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Topic: April Fool's Day APOD: Mooooonwalk suit
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Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 04-01-2015 07:58 AM
   
Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 1, 2015: How will cows survive on the Moon? One of the most vexing questions asked about space, scientists have spent decades debating this key issue. Finally, after extensive computer modeling and over a dozen midnight milkings, engineers have designed, built, and now tested the new Lunar Grazing Module (LGM), a multi-purpose celestial bovine containment system... |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 04-01-2015 09:01 AM
MMMMMMMMMMM. In the UK a dairy cow would usually be polled and thus the need for a helmet to cater for horns would be rendered unnecessary. |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 04-01-2015 10:20 AM
That little statuette is actually quite rare. A company called Cow Parade produced it back in 2000. The NASA meatball on it's right side was not authorized for use by the space agency; so they had to be recalled and the logo painted over. It's name is "Mooooonwalk". |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-01-2015 10:31 AM
The one pictured above though, is the original one-of-a-kind and is the size of a real cow. CowParade began in 1999 as a public art exhibition and has visited 79 cities since, featuring over 5,000 painted cow statues. To give this a further connection to space history: the fourth city to host "CowParade" was West Orange, New Jersey, hometown to Scott and Mark Kelly (as well as yours truly). ("Moonwalk" appeared on the tour's first stop, Chicago.) |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 04-03-2015 06:58 AM
It needs an airlock in the suit to dispense cow pies on the lunar surface. |
jutrased
Member Posts: 65
From: North Smithfield, RI USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 04-03-2015 09:37 AM
Actually they now have Xtra-Xtra-Xtra-Xtra-Xtra-Xtra-Xtra-Large Astronaut diapers!! |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
From:
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 04-03-2015 08:53 PM
Some people have too much time on their hands... := |
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