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http://www.newsday.com/services/news...,2464848.story
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (by God, now _that's_ a name, isn't it? I can't even pronounce the middle part) is probably going to catch hell for not having the toolkit properly tethered to her...but if I was EVAing and something inside my toolkit exploded, my first instinct would be to toss that SOB as far away as possible as fast as possible. And if it was tethered to me, I'd immediately release the tether on it. Next question... is the toolkit going to get into some sort of odd orbit that brings it back near the ISS from time to time? They may want to fly it into the shuttle cargo bay (or grab it with the Remote Manipulator Arm) and retrieve it before reentry. Pat |
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On Nov 19, 11:59*am, OM wrote:
On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:54:47 -0600, Pat Flannery wrote: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (by God, now _that's_ a name, isn't it? I can't even pronounce the middle part) is probably going to catch hell for not having the toolkit properly tethered to her. ...What *is* it with women and their purses, anyway? :-P * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *OM -- * ]=====================================[ * ] * OMBlog -http://www.io.com/~o_m/omworld* [ * ] * * * *Let's face it: Sometimes you *need* * * * * [ * ] * * * * *an obnoxious opinion in your day! * * * * * [ * ]=====================================[ OOOOoohhhhhh man . .. you better duck . . . and duck low :) |
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John wrote: ...What *is* it with women and their purses, anyway? :-P OOOOoohhhhhh man . .. you better duck . . . and duck low :) Men are far more likely to misplace something they own, like a lighter or some-such, than women are are to misplace something like their purse... which, based on personally observed evidence and examination, contains apparently the entire secret personality of them in its contents. :-) pat |
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On Nov 19, 4:54 am, Pat Flannery wrote:
http://www.newsday.com/services/news...wednesday/nati... Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (by God, now _that's_ a name, isn't it? I can't even pronounce the middle part) is probably going to catch hell for not having the toolkit properly tethered to her...but if I was EVAing and something inside my toolkit exploded, my first instinct would be to toss that SOB as far away as possible as fast as possible. And if it was tethered to me, I'd immediately release the tether on it. Next question... is the toolkit going to get into some sort of odd orbit that brings it back near the ISS from time to time? They may want to fly it into the shuttle cargo bay (or grab it with the Remote Manipulator Arm) and retrieve it before reentry. Pat Another example of NASA's total ignorance and utter lack of training or much less proven EVA expertise, that which can't be bothered having a string attached to anything, or much less a fishing pole or tether gun with its line and hooks for easily getting lose stuff back. Knowing our NASA, that string would probably cost us tens of millions in R&D plus another $Million/inch. ~ BG |
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On Nov 19, 7:54*am, Pat Flannery wrote:
http://www.newsday.com/services/news...wednesday/nati... Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (by God, now _that's_ a name, isn't it? I can't even pronounce the middle part) is probably going to catch hell for not having the toolkit properly tethered to her...but if I was EVAing and something inside my toolkit exploded, my first instinct would be to toss that SOB as far away as possible as fast as possible. And if it was tethered to me, I'd immediately release the tether on it. Next question... is the toolkit going to get into some sort of odd orbit that brings it back near the ISS from time to time? They may want to fly it into the shuttle cargo bay (or grab it with the Remote Manipulator Arm) and retrieve it before reentry. Pat Well, that bag containing important tools for the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint is....Space History. She will catch some flak from management (privately) for a serious breach of EVA protocol. Since this is her second flight (When she returned from her first flight she passed out in public twice) it will most likely be her last. |
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I wonder how much that bit of carelessness cost us taxpayers...
I don't mind my tax $$ being spent for something that's needed and I can understand an accident or emergency, but I do mind it being thrown away by someone who's lazy or just stupidly careless. And you know all of those tools were custom-made at a $Million each... |
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wrote in message ... I wonder how much that bit of carelessness cost us taxpayers... I don't mind my tax $$ being spent for something that's needed and I can understand an accident or emergency, but I do mind it being thrown away by someone who's lazy or just stupidly careless. And you know all of those tools were custom-made at a $Million each... You're exaggerating. The loss of a few tools is unfortunate, but people do make mistakes. Someone forgot to fasten the toolkit inside the tool bag, which was a mess because of a leaky grease gun. Jeff -- beb - To paraphrase Stephen Colbert, reality has an anti-Ares I bias. |
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On Nov 19, 11:51 am, M wrote:
On Nov 19, 7:54 am, Pat Flannery wrote: http://www.newsday.com/services/news...wednesday/nati... Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (by God, now _that's_ a name, isn't it? I can't even pronounce the middle part) is probably going to catch hell for not having the toolkit properly tethered to her...but if I was EVAing and something inside my toolkit exploded, my first instinct would be to toss that SOB as far away as possible as fast as possible. And if it was tethered to me, I'd immediately release the tether on it. Next question... is the toolkit going to get into some sort of odd orbit that brings it back near the ISS from time to time? They may want to fly it into the shuttle cargo bay (or grab it with the Remote Manipulator Arm) and retrieve it before reentry. Pat Well, that bag containing important tools for the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint is....Space History. She will catch some flak from management (privately) for a serious breach of EVA protocol. Since this is her second flight (When she returned from her first flight she passed out in public twice) it will most likely be her last. Why don't we just set her adrift, making no effort to retrieve, and blame it on something else that's bogus and supposedly entirely unavoidable? ~ BG |
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On Nov 20, 1:59*am, OM wrote:
...What *is* it with women and their purses, anyway? :-P If it was a tool box, that opens up a whole other can of connotations |
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:02:34 -0800 (PST), Neil Gerace
wrote: On Nov 20, 1:59*am, OM wrote: ...What *is* it with women and their purses, anyway? :-P If it was a tool box, that opens up a whole other can of connotations "...This portion of our program tonight is brought to you by Strap-On Tools." OM -- ]=====================================[ ] OMBlog - http://www.io.com/~o_m/omworld [ ] Let's face it: Sometimes you *need* [ ] an obnoxious opinion in your day! [ ]=====================================[ |
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