Space: The Final Frontier...for Barfing

Let’s face it, Space Child : State-run space programs suck. Here’s the latest "news" from the Intergalactic House of Pancakes, or whatever they’re calling the multinational tax-hole in the sky these days: German astronaut Hans Schlegel geared up for his first spacewalk on Wednesday, two days after an illness forced the shuttle Atlantis crew member to skip an outing to install the international space station’s new European lab. Schlegel and American astronaut Rex Walheim donned their spacesuits and were preparing to install a new nitrogen tank on the space station. In a series of broadcast interviews Tuesday, Schlegel said he was feeling great but was a little anxious about his first venture outside the safe confines of the cabin. He refused to say what had been ailing him, insisting "medical issues are private." NASA and European Space Agency officials stressed there were no changes to Wednesday’s 6 1/2-hour spacewalk on S...