Friday 17 October 2008

Space Smells Like Fried Steak And Hot Metal


Outer space smells like fried steak, hot metal and welding a motorbike, scientists said. Nasa has commissioned Steven Pearce, a chemist and managing director of fragrance manufacturing company Omega Ingredients, to recreate the smell of space in a laboratory.

His research will be used to help astronauts prepare for the conditions they will encounter in space. Mr Pearce began working for Nasa in August and hopes to have recreated the smell of space by the end of the year.

3 comment(s):

Unknown said...

I didnt think they'd smell space, since they have suits with independent oxygen sources, right? I guess this is why I dont work for NASA.

solomonpeter said...

So space smells of steak!This would have been obovious.Learned professors have told us that the dinosaur,a vegetarian,became so populace,that the methane gas they passed changed the climate,and they farted themselves out of existence.It fits in neatly with some theorists who believe that cows are changing the climate today by farting.Cows methane floats up into space and smells like steak..

Anonymous said...

Space smells like my garage?