Something for when I ever submit a story to Analog

[jeriendhal]

Houston to ISS. Tom, you've stopped moving towards the main truss. What's going on?

"Uh, Houston," Tom said carefully. "I'm having a visual acuity problem in my right eye."

Say again, Tom?

"My contact lens rolled up into my eye, Houston."

Uh, roger, Tom. Do you think you might be able manage a workaround for that?

"Not without opening up my helmet, no..."

Comments

[seawasp]

IIRC, astronauts all have to have perfect vision.

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

A quick check on NASA's website indicates that astronaut's vision has to "correctable to 20/20". I imagine shuttle pilots have more stringent requirements though.

[xinef.livejournal.com]

I wonder if they allow glasses, and if so, how they make sure they will stay on! Or if they have prescription suit glass fronts!

[thorkell.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing duct tape.

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Duct tape doesn't stuck to skin very well.

Not that I'd know. Ahem.

[seawasp]

Superglue.

[mishalak (from livejournal.com)]

From a show I heard on the radio I think they mean correctable to 20/20 by surgery, something they did not allow originally but did after a space tourist with lasik corrected vision went up.