Virgin Galactic & Barf Bags

[plasticpig]

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.

[dr_gn]

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.

[davepoth]

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.

[DieselGriff]

If they eat on the day of the flight they will be restricted to bananas.


(Just wondering if anyone recognises the Clarkson connection )

[Jimbo.]

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!

[anonymous-user]

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.

[Eric Mc]

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.

[Lurking Lawyer]

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!

[DieselGriff]

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)