Thursday, November 20, 2008
“it’s floating spaceship aft and starboard..”
Simply stunning footage, from the 10 year-old International Space Station, of a very bad day at the office for STS-126 mission specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. Luckily they have a spare tool-bag.. Meanwhile NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter finds evidence of massive ice glaciers - “On Earth, such buried glacial ice in Antarctica preserves the record of traces of ancient organisms and past climate history.” Update “Nothing lost in space - this time” - Before going outside, Heidemarie Stefanshyn Piper said “I hope I don’t lose anything today.” - Heh.
Pete Baker @ 10:52 PM
Not often there’s much humour up there, but I had a real laugh when I saw that on the Beeb during the week.
Stunning background though…
Posted by on Nov 21, 2008 @ 02:35 AMConclusive proof that women should be kept away from the tool box. I’m guessing she is frantically trying to find a way to blame her husband.
I’m wondering how much the tools cost?
Posted by on Nov 21, 2008 @ 04:03 AMSo Heidi and me had another cup of tea and then we went home.
Posted by on Nov 21, 2008 @ 07:54 AMPoor Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper! That’s some CV she’s got there, though. And I never saw a planet as beautiful as ours.
Posted by on Nov 21, 2008 @ 11:14 AMMcGrath
$100,000 apparently.
“Nothing lost in space - this time”
Heh.
Posted by on Nov 21, 2008 @ 03:57 PMIsn’t that tool bag now a 100,000 MPH projectile? I think it must have plowed into the AT&T;communication satellite because the service has been crap over here today.
Just think about the cost of NASA “proving” that that tool bag doesnt pose a threat to other assets in space.
Posted by on Nov 23, 2008 @ 01:27 AM
