Drinking vodka in zero gravity - January 10, 2008
After all the arguments last year over whether NASA’s astronauts flew while drunk, it’s interesting to see the more relaxed attitude towards space boozing in other countries.
This video apparently shows cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko demonstrating the properties of liquids in zero gravity by drinking vodka on board the ISS. It’s not in English but a commenter on NASA Watch says: “This thing appeared to be Ukrainian VODKA. After this cosmonaut proposed a toast to New Year holidays and drank vodka. Drinking vodka in weightlessness already has a big resonance in Ukrainian media.”
This version of events is support by another blog post on the topic. The drinking incident is about two minutes in on this clip.
If any Russian or Ukrainian readers can supply some sources from their countries we would be very grateful.
Comments
The astronaut is a citizen of Russia and an ethnic Ukrainian (as seen by the flag)
It was his 46th birthday and he toasted all his family and friends in Ukraine on Earth with the New Year.
The clip was from the Ukrainian TV Station 1+1
Posted by: Darka Soloducha | January 11, 2008 07:32 PM
This story is here:
1)http://www.2000.net.ua/print?a=%2Fe%2F44314
2)http://newsru.com/world/08jan2008/she_ne_vmerla.html
Posted by: Artur | January 12, 2008 01:55 PM
It also was his birthday. It must be so exciting to have a birthday party at space!
Posted by: MOT9 | November 26, 2008 10:26 PM