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plasticpig
Original Poster
8,405 posts
95 months
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Not a subject that immediately springs to mind when thinking about suborbital tourism. However I was wandering how Virgin are going to cope with the fact that over 50% of Astronauts suffer from Space Adaption Sickness and vomiting is a common phenomena. Normal barf bags aren't going to work too well in a low gravity environment.
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dr_gn
7,013 posts
54 months
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plasticpig said: Not a subject that immediately springs to mind when thinking about suborbital tourism. However I was wandering how Virgin are going to cope with the fact that over 50% of Astronauts suffer from Space Adaption Sickness and vomiting is a common phenomena. Normal barf bags aren't going to work too well in a low gravity environment. They're developing special goldfish bowl helmets with an internal winscreen wiper.
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davepoth
20,194 posts
69 months
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plasticpig said: Not a subject that immediately springs to mind when thinking about suborbital tourism. However I was wandering how Virgin are going to cope with the fact that over 50% of Astronauts suffer from Space Adaption Sickness and vomiting is a common phenomena. Normal barf bags aren't going to work too well in a low gravity environment. They'll only be in low gravity conditions for four or five minutes at the most, if I understand the flight plan correctly. I'm guessing a bag with a good seal around the mouth and some kind of one-way valve will work - vomit gets ejected with a fair bit of force.
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DieselGriff
5,160 posts
129 months
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If they eat on the day of the flight they will be restricted to bananas. (Just wondering if anyone recognises the Clarkson connection  )
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Jimbo.
2,152 posts
59 months
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DieselGriff said: If they eat on the day of the flight they will be restricted to bananas. (Just wondering if anyone recognises the Clarkson connection ) Taste the same on the way up, as they do on the way down...or something like that!
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Crossflow Kid
4,839 posts
61 months
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Jimbo. said: DieselGriff said: If they eat on the day of the flight they will be restricted to bananas. (Just wondering if anyone recognises the Clarkson connection ) Taste the same on the way up, as they do on the way down...or something like that! That's oranges, not bananas.
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Eric Mc
67,846 posts
135 months
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Space sickness ususlly takes a few hours of weightlesness to kick in. These passengers will only experience a few minutres of weightlessness. They are more likely to experience ordinary motion sickness - which is different.
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Lurking Lawyer
3,529 posts
95 months
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Eric Mc said: They are more likely to experience ordinary motion sickness - which is different. The net effect may very well be the same though! 
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DieselGriff
5,160 posts
129 months
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Crossflow Kid said: Jimbo. said: DieselGriff said: If they eat on the day of the flight they will be restricted to bananas. (Just wondering if anyone recognises the Clarkson connection ) Taste the same on the way up, as they do on the way down...or something like that! That's oranges, not bananas. As far as the Clarkson quote goes Jimbo is correct, that apparently was what he was told before his F-15 flight. (No idea if it's true though)
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