Russian women on space test unworried about absence of men

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Russian women on space test unworried about absence of men
Updated 6:50 pm, Friday, October 30, 2015


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In this picture taken on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, from left, Polina Kuznetsova, Daria Komissarova, Anna Kussmaul, Elena Luchitskaya, Tatyana Shuguyeva and Inna Nosikova attend a news conference before climbing into a mock-up spaceship to imitate an eight-day flight to the moon, in Moscow, Russia. The experiment launched Wednesday is intended to model the effects of confinement and stress of space travel.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Before six Russian women began an eight-day simulation of a voyage to the moon, they had to answer a key question: How could they cope for such a long time without men or makeup?

The six women climbed into a mock-up spaceship Wednesday to imitate a lunar flight — an experiment to assess the effects of the confinement and stress of long space travel.

Russia's space medicine center has conducted previous isolation experiments, including one in which six males spent 500 days in a cramped, windowless module to imitate a Mars mission.

Journalists asked the women if they were concerned about being away from men and cosmetics.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/science/article/Russian-women-on-space-test-unworried-about-6600897.php

[Warpy]

1. Yeah, because women on space missions are just fluff

Everybody knows they're only doing this to afford makeup so they can catch a man.

Sheesh.

[MisterP]

2. even Canadian politicians have difficulty with this situation

http://www.canadianprogressiveworld.com/2015/09/02/all-this-quebec-candidate-would-ask-for-a-cellphone-a-penis-and-lots-of-chips/

[7962]

3. They really asked how they would cope without MAKEUP???

Good lord.

[Journeyman]

4. I'm more concerned they're all dressed in red -- casual Trekkies know how dangerous that can be. . .

[Lochloosa]

5. Nerd Alert!

[Nye Bevan]

6. Well nobody wants to be Ensign Ricky....

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ensign+Ricky

[bluedigger]

7. What about spiders?

[Skittles]

19. lol

I am reminded of a coworker who was angry he had to go over to his sister's house to kill a spider - he said her lesbian partner was bigger than him

[wheniwasincongress]

8. All women huh?

Was it intended to be all-female or did they beat out men for the spots?


stupid questions.

[NotHardly]

9. Apparently, Russian male journalists as stupid and misogynistic as US journalists ...

(place heavy sigh here)

[Judi Lynn]

11. Sad, isn't it? To whom can they imagine they are speaking? Martians?

That is probably the LAST question you'd expect them to pose.

[Turbineguy]

10. As I had it explained to me:

"A Woman needs a Man like a Fish needs a Bicycle."

[Judi Lynn]

12. Very logical.

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[niyad]

15. I had that shirt, and every single time I wore it, some guy would come up to me, puzzled,

and say, "but. . . fish can't ride bicycles" whooooooosh

[leftyladyfrommo]

20. I don't think that's true.

But I think women can get along better by themselves than men can.

I live by myself but I really enjoy the company of the nice men I know.

[Little Tich]

13. Sigh... n/t

[Nye Bevan]

14. Ridiculous. There is no issue at all with having an all-female crew.

After all, there are no spiders in space.

[FSogol]

23. and the pickle jars are already loosened?

[niyad]

16. misogynistic jerks

[catrose]

17. I can't recall

if they asked the six male astronauts how they'd survive 500 days without women.

[smirkymonkey]

18. +100

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

21. No man needed

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[PersonNumber503602]

22. Uhh, what the hell? Was that a serious question?