"Matt, Take Me To Europe!"

Wed, 9 March 2016, 4:53 pm: This segment of the “Cosmonauts” collection at the London Science Museum focused on daily routines in a space station.

The shower in the space station looks like a pain to climb in and out of. I bet those cosmonauts worked it out to only take showers once a week. “I’m not really what you’d call dirty; that’s just space dust.” “I’ve gotta go outside later to tighten the screws on that satellite dish. No sense getting all clean now.” I’d still rather use this one during a five year space station assignment than have to dress out and shower for middle school PE class even one more time.

Wed, 9 March 2016, 4:44 pm: Assuming you even survive the journey into deep space, you’re giving up contact with your loved ones and everything the rest of us take for granted in day to day life on earth. My hat is off to you, brave cosmonauts.

Wed, 9 March 2016, 4:46 pm: Almost all of my favorite bands are largely synthesizer-driven, so when I spot a giant keyboard I snap to attention.

This one (in the “Cosmonauts” collection at the Science Museum in London) probably couldn’t play a single note of “Duchess” or “Red Skies,” but it rated a few geeky selfies just the same. Now, what does this key near the bottom left do? Oh, sh*t! I think I just popped a fuse in the Mir!