Great view of dropped camera drifting away

Great view of camera drifting away -- about 6:27 PM EST:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/for...chmentid=16026

Tools have been dropped before -- one was dropped by Fuglesang on his
first EVA a few days ago. The last camera lost in space, AFAIK, was
by Mike Collins on his spacewalk from Gemini-10 in July 1966.

It was not clear from the audio if it had actually been lost. I assume it
has then? I thought these were in some form of clip to stop this happening?

I do hope nothing important was on it.

Brian

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"Jim Oberg" wrote in message
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Great view of camera drifting away -- about 6:27 PM EST:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/for...chmentid=16026

Tools have been dropped before -- one was dropped by Fuglesang on his
first EVA a few days ago. The last camera lost in space, AFAIK, was
by Mike Collins on his spacewalk from Gemini-10 in July 1966.

Jim Oberg wrote:
Great view of camera drifting away -- about 6:27 PM EST:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/for...chmentid=16026

Tools have been dropped before -- one was dropped by Fuglesang on his
first EVA a few days ago. The last camera lost in space, AFAIK, was
by Mike Collins on his spacewalk from Gemini-10 in July 1966.



not counting the camera's lost on the moon (afaik all camera's where
intentionally left behind on the Apollo missions, however at least one
filmcassette was accidently left behind also).

Jim Oberg wrote:

Great view of camera drifting away -- about 6:27 PM EST:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/for...chmentid=16026

Tools have been dropped before -- one was dropped by Fuglesang on his
first EVA a few days ago. The last camera lost in space, AFAIK, was
by Mike Collins on his spacewalk from Gemini-10 in July 1966.


Boy, wouldn't you like to see the camera end view of that?
We have _got_ to get our astronauts more of that alien-developed Velcro.
:-)

Pat

We have _got_ to get our astronauts more of that alien-developed
Velcro. :-)

Or tethers on tools? I guess that would be a lot of tethers, and
probably complications like whether to tether them to the astronaut or
the tool box or what.

Jim Kingdon wrote:


Or tethers on tools? I guess that would be a lot of tethers, and
probably complications like whether to tether them to the astronaut or
the tool box or what.



It could turn into a real mess, but what if the tethers could operate
like those spring-loaded keychains?
Once extended, the tether would stay out until you gave its base a quick
tug and then released whatever was on the end of it quickly so that it
was free to wind itself in?

Pat

"Jim Oberg" wrote in message
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Great view of camera drifting away -- about 6:27 PM EST:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/for...chmentid=16026

Tools have been dropped before -- one was dropped by Fuglesang on his
first EVA a few days ago. The last camera lost in space, AFAIK, was
by Mike Collins on his spacewalk from Gemini-10 in July 1966.

Baseball comes to ISS.

Tomorrow's EVA, astronaut on end of robotic arm with big fielder's mitt (or
a Louisville Slugger for offensive types) .... so he can catch that camera
...... as it comes back around in neighborhood or
hit is out to their orbital ball park :-)

Steroids are banned from this event. ;-|

gb

"Jim Oberg" wrote in message
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Great view of camera drifting away -- about 6:27 PM EST:

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/for...chmentid=16026

Tools have been dropped before -- one was dropped by Fuglesang on his
first EVA a few days ago. The last camera lost in space, AFAIK, was
by Mike Collins on his spacewalk from Gemini-10 in July 1966.


Maybe they should deduct it from their paychecks, that'll stop it!

Jim Kingdon wrote:
We have _got_ to get our astronauts more of that alien-developed
Velcro. :-)

Or tethers on tools? I guess that would be a lot of tethers, and
probably complications like whether to tether them to the astronaut or
the tool box or what.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTBFlSwtBKc


From the conversation, the camera came loose from it's bracket
and floated away.

It was not a hand-held camera.

Jim Oberg wrote:
Great view of camera drifting away -- about 6:27 PM EST:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/for...chmentid=16026

Tools have been dropped before -- one was dropped by Fuglesang on his
first EVA a few days ago. The last camera lost in space, AFAIK, was
by Mike Collins on his spacewalk from Gemini-10 in July 1966.

According to the nasa tv pao commentator, as of today ground tracking
of the lost camera showed it to be about 1/2 nm below and 68 nm in
front of the space station complex.