Re: NASA paying people to lie in bed

"Lesmond" <lesmond@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Did you read the site?  Yes, all of those.  They even say you can get up
and
>walk around occasionally.
>
>> Privacy?
>
>Well, no, not so much.
>
>>
>>I'm pretty sure this wouldn't be pleasant. I assume that what they're 
>>trying to emulate is the wasting of muscle tissue and other effects -- 
>>loss of bone mass? --
>
>Yeah, they say 2-3%.
>
> that come with weightlessness. The pay, for three 
>>months at an annual rate of $68,000, is not screamingly high for 
>>something that may leave you with health problems that take more months 
>>to overcome.
>
>The site says about two weeks of therapy sets everyone right.  Still, I
don't
>think I could hack it.

They want US citizens who reflect their astronaut population.  As a 50
year old borderline obese Canadian with high blood pressure, it looks
like they don't want me.  Too bad.  I'm looking for a summer job that
would let me lie in bed and play with my bellytop computer.
-- 
Tomorrow is today already.
Greg Goss, 1989-01-27