NASA pisses me off again!

Once again, NASA has found another GLARING problem for the upcoming launch of Endeavor. Apparently their was a cabin leak that could depressurize the craft and kill everyone; again.
Am I glad the found it before launch on August 7th? Yes; but this is like the fourth or fifth MAJOR discovery of errors that would have killed everyone. There is no way (if I were an Astronaut) that I'd EVER fly in that thing! Read more and lose confidence in NASA.

Report claims "heavy" alcohol use by NASA astronauts

While the story we link to is all business, I would like to comment that despite heavy drinking, our engineers have made sure (see photo)that "whiskey dick" is not a problem for the Space Shuttle. Still, I would recommend dropping acid for an "out of this world" experience. God Speed Endeavor. CLICK THE PRETTY BUTTON.

Space Diving Suit Under Development

I have to admit, this does sound kinda cool.

Scientist are developing a Space diving suit which would allow an astronaut or a thrill seeker to jump from a 120,000 feet. The thought is that if astronauts ship would become damaged beyond repair and their lives were in jeopardy, parachuting to the earth wouldn't sound like a bad idea. Also they're in hopes that this could be used for thrill seekers (who I'm sure would pay lots of money to do this) who are looking for a new challenge.

The suit has two kinds of parachutes, one is a special drogue chute which deploys to slow you down from the 2,500 mph fun ride. And the other is a normal chute that deploys at a more reasonable 120 mph.

I love the scenarios that the articles come up with though. Sixty miles up and your ship is starting to break apart, and you don't want to die!!! The only thing they left out is the brick that you leave in your pants after you jump.

Hit the jump to read more. [Popular Science via Gizmodo]