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 Posted: 17:21 - 16 May 2009  Post subject: Shuttle Atlantis in silhouette against the Sun |
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This whole mission is wicked, I've been glued to NASA TV all week. Live spacewalks with helmet cams, too cool.  |
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Posted: 18:26 - 16 May 2009  Post subject: |
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Great image ... I take your shuttle and raise you a shuttle and space station:
https://www.skynyx.fr/legault/iss_shuttle_crop.jpg
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I'm spreading the space nerd disease. Next thing you'll be buying the 'all the NASA footage from the 60s' dvds that are actually really good.
Now I'm pondering whether to go to the Buzz Aldrin talk at the London Literature Festival  |
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| Posted: 15:40 - 17 May 2009 Post subject: |
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| Posted: 16:59 - 17 May 2009 Post subject: |
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I've got no bloody work done this afternoon. I think I've typed about one page all day (!!)
I keep watching that damn NASA TV 
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Posted: 17:51 - 17 May 2009  Post subject: |
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It isn't on tv here in the UK, you watch on the 'net. www.nasa.gov/ntv
Today they're mostly snapping bits off Hubble and fighting with broken tools and stuck bolts. Kinda puts those garage traumas into perspective... |
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| Posted: 21:22 - 17 May 2009 Post subject: |
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| Bendy wrote: |
Today they're mostly snapping bits off Hubble and fighting with broken tools and stuck bolts. Kinda puts those garage traumas into perspective... |
Went to the science museum formula one technology exhibit on Weds, was almost worth it just to hear about 'outgassing'.
That said though, I can't really see how they'd have all that much trouble. Since working with medical instruments for the last 3 months, I suddenly have a far better idea how well things /can/ be made when the correct motivation is there. Seriously, the pneumatic drills we have are 10k a pop and the rotating attachments are damn near frictionless  Super bearings, which don't even use oil. Mad.
So I can imagine the stuff they're using is ridiculously high end.
Plus, just think how cool it would be to be able to have a good chance of actually throwing whatever part that has irritated you in to the sun. Got to be worth it.
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| Posted: 15:31 - 18 May 2009 Post subject: |
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Well today's the last spacewalk so catch it while you can. The ISS stuff isn't nearly as interesting (though I did watch the last docking and the russian launch  ).
Random fact... Atlantis' pilot did some of the flying in Top Gun. Kinda explains all movie quoting this lot keep coming out with. |
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| Posted: 15:49 - 18 May 2009 Post subject: |
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I know. And I'm stuck at the office where I can't watch todays one. 
Lots of mission highlights on YouTube though.  |
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| Posted: 15:52 - 18 May 2009 Post subject: |
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I just found the youtube channel. That's this evenings entertainment sorted.  |
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| Posted: 15:55 - 18 May 2009 Post subject: |
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Finding the spacewalk audio great for jamming to. Added abit of echo...80BPM drumbeat...wah-wah and strat
Never knew space could be so fun.
'Clip the patches to Bay 08..08..08..08..08..08 Houuuussstttoooon'...yeah maaan
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...Err actually now they're annoying me..I mean for Cliffs sake. All they're doing is changing some padded tinfoil sheets yet it took them ages to choose which order to do them in. Fly a Billion Dollor machine into space, yet couldn't organise a tin hat at an astronauts convention...'you pass it to John...Err maybe Cooter could..No He'll be tethered...Drew can you...Yeah i can but what order did Houston say?...Err Houston...
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