Topic: ISS To Get Man Cave

[sam]

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. And if 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 out at 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?"

http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/03/24/2255257/ISS-To-Get-Man-Cave

[Clive]

   I wonder what they will use it for?   

[Rik]

Don't ask, Clive.

[sam]

  I wonder what they will use it for?   

 

[Simon]