Re:spoon millionaires? (Score 2, Interesting)

Beards do grow in space, why they wouldn't... A common misconception is that astronauts are 'beyond earth' gravity', but that is not the case (the moon is pretty much attracted by earth)... A very simplistic explanation is that at a given altitude, astronauts are flying so fast that they are 'flying - just barely - over the horizon and missing earth', so they seem to be 'falling forever', in consequence they don't feel the effect of earth's gravity upon them. Anyway, astronauts do shave (using razor and foam to prevent facial hair from getting all over the place)