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Hairstyles of the Astronauts

Weightlessness does wonders for your 'do. Vote on your favorite zero-g look.

  • By Rebecca Maksel and Tony Reichhardt
  • AirSpaceMag.com, May 19, 2011
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Inspired by our colleagues over at Smithsonian, who aim to answer the burning question “Who Had the Best Civil War Facial Hair,” we decided to run our own contest: Who Has the Worst Zero-Gravity Hair?”

Every day is a bad hair day in space, or a good one depending on your aesthetic. Vote below to tell us which of the astronauts in the gallery has the most out-of-this-world hairdo. Pictured: Karen Nyberg on the space station during the STS-124 mission in 2008.

Like this astronaut hairdo? Vote for this hair now!


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None of the above. Eileen Collins:
http://0.tqn.com/d/womenshistory/1/0/c/e/2/eileen-collins-commander.jpg

Posted by Sarah on May 20,2011 | 04:28 PM

This new barcode scanning feature in Air & Space is fantastic.

I would like to have seen all of the 'thumbprints' appear before individual photos, to act as an index. I scrolled thru all pics, forwards and backwards before I found thumbprints. Touching picture simply advanced to next rather than zoom in/out. Also, 'previous/next' are too close to picture - I sometimes touched picture when I really to move 'previous/next'.

Thanks for including this advancement in technology in Air & Space - this makes an already amazing magazine so much better.

Rob

Posted by Robert Ricciardi on May 23,2011 | 12:54 AM

A modern Rapunzel!

Posted by Peter laager on May 25,2011 | 10:44 PM

For longer, fuller, thicker looking hair!
Try our tangle-free, dye-free, ingredient-free 7 day flight program.

Disclaimer:
May cause irritation of nearby crewmates, clogged cabin air filters, and temporary blindness when putting on a helmet.

Posted by Harold Henderson on May 26,2011 | 10:25 PM

"Hair Cuts In Space" gets the nod.

Manscaping in space must be a real hassle, too.

Posted by PaulieWalnuts on June 11,2011 | 03:53 PM

Karen Nyberg has a beautiful blonde hair, regardless of gravity... the other ones are indeed forgettable :)

Posted by Jorge Sáenz on June 16,2011 | 05:27 AM

Marsha Ivins, Ya gotta love that hair-- it's everywhere! There's no letting your hair down here.

Posted by johnny allred on July 2,2011 | 01:19 PM

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