I was thinking about the Hubble Space Telescope because it's been in the news a lot lately-- scientists are repairing it for the last time as they get it ready for retirement. I found myself wondering: what do astronauts like to take with them on a space shuttle?
A brief search didn't turn up an answer to my question, but it did lead me to an article about what astronauts do on their day off.
Of course, Alan Shepard famously played golf on the moon (YouTube video here). I think it would be pretty fun to play basketball on the moon....
But back to my original question-- what do astronauts take with them? Playing cards? Comic books? A Nintendo DS? What would you take with you, if you were an astronaut living in a teeny-tiny space shuttle?
