meStevo
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The Astronomy Thread
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Ukerric
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He said that, given the temperatures for re-entry, there won't be any paint on that.
Otherwise, it's a view from the testbed they have in Texas. Trying a 500m launch/landing, then a 5000m one, before going on full testing.
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Report: ISS Hole Drilled From the Inside, Cosmonaut Says
Russian cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev said that the mysterious hole in a Soyuz capsule docked to the International Space Station was drilled from the inside, according to the Associated Press.
Prokopyev was one of two cosmonauts who inspected the hole during an “unprecedented” spacewalk back on Dec. 11. This report is the latest in a months-long saga that’s long since turned weird.
while this might be a new development in the story, it’s not changing much. We still don’t know who drilled the hole or when, and the investigation continues. Prokopyev denied that the hole could have been drilled by an astronaut.
Russian cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev said that the mysterious hole in a Soyuz capsule docked to the International Space Station was drilled from the inside, according to the Associated Press.
Prokopyev was one of two cosmonauts who inspected the hole during an “unprecedented” spacewalk back on Dec. 11. This report is the latest in a months-long saga that’s long since turned weird.
while this might be a new development in the story, it’s not changing much. We still don’t know who drilled the hole or when, and the investigation continues. Prokopyev denied that the hole could have been drilled by an astronaut.
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BrutulTM
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I can't think of a better place to go crazy than on the ISS. Seems like it could have easily been a case of somebody spending too much time in isolation and getting a little crazy and deciding to drill a hole in the wall and see what happened. It's kind of surprising more people haven't flipped out up there. Obviously they're chosen very carefully and watched very closely but it's not a good environment for a human at all.
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Mudcrush Durtfeet
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Ukerric
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Drilling in micro-g is surprisingly hard (trying to find a way to wedge you against the reaction to the drill torque). That's why everyone says it can't have been done while on the ISS.
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I think your right about someone going a little crazy.
I dont see how anyone could benefit from the ISS going down besides for political purposes.
I dont see how anyone could benefit from the ISS going down besides for political purposes.
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pharmakos
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but if it was done on the ground, it would have been a pretty long time ago, right? why did it not become a problem right away?
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BrutulTM
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I always think about all the people who volunteered for a 1-way trip to Mars a few years back. You're basically volunteering to spend the rest of your life in a winnebago. Sure you know you're in a unique place and seeing things out the window that no one has ever seen before, but after the novelty wears off there's a lot of years of sitting in a box waiting to die.
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Ukerric
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Because it apparently had glue covering it. Which worked for a couple weeks, until vacuum&cold made that brittle enough that the seal broke.
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Void
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Might be better than sitting here in my work chair waiting to die!
I'd miss my forumbros though.
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pharmakos
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ah. well, glue in space has to be difficult too, that's more evidence that points towards it being done on the ground.
still makes very little sense tho. weird stuff.
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Araxen
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Pretty important day next week on Jan 1st with the New Horizon's flyby of Ultima Thule finally happening!
Pluto Is Far in the Rearview. Next Stop: Ultima Thule
Pluto Is Far in the Rearview. Next Stop: Ultima Thule
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