Exploring Space

February 15, 2007 2:24 AM

The Quest for Life. And while you're at it, play out the life of an astronaut on this simulated mission. Do you have the right stuff to succeed and survive?
posted by sluglicker (15 comments total)

The second link is not working.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 2:28 AM on February 15, 2007

It seems it must come from the referring page/first link. Try this.
posted by sluglicker at 2:35 AM on February 15, 2007

Well that was kind of cool, but after day one (and 100% health), I was surprised to be building a schedule from scratch again. For anyone with more patience: did they assess your productivity on day 2 or something, or was it always health?

Also, does it really take a half hour to brush your teeth?
posted by dreamsign at 2:37 AM on February 15, 2007

Ha, I have 0.5 hours a day scheduled for 'human interaction'.

They spelt 'exercise' wrong too.
posted by Happy Dave at 3:03 AM on February 15, 2007

They spelt 'exercise' wrong too.
Yikes, government's lowest bidding contractors indeed.
posted by hypersloth at 3:07 AM on February 15, 2007

Where's the option for adult diapers and kidnapping your romantic rival to win the love of your mission commander?
posted by fandango_matt at 3:16 AM on February 15, 2007 [2 favorites]

Also, does it really take a half hour to brush your teeth?

With flossing, absolutely. Martian sand gets into everything.
posted by Smart Dalek at 4:47 AM on February 15, 2007 [1 favorite]

At what point does my android physician go insane and try to sabotage the mission?
posted by mr_book at 5:39 AM on February 15, 2007 [1 favorite]

I have a pellet gun, some diapers, a tan trench coat, a new steel mallet, a new folding knife with a 4-inch blade, 3 to 4 feet of rubber tubing, several large plastic garbage bags and about $600 in cash.

I heard that's the "right stuff".
posted by exlotuseater at 5:44 AM on February 15, 2007

oh, and a wig.
posted by exlotuseater at 5:58 AM on February 15, 2007

Shoot, a feller could have hisself a pretty fun weekend in Vegas with all o' that stuff!
posted by pax digita at 6:03 AM on February 15, 2007

Astronaut has dysentery.
Oh man. When do I get to go hunt buffalo? Wait, I forgot to buy a rifle. Dang.
posted by leapfrog at 6:28 AM on February 15, 2007 [2 favorites]

The Quest for Life? More like: The Quest to Find Enough Time On Your Space Schedule to Tidy Up a Little.
posted by Astro Zombie at 7:25 AM on February 15, 2007

Two interesting Twilight Zone stories that dealt with astronauts, time, and space were Where Is Everybody? [the very first episode of the series]:

Up there, up there in the vastness of space, in the void that is sky, up there is an enemy known as isolation. It sits there in the stars waiting, waiting with the patience of eons, forever waiting... in the Twilight Zone.^WP

and The Long Morrow^WP:

Commander Douglas Stansfield, astronaut, a man about to embark on one of history's longest journeys - forty years out into endless space and hopefully back again. This is the beginning, the first step toward man's longest leap into the unknown. Science has solved the mechanical details, and now it's up to one human being to breathe life into blueprints and computers, to prove once and for all that man can live half a lifetime in the total void of outer space, forty years alone in the unknown. This is Earth. Ahead lies a planetary system. The vast region in between is the Twilight Zone.^TV.COM

Before blasting off, synchronize your watches.
posted by cenoxo at 7:34 AM on February 15, 2007

That game was awful. There's enough time in your day to do one of everything, which seems to be the secret to getting a perfect score. Lame.
posted by EarBucket at 10:55 AM on February 15, 2007