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Re:The quest to help astronauts sleep better by chiph on Saturday May 13, 2017 @07:42PM (#14333537)
Why no pillows on the ISS? Weight? Fear of being smothered if it floats around and covers your nose & mouth? Can't be washed there?
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Re:The quest to help astronauts sleep better by bad_alloc on Saturday May 13, 2017 @08:05PM (#14333598)
Pillows help to keep the head elevated when lying on the back or on the shoulder. Since the astronauts are in zero-G, there's probably no real need for that.
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