# Is sending Tim into space a waste of time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Reasonably serious discussion\ **Created:** [16 December 2015 17:45 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330 "2015-12-16T17:45:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/barry-sanchez/32/76_2.png) [@Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Barry-Sanchez)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 17:45 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/1 "2015-12-16T17:45:07Z")
## If the objective of the mission is for scientific study what can’t be acheived on the ground that can in space? ---
**Author:** ![Tokyo-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/tokyo-saint/32/10_2.png) [@Tokyo-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Tokyo-Saint)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 17:47 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/2 "2015-12-16T17:47:39Z")
I am not sure anyone should be allowed back into the UK once you chose to go to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_-stan country and join ISS, do you Barry? ---
**Author:** ![Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/barry-sanchez/32/76_2.png) [@Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Barry-Sanchez)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 17:50 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/3 "2015-12-16T17:50:31Z")
When I read that joke concering the similairity of the International Space Station and ISIS 7 weeks ago I laughed so hard, it still gets me now… ---
**Author:** ![Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fatso/32/18_2.png) [@Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fatso)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 17:51 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/4 "2015-12-16T17:51:00Z")
> Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez > > If the objective of the mission is for scientific study what can’t be acheived on the ground that can in space? I’m going to hazard a guess at ‘the study of space’ although to be fair, I haven’t been following the story so have no idea what he’s doing up there. He could, as you seem to be inferring, simply studying the humble bumble bee or something, which he really should just do here. ---
**Author:** ![Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fatso/32/18_2.png) [@Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fatso)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 17:51 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/5 "2015-12-16T17:51:43Z")
Are you sure you didn’t hear it 7 weeks ago but only just got it now? ---
**Author:** ![CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cb-saint/32/95251_2.png) [@CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/CB-Saint)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 17:52 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/6 "2015-12-16T17:52:20Z")
For a minute I thought he had died, then I saw you had put an “e” on the end of time ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 17:55 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/7 "2015-12-16T17:55:43Z")
I think it really depends. If they’re doing useful scientific work, then I’m all for it. If they’re larking about, say taking their spacesuits off, defecating in weightless conditions, then playing “dodge the log”, then I’d want them to video it before I felt I was getting value for money. ---
**Author:** ![Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fatso/32/18_2.png) [@Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fatso)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 17:58 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/8 "2015-12-16T17:58:13Z")
He needs to capture an alien, preferably a female one with big knockers. ---
**Author:** ![Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/barry-sanchez/32/76_2.png) [@Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Barry-Sanchez)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 18:00 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/9 "2015-12-16T18:00:35Z")
Studying space ha ha ---
**Author:** ![Tokyo-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/tokyo-saint/32/10_2.png) [@Tokyo-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Tokyo-Saint)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 18:03 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/10 "2015-12-16T18:03:49Z")
I know you love a bit of old comdey Baz. ![](https://discourse-sotonians-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/7/3778fd6fb4ff77d6bff67cb9c0e1d8042444461f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fatso/32/18_2.png) [@Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fatso)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 18:05 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/11 "2015-12-16T18:05:26Z")
> Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez > > > Originally posted by @Fatso > > > > > Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez > > > > > > If the objective of the mission is for scientific study what can’t be acheived on the ground that can in space? > > > > I’m going to hazard a guess at ‘the study of space’ although to be fair, I haven’t been following the story so have no idea what he’s doing up there. He could, as you seem to be inferring, simply studying the humble bumble bee or something, which he really should just do here. > > Studying space ha ha It’s just a guess, Barry! Maybe he’s studying Earth, I don’t know. Is he studying Earth? ---
**Author:** ![Bearsy](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/bearsy/32/6_2.png) [@Bearsy](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Bearsy)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 18:06 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/12 "2015-12-16T18:06:19Z")
Can’t believe they ain’t figured out there’s nothing up there yet, I could’ve told them that in like 5 minutes. Waste of Space. It’s like when ur looking for ur wallet, and you keep checking ur bedside table every 5 minutes, even tho you know it ain’t there. ---
**Author:** ![Tokyo-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/tokyo-saint/32/10_2.png) [@Tokyo-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Tokyo-Saint)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 18:08 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/13 "2015-12-16T18:08:21Z")
To be fair whenever I have eaten space cakes etc I took me a while to properly figure out what was going on an stuff. You can’t hate on them for delays in their findings. ---
**Author:** ![Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fatso/32/18_2.png) [@Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fatso)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 18:09 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/14 "2015-12-16T18:09:45Z")
Some people say that the Great Wall of China is the only man made structure visible from space and others say that that’s bullshit and you can’t see it. Maybe he’s checking and will let us know. ---
**Author:** ![Bearsy](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/bearsy/32/6_2.png) [@Bearsy](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Bearsy)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 18:11 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/15 "2015-12-16T18:11:20Z")
How come they can’t see the International Space Station, from space? Is it cos it’s too close? ---
**Author:** ![Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fatso/32/18_2.png) [@Fatso](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fatso)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 18:15 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/16 "2015-12-16T18:15:46Z")
Can you see your own eyeball, bearsy? Think about it, ---
**Author:** ![Goatboy](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/goatboy/32/167_2.png) [@Goatboy](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Goatboy)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 18:32 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/17 "2015-12-16T18:32:16Z")
LOL. Like we believe you own a wallet. ---
**Author:** ![Map-Of-Tasmania](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/map-of-tasmania/32/1298_2.png) [@Map-Of-Tasmania](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Map-Of-Tasmania)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 19:08 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/18 "2015-12-16T19:08:49Z")
Cant be that nice a place… think about it, blokes on their own, bored… no shagging, must be wanking to olympian standards… all that astrojizz floating around… :lou_surprised: ---
**Author:** ![Tokyo-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/tokyo-saint/32/10_2.png) [@Tokyo-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Tokyo-Saint)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2015 19:16 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/19 "2015-12-16T19:16:08Z")
You can see it from the great wall bear. ---
**Author:** ![Bucks](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/bucks/32/87_2.png) [@Bucks](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Bucks)\ **Post date:** [17 December 2015 01:42 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330/20 "2015-12-17T01:42:25Z")
Tim believes he can fly. Tim believes he can touch the sky. He thinks about Baz every night and day. [Next page](https://www.sotonians.com/t/is-sending-tim-into-space-a-waste-of-time/3330.md?page=2)