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Half Of NASA's New Astronaut Class Is Female!

by TLTheLiberator
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Half Of NASA’s New Astronaut Class Is Female
  • Profile picture of the author TTGSteve
    I came across this article last night. Congrats to the women that made it, as well as the men.
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  • Profile picture of the author David Maschke
    Top center looks like Carter from stargate. Well, kinda.

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    • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
      Originally Posted by David Maschke View Post

      Top center looks like Carter from stargate. Well, kinda.

      Yea, short blonde hair and I bet she's heard that before.
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  • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
    Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator View Post

    That makes perfect sense. Weight matters a whole lot in an astronaut.
    Size too. There are no 6 foot 5 inch 270 pound astronauts.

    I wonder what the difference is between men and women during space flight. I mean the stresses, G force, weightlessness....

    There has to be some differences.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

      That makes perfect sense. Weight matters a whole lot in an astronaut.
      Size too. There are no 6 foot 5 inch 270 pound astronauts.

      I wonder what the difference is between men and women during space flight. I mean the stresses, G force, weightlessness....

      There has to be some differences.
      Well, the average woman has thinner bones, and is more likely to get osteoporosis, Since being an astronaut will thin the bones, and make them more likely to get osteoporosis, That is because of the weightlessness, cramped quarters, etc... I guess the women better hope for shorter flights and more opportunities to recuperate. In the past, it has been tough enough on the MEN.

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      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
        Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

        Well, the average woman has thinner bones, and is more likely to get osteoporosis, Since being an astronaut will thin the bones, and make them more likely to get osteoporosis, That is because of the weightlessness, cramped quarters, etc... I guess the women better hope for shorter flights and more opportunities to recuperate. In the past, it has been tough enough on the MEN.

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        Steve; You are right about osteoporosis. So NASA has vowed never to recruit women that are elderly or after they go through menopause.
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    You'd think that most would be blond - they're half way into orbit already.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      You'd think that most would be blond - they're half way into orbit already.
      FUNNY! 5% of all people are supposed to be blond. So the pictures are actually close to the norms! The woman with the blond hair has a similar face to carter, and is the ONLY woman there in a similar outfit! None of the others would have been as close even if they had the same hair.

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    • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      You'd think that most would be blond - they're half way into orbit already.
      You are a blonde. Aren't you? :confused:
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      • Profile picture of the author HeySal
        Originally Posted by Sumit Menon View Post

        You are a blonde. Aren't you? :confused:
        Oh hell no. I'm not blond at all - I'm old. It was a med brown when I was young - the blond look comes from the grey in it.
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