iPads and Angry Birds are headed to the International Space Station (Yahoo! News)

Astronauts will enjoy some down time with Apple's tablet

Many of us may dream of what it would be like to visit space, or even spend a night in a hotel room orbiting earth, but passing the time once you're actually there may have never crossed your mind. It appears that even astronauts get a wee bit bored every now and again, and to help keep them busy, the crew of the International Space Station will soon take delivery of the planet's most popular tablet ? Apple's iPad.

On October 30, the Russian space program will launch a resupply vehicle towards the ISS to deliver some much needed supplies, as well as a pair of iPad tablets. The new slates will be used strictly for entertainment purposes, and they will join other Apple products already on board, such as a number of iPods and an iPhone.

While we have to imagine there will be plenty of Angry Birds played during slow evenings aboard the complex, a manned flight to the station on November 14 will add even more avian excitement. A trio of Russian cosmonauts will carry an Angry Birds plush toy along with them on their ride skyward, using it as a zero-gravity indicator. We can only pray that Birds developer Rovio takes a cue and lets us get in on the interstellar fun.

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