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Lemmy just do some linear algebra at the grocery store (lemmy.world)
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[–] 64 points 2 years ago (14 children)

NASA is obsessed with redundancy, especially when the weight allowance lets them run away with it.

Add that to the fact that most of the engineers were men, and had literally no clue about how many tampons are needed for a normal woman on earth, and you end up with 100 being sent up for a two-week mission.

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  • [+] -46 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    LMAO TWO-WEEK also they could just fucking asked

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  • [–] 70 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    Apparently someone did, and then the response was that tampons are low enough weight that the packaging to send them was the majority of the weight, even when sending 100, so they sent 100.

    They also developed a zero-g makeup kit because they thought that female astronauts would want that. It had eyeliner, lip gloss, foundation, and blush. All specially selected to not generate dust.

    The makeup kit never actually flew, likely because someone asked an actual woman if she would ever want that shit in space.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Has no one ever thought to ask if the men might like it? :(

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    NASA actually did a few press events where they did a live broadcast from either a module or the ISS.

    Even if they don't wear it day to day, I can see an astronaut perhaps using some makeup for that.

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