# Expedition 42 to ISS pays tribute to Douglas Adams

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 23, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434 "2014-11-23T20:36:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434/1 "2014-11-23T20:36:57Z")

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[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3917/15354239175_dfd2875762_b.jpg "Exp42 SFA Poster (FINAL VERSION)") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/astrosamantha/15354239175/)

Presumably they know where their towels are

Brian

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434/2 "2014-11-24T00:16:02Z")

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Don’t panic!

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434/3 "2014-11-24T03:19:40Z")

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I’m guessing they’re mostly harmless.

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**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434/4 "2014-11-24T06:09:50Z")

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Say Hi to Slartibartfast when you see him. I love his fjords!

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434/5 "2014-11-24T06:20:25Z")

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They sound like a bunch of hoopy froods. I’d like to share a few Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters with them. On the expense account, of course.

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**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434/6 "2014-11-25T04:46:58Z")

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42nd expedition? Well, jynnan tonnix all around, then.

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**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434/7 "2014-11-25T10:00:09Z")

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The ISS: Earth’s “B” Ark

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedition-42-to-iss-pays-tribute-to-douglas-adams/705434/8 "2014-11-25T17:45:58Z")

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> [@dogbutler](#):
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> The ISS: Earth’s “B” Ark

I hear it’s worse than our “B” Ite.

Fortunately, the ISS floats gently above the earth exactly as a brick would not.