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Am a recovering member of Al-Anon and AA and use to work with NASA. I also use to work with adolescents in rehab and in school district about the disease of alcoholism and drug addictions in their lives. Saw yesterday where NASA in an upcoming launch will be sending an 11 year old boy into space. He has a task. He will brew beer. The picture isn't coming together for me and there is a wad of greyness in my understanding locker. Somebody helllllpppp!
Apparently he is not going into space, he just designed an experiment that will be conducted in space, and that may eventually help them understand how to create drinkable water. Here is a quote from an article on it:
"Bodzianowski said his intent was to see if beer ingredients would react together in space so that a clean source of hydration would be available to astronauts or even the planned Mars colony in case of an inter-space disaster, such as an unforeseen explosion that could cause the drinkable water to be contaminated. He says the beer would be used in future civilization as an emergency backup hydration and medical source. The fermentation process could be used to make beer, which can then be used as a disinfectant and a clean drinking source.
He says he was inspired by a book he had read about the middle ages, and how people would be denied beer when they violated the law. It was a punishment for crimes, he said, that you couldnt drink beer, and most people didnt survive (that) because the water was contaminated. This sparked his idea for the space brewery experiment and he submitted it never imagining that it would be selected as a winner in the competition." (http://guardianlv.com/2013/10/thirsty-aliens-in-luck-11-year-old-to-open-beer-brewery-in-space/)
I know that's true about the Middle Ages -- the fermentation cleansed the drink, so that beer (which was very weak) was much safer to drink than most of the water.
I can see why it struck you as dubious, Jerry. Relieved that the reality isn't as bad as the part the papers are emphasizing.
Having as much involvement in the alcohol story I will admit to skeptical and dubious. Working with NASA and the space administration for as long as I did doesn't help the condition. That I thought he'd be on the flight reveals a need for further focus...Hmmmm. Thanks for the clarity. (((hugs)))
