Ariane Failu Missing Screw

rk wrote:
On the other hand, since Henry is MIA somewhere, he would jump in and
point out the story of the wrench left in the orbiter aft compartment,
if I remember correctly, despite three signatures stating that it was
accounted for. Or something like that.

Or tools left in missile tubes, or in ballast tanks, or in a variety
of other places where gear shouldn't be adrift.

Signatures can guarantee a job is done, but not that it was done
*well*.

D.
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"LooseChanj" wrote:
rk wrote:
On the other hand, since Henry is MIA somewhere, he would jump in and
point out the story of the wrench left in the orbiter aft compartment,
if I remember correctly, despite three signatures stating that it was
accounted for. Or something like that.

That was a work platform, IIRC. The wrench left in Atlantis was retrieved
by a NASA woman, and after some controversy they let her take it home. She
also has in her possesion a flown bag of M&M's. She was offered worn
underwear
but opted for the candy instead. :-)

These days weird stuff like that (astronaut underwear) is
easily and quickly transformed into cold hard cash (which,
usually, doesn't smell like old underwear) through the
magic of eBay.