people have spent longer on the ISS but at some point, I’d come back in a Home Depot bucket wearing a spacesuit with some scuba gear.

And for those who want to argue about the heat shielding on a Home Depot bucket, I’d be responsible about it. I’d glue all kinds of shit to it. Steal a parachute from the Roscosmos side. I’d be fine.

β€œYou’d land in the Indian Ocean."

This isn’t rocket science. It’s the opposite. I’ll land where I want. I’d aim for your mom’s house and land in her bedroom. Injuries would include a crushed pelvis and not from the fall. That’s just what happens when I visit your mom.

[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Reads like a Mark Watney diary entry

[–] Einstein@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago

Death by snu snu. Nice.

[–] coronach@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 days ago

Glorious build up to a "fucked yo mama" joke. Excellent pacing!

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 41 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

"For the love of god don't cut that corner or some one will die"
-Man who shot himself in the back of the head twice.

[–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

Modern day Gilligan’s Island reboot time.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It was a ship and not a space station but same idea. Cancelled after 2 seasons though.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_5

[–] TheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

That was a good show too.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

An excellent idea, with each season finale being another failed return trip that gets delayed, and then the next season all their conditions are significantly worse until they resort to canabalism

[–] amon@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

No, we keep rebooting it every 3 seasons like Power Rangers or something.

In the end we will have 15 or so astronaut teams on different space stations.

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

A 3 month tour. 🎢

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Gilligan's Planet was an underrated gem.

[–] amorpheus@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago

That will teach them to fly Boeing.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 46 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Holy shit; planned to spend 10 days, stuck there for almost a year... (if they finally manage this schedule)

[–] astrsk@fedia.io 41 points 5 days ago (1 children)

fwiw, they both may never go back to space again so their time in space has been extended much beyond what they thought they could do and have repeatedly said they are trying to make the most of it. The real problem is just the scheduling bumps and resource allocations.

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Also health problems increase when in space longer. Specifically drastic increased risk of cancer due to lack of sufficient radiation shielding.

[–] 8dotpi@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

I don't think the radiation should be too big of a problem, they are in a very low earth orbit, well inside of the Earth's magnetosphere. Not to say there are no health risks, they lose a lot of bone and muscle mass, but radiation shouldn't be a big concern

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 25 points 5 days ago

Looks like the fear of a Boeing suicide ain't bringing the morale as much as needed to execute this.

Another example of US corporate culture yielding yuge results. Epic.

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What if this whole thing was a ruse and they're keeping them up there because they know they're dangerous aliens wearing human skin?

But if they realise that we know this they'll send a signal to their mother ship and kill us all.

So we're holding them up there while we come up with a plan...

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Looks like you're 100% correct. They're gearing up to take those fuckers out:

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,

A tale of a fateful trip

That started from this tropic port

Aboard this tiny ship...

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I wonder which one gets to be "and the rest" this time.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 13 points 5 days ago

Those poor bastards.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I wonder how much money they are getting paid while stuck, I'd imagine it's gotta be pretty significant.

[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

They will probably owe Boeing money in all honesty.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I assumed that the NASA astronaut corps have a standard salary whether the astronauts get to fly or not. Are they only paid while in space?

Getting paid full 24/7 overtime, perhaps. Not that they don't deserve it.

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