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In reply to the discussion: Hey, Gail King! [View all]PJMcK
(23,782 posts)49. In fact, astronauts are not allowed to take that kind of crap into space
Makeup creates uncontrolled dust that can interfere with equipment. The residents of the ISS are extremely careful about detritus floating around the station because it can negatively impact the equipment onboard the station.
This was a stupid publicity stunt that is emblematic of our dysfunctional society.
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It wasn't pointless, it was a study on the effects of weightlessness on botox.
dem4decades
Apr 16
#30
It was a study on the effects of weightlessness on the empty skulls of the passengers (n/t)
PJMcK
Apr 16
#36
If you want to learn about the stars or how a rocket works, you don't need celebrities for that.
progressoid
Apr 16
#48
She didn't do any of that. She promoted rockets as a way to dispose waste into space. Her stupidity is NOT uplifting. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 16
#52