Washing machine in space?

" ESA's second microsatellite, Proba-2, is under development for a launch
early in 2006. Like Proba-1, in orbit since October 2001, Proba-2 will be no
larger than a domestic washing machine and will weigh only 100 kilograms. "

Maybe it IS a washing machine!!

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:11:11 +0100, "Dr. O" dr.o@xxxxx wrote:

" ESA's second microsatellite, Proba-2, is under development for a launch
early in 2006. Like Proba-1, in orbit since October 2001, Proba-2 will be no
larger than a domestic washing machine and will weigh only 100 kilograms. "

Maybe it IS a washing machine!!


"...and the Bendix burped and took off for the stars."

From the song MEMORANDUM

How do you wash a machine in space? You put an astronaut in a space suit, give
him a mop, and a bucket of soapy water and send him through the airlock. The
water in the bucket will boil away, but can the astronaut use the water in the
bucket, to wash the machine in space before this happens?

Tom

"TKalbfus" wrote in message
...
How do you wash a machine in space? You put an astronaut in a space suit,
give
him a mop, and a bucket of soapy water and send him through the airlock.
The
water in the bucket will boil away, but can the astronaut use the water in
the
bucket, to wash the machine in space before this happens?


Well, one of the early studies for stabilizing a spinning satellite was with
a jet of water.


Tom