Timeline for Were any of the Apollo astronauts smokers and did that cause any problems?
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| Jan 25, 2023 at 14:39 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | I think it'd be hilarious if the pipe just blew soap bubbles, but I imagine that would be potentially bad for any electronics in the capsule... | |
| Jan 25, 2023 at 5:50 | comment | added | TrySCE2AUX | It most probably has not even tabacco inside. You don't want loose stuf in microgravity. Because every little bit floating around has the potential of getting into to life support system or into the lungs of the astronaut. The "corned beef sandwich incident" didn't go down too well so smoking would have mad a much bigger stirr. | |
| Jan 24, 2023 at 18:40 | comment | added | Lodinn | Interesting. I'm wondering if it eased him into the right state of mind or some such... | |
| Jan 24, 2023 at 17:14 | comment | added | Jack Aidley | @FreeMan True, there is a side question asked about that, but the primary question is about whether any of them smoked | |
| Jan 24, 2023 at 17:12 | comment | added | Jack Aidley | And, in fact, newspaper reports from the time describe him smoking his "ever-lit corncob pipe" ( cdnc.ucr.edu/… ) and photos exist of him smoking ( ebay.com/itm/374367032042 ) | |
| Jan 24, 2023 at 17:12 | comment | added | FreeMan | Did said pipe cause problems, @JackAidley? That's what the OP was asking about. | |
| Jan 24, 2023 at 17:09 | comment | added | Jack Aidley | @FreeMan: it seems more than likely than someone who has taken a pipe to space with him for a photo smokes said pipe, doesn't it? | |
| Jan 24, 2023 at 14:11 | comment | added | FreeMan | Cool pic, but how does this answer the question? | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 16:58 | comment | added | Jon Custer | And a nice slide rule… | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 16:30 | history | answered | Woody | CC BY-SA 4.0 |