ISS On-Orbit Status, 14-06-2003

Jim Kingdon said:
All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except as noted
previously or below.

What is the point of this sentence? I read it as "everything works ok
except the stuff that doesn't" which is a null statement. Why even bother?

You misread it. It claims that what has been noted previously plus what
is noted below is the complete, total, list of everything that isn't
functioning nominally.


I suppose the true test will be if there is a hole blown in the side
of the station (or whatever), and we see whether they lead with that
sentence or whether they go for something more like "Other than the
gaping hole in the side of the station, life on ISS isn't so bad".

hmmm... I have yet to see the press release that says something like
"Except for the failure of the t-joint/RCC due to foam impact, the
flight of Columbia functioned nominally."
--
Kevin Willoughby lid

We'd spend the remaining time trying to fix the engine.
-- Neil Armstrong