Eeeeek!!

[hippywife]

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090927.html

No fricken way in hell! :scared:

[Iggo]

1. I'm with you.

Eeeeek, indeed.

[hobbit709]

2. Neat

[Moondog]

3. I'd do that in a heartbeat.

Never had the chance. And at this point, I'm really unlikely to get that chance. But if given the chance, I'd jump on it so fast ....

[kedrys]

4. I'm there too

:wow:

Gene Roddenberry ruined my life. I grew up thinking everybody would be going to space by now.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Holy god, my dear hippywife!

No frikken way for me either!

I'd do it if I were securely tethered, though...

:scared:

[Haole Girl]

6. I would love to do that

:-)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. thanks for my new screen saver. I would do that although I would

rather be in control of it myself...

Explanation: At about 100 meters from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Challenger, Bruce McCandless II was farther out than anyone had ever been before. Guided by a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), astronaut McCandless, pictured above, was floating free in space. McCandless and fellow NASA astronaut Robert Stewart were the first to experience such an "untethered space walk" during Space Shuttle mission 41-B in 1984. The MMU works by shooting jets of nitrogen and has since been used to help deploy and retrieve satellites. With a mass over 140 kilograms, an MMU is heavy on Earth, but, like everything, is weightless when drifting in orbit. The MMU was replaced with the SAFER backpack propulsion unit.

[kentauros]

8. I think if you were up there, you'd likely change your mind.

Talk to some astronauts about what it's like, and you'll understand :D

Plus, he's only 100 meters away. Even if something went wrong, the Shuttle could easily maneuver to him.

[hippywife]

9. No I would not.

For one, I have an interest in astronomy and space flight, however there isn't enough money in the world to get me off the ground to begin with.

So, it's still NO FRICKEN WAY IN HELL! :scared: