So we’ve finally managed to send a Brit to
join the team on the International Space Station. He will spend six months
orbiting the earth while doing experiments. But what these experiments are; we
have no idea. If it is to test new technologies, then the need for
confidentiality is understandable; yet frustrating since the venture is
undertaken with public money. But if it’s to see how fast you can complete a
Rubik’s Cube in space or the effects of drinking Coca-Cola in low gravity conditions;
these experiments are clearly wasted. Surely if Peake is conducting a series of
educational experiments to inspire children; we have a right to know what they are?
I personally feel that his time would be better spent helping to develop the
space station. And what’s most frustrating is the coverage given to this event.
Was it really a slow news day so that half of the main daily news bulletin could
be devoted to it?
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