17 months in a space capsule!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070619/sc_afp/spacemarseurope_070619110956

Wow. This is amazing to me. Can humans stand up to 17 months of isolation?

One of the most interesting pieces I've read in a while.

 

Well, this depends on whether or not an MTV film crew will be shooting it for a later airing date.

In actuality, it depends on the personality of the people. If you throw together a mix of people with the goal of creating tension, then it will certainly happen.

I wonder if the crew will be allowed email and internet access. I can't imagine any space station not having access to that.

 

The story said they'd be allowed a delayed radio link that would allow them to communicate over a 40-minute delay.

The fucking Postal Service is faster than that. Geez.

 

They're simply trying to simulate the time delay in a manned mission to Mars. This experiment is a necessary evil, although it won't be easy and they'll definitely have to find a crew that has decent chemistry.

 

This is how we fix things in Russian Space Station...

 

Yes, that's lovely.

 

Right, but that would be the equivalent of a phone conversation. But, I don't see how astronauts, while in space, can't transmit to and from satellites, also in space, data which would give them some form of internet, even if it is at a 14.4 level.

 

It could be worse: 17 months in a space capsule with JDV.

I'll take isolation thank you very much.

 

What kind of quality applicants do they expect for $150 a day? Freakin' sportswriters?

Oh, and my personal record for isolation in interlocked capsules (a submarine) with absolutely no outgoing communications (albeit with a few more folks on board) is 45 days.

 

Well, it's not like they'll need any cash for at least 17 months ....

 

They could hire the Pirates beat guys.
They're used to working in isolation.
Thank you.
I'll be here all week.

 

Well, we know that $150/day would be a big increase.