Moderators dtel Posted September 6, 2009 Moderators Share Posted September 6, 2009 One more thing to add to the list of " I had no idea ". Like Daddy Dee Say's " I am easily entertained ". http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090905/sc_space/spacesightsandsmellssurpriserookieastronauts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn5 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Sounds like the "smell of space" is more like the smell of the atmosphere scrubbers. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 If it's from the crew's gear after space walks, the smell could be caused by surface deposition of contamination generated by combusted thruster propellant hanging around the ISS. [^o)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 all of our farts have to go somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn5 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 all of our farts have to go somewhere. Good point. I know the ISS is below the Van Allen Radiation belt. But is it outside the Fart belt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 6, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted September 6, 2009 You know when I posted this I knew it would come down to this, I was thinking someone would say it was from cows ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Dtel, i'm glad we didn't disappoint you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 It couldn't possibly be worse than the Phish concert , err show , that I went to years ago . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 "When you repressurize the airlock and get out of your suit, there is a distinct odor of ozone, a faint acrid smell," Jones told SPACE.com, adding that the smell is also similar to burnt gunpowder or the ozone smell of electrical equipment. "It's not noticeable inside the suit. The suit smells like plastic inside." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'm here to tell you that you that you have NO FREAKING IDEA how bad it can smell. A couple of missions back I was there as we opened the hatch to a returning MPLM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-Purpose_Logistics_Module . We had just cracked it open...and I mean a crack, when this "aroma" came wafting out. It'd literally take your breath away....and this was after doing a "purge" of the interior to rid it of known Formaldehyde and 'other' nasty things before hand. It was like if you opened a door, and there was a skunk on the otherside that blasted you as you opened it...except this didn't smell anything like a skunk...it was worse!! Much worse! We immediately stopped and didn't open it any more. Ended up calling in the Biohazard guys. After a couple of days they gave us the all clear to open it up, but it still STUNK. I mean,this was a smell like no other. There just isn't anything like it to compare it to. Not flowers, not dirty laundry, B.O,, Formaldehyde, sewer...nothing! When we finally went inside there was this mystery brown substance that had leaked our one of the returning storage bags and got all over. More samples were taken, and a week later they told us it was only coffee. I know NASA (never a straight answer) would never lie to us, so I have to believe them.......... I swear after hearing about the multiple toilet malfunctions, you have to feel for the guys (and girls) and want to send up a box of Dr. Scholls odor eaters so they can hang them all around the Station. The problem is, they don't know that they stink! It's the arrivng crew that gets a smack in the face when they open the hatch to come aboard...hold that smile!! Did you hear about Japanese mission specialist that wore his underwear for 30 days, all in the name of science? As you might guess, someone here on the ground gets to "investigate" those shorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'm here to tell you that you that you have NO FREAKING IDEA how bad it can smell. A couple of missions back I was there as we opened the hatch to a returning MPLM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-Purpose_Logistics_Module . We had just cracked it open...and I mean a crack, when this "aroma" came wafting out. I mean it'd literally take your breath away....and this was after doing a "purge" of the interior to rid it of known Formaldehyde and 'other' nasty things before hand. It was like if you opened a door, and there was a skunk on the otherside that blasted you as you opened it...except this didn't smell anything like a skunk...it was worse!! Much worse! We immediately stopped and didn't open it any more. Ended up calling in the Biohazard guys. After a couple of days they gave us the all clear to open it up, but it still STUNK. I mean,this was a smell like no other. There just isn't anything like it to compare it to. Not flowers, not dirty laundry, B.O,, Formaldehyde, sewer...nothing! When we finally went inside there was this mystery brown substance that had leaked our one of the returning storage bags and got all over. More samples were taken, and a week later they told us it was only coffee. I know NASA (never a straight answer) would never lie to us, so I have to believe them.......... I swear after hearing about the multiple toilet malfunctions, you have to feel for the guys (and girls) and want to send up a box of Dr. Scholls odor eaters so they can hang them all around the Station. The problem is, they don't know that they stink! It's the arrivng crew that gets a smack in the face when they open the hatch to come aboard...hold that smile!! Did you hear about Japanese mission specialist that wore his underwear for 30 days, all in the name of science? As you might guess, someone here on the ground gets to "investigate" those shorts. Man, everybody on this Forum has a cool job! Very funny, but interesting read Rockets. So what's the real skinny on space chicks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Space Chicks? They're all hard to read, and very educated bookwise. Most of them seem to have a good sense of humor. I've seen a lot of Depends packed, but never any Trojans [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 The more I think about this , I do believe a seperate thread is in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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