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First Beer Brewed For Drinking in Space Will Undergo Testing in Low-Gravity Pub

Posted September 30, 2010 11:34 AM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

With the announcement that Boeing plans to take tourists into space in five years, it was really only a matter of time before somebody started thinking about refreshments. Because where would space tourism be without space beer? Luckily, Astronauts4Hire, a non-profit space research corporation, has the situation in hand. They are about to test an Australian beer that's brewed and bottled especially for consumption in microgravity.

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09/30/2010 5:52 PM

But, in microgravity... none of the women would be heavy, so how would you know if the beer is working?

/Ducks for cover.

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09/30/2010 7:27 PM

Egad. Space beer with no head, antigravity burpless beer for your numb taste buds while your fingernails come off....

I suppose the first tourists will be wealthy CEOs, politicians and so on. Oh well. Will we get to watch?

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09/30/2010 8:52 PM

I think the effect of excess consumption would be bad...worse. Can you imagine stumbling...wait, floating around banging into important equipment looking for a the toilet!

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09/30/2010 9:49 PM

Just don't open the wrong little door. ... and the morning after, space beer will give em the inaugural space hangover. Can't wait to hear about that one.

I wonder if they'll bring along those space pilot training electrodes, too. For anyone who doesn't drink...

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09/30/2010 10:10 PM

Would you refer to these guys as a drunk-on-your-astronauts?

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10/01/2010 6:04 AM

Those "space" bars are useless: there's just no atmosphere.

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10/01/2010 9:37 AM

I wonder what the fine for a FWI would be (Flying while intoxicated)

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