# Space Station's First Woman Commander to Bring Up A Whip **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 10, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242 "2007-10-10T17:57:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/1 "2007-10-10T17:57:31Z")
That’s the headline on the BBC/Americas page: > **[US & Canada News - BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/us_and_canada)** > > Get the latest American and Canadian news from BBC News in the US and Canada: breaking news, features and analysis plus audio and video content from North America. > **[BBC NEWS | Americas | Space station ma'am gets a whip](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7036805.stm)** > > The first woman commander of the International Space Station is presented with a whip to "keep her crew in line". I _SO_ want to join the space program right now… … ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/2 "2007-10-10T18:28:39Z")
and maybe some knee-high space boots? Luuuuuuusssst Innnnnn Spaaaace!! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/3 "2007-10-10T19:16:31Z")
_Can_ you use a whip in free fall? ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/4 "2007-10-10T20:09:11Z")
Anybody seen **EvilCaptor**? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/5 "2007-10-10T20:34:45Z")
In space, no one can hear you whimper. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/6 "2007-10-10T20:51:40Z")
I bet she pokes somebody’s eye out. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/7 "2007-10-10T20:56:29Z")
“She was presented with a “kamcha” - a traditional Kazakh riding whip.” Ah, I thought it was going to be a [knout](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knout) they used to beat the serfs. My, that pic to the right looks kinky, doesn’t it? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/8 "2007-10-11T04:38:27Z")
In Soviet Space Station woman whips _you_! Wait, I did that wrong. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/9 "2007-10-11T04:45:06Z")
She is not hot. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/10 "2007-10-11T05:20:32Z")
Spend six months in the ISS and I bet you change your tune. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/11 "2007-10-11T05:53:15Z")
“Never mess with a woman who has a whip in her hand.” ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-stations-first-woman-commander-to-bring-up-a-whip/422242/12 "2007-10-11T14:22:33Z")
My only question, when I saw this on the news last night, was “Does she have a black leather space suit?”. **Typo Knig** looked intrigued. Should I be worried? And of course, what about stiletto astronaut boots? Seems like those might be dangerous, I mean in space you want to avoid the risk of inappropriate punctures, right?