There's that whole zero gravity thing...
July 20, 2017 2:50 PM Subscribe
Maybe some KonMari magic. All these tubes and straps and junk are not sparking joy!
posted by theodolite at 3:12 PM on July 20, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by theodolite at 3:12 PM on July 20, 2017 [3 favorites]
2001 it is not. It makes the Millenium Falcon look tidy.
Of course that's because it's the equivalent to a two-bedroom apartment that has to hold all the stuff for six people. It's going to get cluttered.
posted by happyroach at 3:39 PM on July 20, 2017
Of course that's because it's the equivalent to a two-bedroom apartment that has to hold all the stuff for six people. It's going to get cluttered.
posted by happyroach at 3:39 PM on July 20, 2017
2D navigation tools are a little disorienting to use in a 3D maze, but this is addicting.
posted by Bee'sWing at 4:12 PM on July 20, 2017
posted by Bee'sWing at 4:12 PM on July 20, 2017
SO MANY THINKPADS
posted by Verg at 4:27 PM on July 20, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by Verg at 4:27 PM on July 20, 2017 [3 favorites]
Best thing I've found so far: the tub of Fritos Bean Dip in the American galley. And the bottle of Sriracha in the Russian one.
posted by zsazsa at 4:56 PM on July 20, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by zsazsa at 4:56 PM on July 20, 2017 [4 favorites]
A six-person expedition crew and Fritos Bean Dip in a small enclosed space. Rocket science!!!
posted by shockingbluamp at 5:34 PM on July 20, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by shockingbluamp at 5:34 PM on July 20, 2017 [3 favorites]
Air filters will be very important if we are ever going to Mars.
posted by Bee'sWing at 5:39 PM on July 20, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Bee'sWing at 5:39 PM on July 20, 2017 [1 favorite]
it's the equivalent to a two-bedroom apartment
NASA says 32,333 cubic feet pressurised volume, so like a 4000 square foot McMansion (assuming 8 foot ceilings).
posted by rhamphorhynchus at 5:48 PM on July 20, 2017 [1 favorite]
NASA says 32,333 cubic feet pressurised volume, so like a 4000 square foot McMansion (assuming 8 foot ceilings).
posted by rhamphorhynchus at 5:48 PM on July 20, 2017 [1 favorite]
I highly recommend viewing this with Google Daydream (and I'm assuming Cardboard works too). A little too easy to lose your bearings and forget which way is up.
posted by IAmDrWorm at 6:55 PM on July 20, 2017
posted by IAmDrWorm at 6:55 PM on July 20, 2017
The Millienium Falcon had artificial gravity (no idea how, hmmm), so of course the ISS is going to be a bit more cluttered. Even without all that Wookiee hair.
posted by mollymillions at 8:16 PM on July 20, 2017
posted by mollymillions at 8:16 PM on July 20, 2017
It's going to get cluttered.
So here's the thing about that. What all this was in the planning stages the concept was that you'd have dedicated storage racks into which you'd put all this crap. This was a lesson learned from MIR which was so cluttered the crews literally could not find things with depressing regularity. ("Sorry, couldn't do your experiment, we lost it.") Well, storage space didn't really have an dedicated organization fighting for it and, over time, other users the station gradually took over the volume assigned to those storage racks. These days there's very little stored in dedicated storage volumes and it tends to accumulate in whatever space can be managed. Program management was completely clueless about this and kept launching more and more stuff without regard to having a place to put it. At some point they realized how bad the situation was and, in a bit of a rush, finally agreed to leave one of the MPLM logistics transport modules permanently attached on one of the last Shuttle flights. (These modules were normally flown up, attached to the station, emptied of useful stuff, filled with trash, detached, put back into the payload bay, and returned to Earth.) It has, since then, also filled up with stuff and is basically the station's walk-in closet.
Keeping track of every item on the station is a very big and under appreciated job.
posted by LastOfHisKind at 8:33 PM on July 20, 2017 [10 favorites]
So here's the thing about that. What all this was in the planning stages the concept was that you'd have dedicated storage racks into which you'd put all this crap. This was a lesson learned from MIR which was so cluttered the crews literally could not find things with depressing regularity. ("Sorry, couldn't do your experiment, we lost it.") Well, storage space didn't really have an dedicated organization fighting for it and, over time, other users the station gradually took over the volume assigned to those storage racks. These days there's very little stored in dedicated storage volumes and it tends to accumulate in whatever space can be managed. Program management was completely clueless about this and kept launching more and more stuff without regard to having a place to put it. At some point they realized how bad the situation was and, in a bit of a rush, finally agreed to leave one of the MPLM logistics transport modules permanently attached on one of the last Shuttle flights. (These modules were normally flown up, attached to the station, emptied of useful stuff, filled with trash, detached, put back into the payload bay, and returned to Earth.) It has, since then, also filled up with stuff and is basically the station's walk-in closet.
Keeping track of every item on the station is a very big and under appreciated job.
posted by LastOfHisKind at 8:33 PM on July 20, 2017 [10 favorites]
If Science Fiction has taught me anything, it's that artificial gravity is the simplest and most reliable technology ever invented.
Some quick back of the envelope calculation gives an estimate of 89,000 cubic feet of volume in a world war 2 era submarine, so imagine living in something approximately three times as cramped? I wouldn't know, my submarine had about ten times more volume than a WW2 sub.
Imagine how much more room they would have if they had designed logistic modules to be permanent. Maybe having more room without a dedicated purpose is a mistake, though, since it's that much more volume that has to be kept habitable.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 8:38 PM on July 20, 2017
Some quick back of the envelope calculation gives an estimate of 89,000 cubic feet of volume in a world war 2 era submarine, so imagine living in something approximately three times as cramped? I wouldn't know, my submarine had about ten times more volume than a WW2 sub.
Imagine how much more room they would have if they had designed logistic modules to be permanent. Maybe having more room without a dedicated purpose is a mistake, though, since it's that much more volume that has to be kept habitable.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 8:38 PM on July 20, 2017
NASA says 32,333 cubic feet pressurised volume, so like a 4000 square foot McMansion (assuming 8 foot ceilings).
But it's 32,333 cubic feet filled with experiments, life support, space suits and stuff. Lots of stuff.
posted by happyroach at 9:00 PM on July 20, 2017
But it's 32,333 cubic feet filled with experiments, life support, space suits and stuff. Lots of stuff.
posted by happyroach at 9:00 PM on July 20, 2017
There's a space shuttle model stuck to the bulkhead above the hatchway in the space you first arrive.
posted by notyou at 9:40 PM on July 20, 2017
posted by notyou at 9:40 PM on July 20, 2017
Its smaller on the inside!
posted by blue_beetle at 5:53 AM on July 21, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by blue_beetle at 5:53 AM on July 21, 2017 [2 favorites]
This is so cool. I now want one for a cruise ship. Get on it, google!
posted by aspersioncast at 9:25 AM on July 24, 2017
posted by aspersioncast at 9:25 AM on July 24, 2017
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