A Cargo Ship Is Headed Up To The International Space Station With Two Essential Supplies On Board: Skittles And Cheese

NYP- A cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday, carrying candy and cheese to satisfy the astronauts’ cravings. Northrop Grumman launched its Cygnus capsule from the Virginia seashore. The nearly 4-ton shipment should arrive at the orbiting lab Tuesday. It took three tries over the past week to get the Antares rocket off the pad, with it finally taking flight at 3:21 pm — an auspicious 3-2-1. “Awesome launch,” Joel Montalbano, NASA’s deputy space station program manager, said once the capsule reached orbit. Besides the usual experiments and gear, the capsule holds cheddar and manchego cheeses, fresh fruit and vegetables, chocolate and three kinds of gummy candy expressly requested by the three station astronauts: Skittles, Hot Tamales and Mike and Ike’s. Periodic supply runs by Russia, Japan and NASA’s two private shippers, Northrop Grumman and SpaceX, usually provide more than experiments, equipment, clothes and freeze-dried meals. The capsules also bring family care packages, as well as fresh food to offset the run-of-the-mill station grub.

How much weed are the astronauts smoking up there on the International Space Station? Before I read that story I would've said none but now I'm not so sure. Skittles and cheese is such a specific request that I'll be damned if there wasn't cannabis involved. Imagine the NASA people on the ground when they see that request come across their desk? 

This is how I picture that conversation going down

NASA: Alright guys, we're gonna be sending up a cargo ship with supplies to you guys soon. We can only do this every once in awhile because it's a very complicated and very expensive process so with that said, please list essentials only. Essential supplies only. Alright what do you guys need? 

Astronauts:

Ummmmm Skittles and cheese please 

I know they send more stuff than that up there but something about asking for Skittles and cheese made me laugh out loud. Because I could very well see myself smoking some Devil's lettuce and wanting Skittles and then maybe a little bit of cheese on the side. It really touches all the flavor palates. By the way, maybe they're not smoking joints up there, but I could see a couple of the astronauts sneaking edibles onto the rocket ship. No way they have to go through any real type of security, right? Imagine taking an edible in space. What a nightmare that would be.