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spam in a can

noun

Etymology

In reference to the tinned meat product called SPAM.

Definitions

  1. Astronauts whose mission involves confinement in a small space capsule.

    • The lab rat, experimental object, “Spam in a can” idea wasn't NASA's vision of the astronaut, but this unpleasant dimension of astronaut life did seep into spaces with a claim to public attention.
    • Many of the 324 candidates […] were convinced that astronauts were going to be “spam in a can,” mere passengers in a capsule controlled by NASA technicians on the ground.

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