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Gnam
08-02-10, 02:18 AM
"Half of the International Space Station's cooling system suddenly shut down during the weekend, forcing the astronauts to power down equipment and face the likelihood of urgent spacewalking repairs."

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100801/D9HAQL700.html

Next year they should plan ahead and service the AC system before the busy summer rush. And on a weekend to boot. :shakehead
Don Quixote
08-02-10, 09:49 AM
Those weekend repairs cost more too.
dando
08-02-10, 09:52 AM
Meh, just open a window. :gomer: :saywhat:

-Kevin
Elmo T
08-02-10, 10:01 AM
Among the equipment powered off for now: the Global Positioning System circuit, several power converters and a set of devices that route commands to various equipment.

Two of the four gyroscopes initially were shut down - part of the space station's pointing and navigating system. But the crew installed a jumper cable to bring up a third gyroscope, leaving the station in a much more stable position.

These look kind of important. :saywhat:
Methanolandbrats
08-02-10, 10:40 AM
Jumper cable? :saywhat: Do they have a supply of duct tape and zip ties too?
dando
08-02-10, 10:45 AM
These look kind of important. :saywhat:

Dude, as long as the Flux Capacitor is operational, it's all good. :D

-Kevin
Andrew Longman
08-02-10, 11:36 AM
Jumper cable? :saywhat: Do they have a supply of duct tape and zip ties too?Duct tape was on Apollo 13 and it helped save their arse.
Methanolandbrats
08-02-10, 12:10 PM
Duct tape was on Apollo 13 and it helped save their arse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape :D There is a gomered up fender on the moon.
dando
08-02-10, 12:36 PM
Duct tape was on Apollo 13 and it helped save their arse.

NEVER dis the duct tape, yo. :thumbup:

-Kevin
Methanolandbrats
08-02-10, 01:17 PM
I buy it by the case. I have a roll in each car, each room of the house, the garage and basement. I feel naked without a roll nearby :D Does that make me a :gomer:
Gnam
08-11-10, 06:51 PM
Still broken. They should definately talk to the landlord about a credit on their next rent check.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/08/11/national/a003109D07.DTL
cameraman
08-16-10, 05:17 PM
All fixed and happy. Since US coverage seems a bit scant...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/16/iss_pump/

It has an interesting link at the bottom to some NASA PDFs on the ISS that you may not have seen.
Gnam
08-16-10, 06:02 PM
Cool.
dando
10-03-12, 10:15 AM
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/19722168/space-station-to-move-to-avoid-debris


MOSCOW -
The Russian space program's Mission Control Center says it will move the International Space Station into a different orbit to avoid possible collision with a fragment of debris.


:saywhat:

-Kevin
JoeBob
10-03-12, 11:41 AM
They do that more often than you'd think!

Have you watched the ISS fly over? It's pretty cool to see!

Lots of resources to see the station are linked to from http://www.isswave.org
dando
10-03-12, 02:58 PM
They do that more often than you'd think!

Have you watched the ISS fly over? It's pretty cool to see!

Lots of resources to see the station are linked to from http://www.isswave.org

You know, I never have seen it go overhead, AFAIK. I've looked for it when I let the dogs out @ night after the local weather geek gives a heads up on it going over Cbus, but I haven't spotted it. I can point out the constellations to the girls, but not the ISS so far. :(

-Kevin
Elmo T
10-03-12, 06:54 PM
You know, I never have seen it go overhead, AFAIK. I've looked for it when I let the dogs out @ night after the local weather geek gives a heads up on it going over Cbus, but I haven't spotted it. I can point out the constellations to the girls, but not the ISS so far. :(

-Kevin

Check the tracker sites - I am seeing a visible pass here in the AM tomorrow. You will know when you see it. Think Venus but moving deliberately and slowly across the sky. And no flashing lights.
emjaya
10-03-12, 07:12 PM
They do that more often than you'd think!

Have you watched the ISS fly over? It's pretty cool to see!

Lots of resources to see the station are linked to from http://www.isswave.org

Watching when a shuttle was hooked up to the ISS was always cool.
Elmo T
10-04-12, 08:02 AM
Watching when a shuttle was hooked up to the ISS was always cool.

We saw a very cool pass when the shuttle had separated and was on it's way home. Two bright dots passing in formation