Rocket Babe and the Sagitta Cantina

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This is the place for talk and information regarding one of the Cantina's favorite vistors. Captain Verna Starr, better known by her call sign... Rocket Babe
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#1 Rocket Babe and the Sagitta Cantina

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Some might wonder just how the Sagitta Cantina made it to Shepherd Yard in Rocket Babe: Reflection.
Well first, NASA had a problem and needed a solution.
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Of course Captain Starr was already on it, just take a closer look at the inset...
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Recommendations were made, equipment acquired.
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Two issues arose:
First, how do you drink a beer in space? Liquids don't necessarily act like on Earth.
ISS034-E-031709 (21 Jan. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Expedition 34 flight engineer, squeezes a water bubble out of his beverage container in the Unity node of the International Space Station.<br />credit: NASA.gov
ISS034-E-031709 (21 Jan. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Expedition 34 flight engineer, squeezes a water bubble out of his beverage container in the Unity node of the International Space Station.
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And Second, a certain consultant was more concerned with a missing DSSF member than in anyone drinking a beer in space.
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Well at the very least, the Brand Name for the dispensing equipment seemed apropos.
:~beer:

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And that's were it almost ended. Seems the top bureaucrats at NASA don't think their astronauts should imbibe in liquor. They wanted a squeaky clean image for all astronauts, even the clandestine ones. It seems one of those bureaucrats found out about a conversation between the consultant and Captain Starr concerning a drink the consultant created in honor of Lieutenant Ono upon her return from being a POW. It seems the conversation got into bragging, as these things do, about who was going to be the one hitting the floor upon becoming totally inebriated. :)~(: (if you know where to look, and have the clearance, that conversation can be found elsewhere in this forum). ;)

Well the bureaucrat couldn't have any of that getting out and going public. :o And to think what havoc these two could cause if they ever decided to take up the challenge at Shepherd Yard. The consultant, a hosteler of no small experience, had his security clearance yanked, and as far as the higher ups were concerned, that was that.

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#6 Re: Rocket Babe and the Sagitta Cantina

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:~salud: :)~(: :shock: DSSF is "officially" the same, however... DSSF officers :USA: can hold their liquor :>>>>:X: and their tongues so nothing gets back to General Barrett 8-) as you will learn in the next edition. A drink or 6 helps Pim take the edge off; she actually flys better. :lol: :lol: :lol: 8-)
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#7 Re: Rocket Babe and the Sagitta Cantina

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A bottle of hooch is easy to get away with, it also has a higher percentage of alcohol. What was needed was something that had a lower percentage making it easier to cut someone off before they :puke: The answer was the old venerable beer. :~beer: :~salud:
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