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Comments on: Endeavour pair prep for ISS spacewalk

Zero Gravity? 

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 16:05 GMT

Coat

"Looks like a zero-grav version of the Reg Hardware office..."

Perhaps you mean micro-gravity?

Mine's the one with the split hair in the pocket.

Respite at last? 

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 16:45 GMT

Dead Vulture

I see you've dropped the "Sandra relieves Gregory" angle. Shame

Are those guys playing WoW up there? 

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 19:04 GMT

They definitely need more horsepower if they want to play Crysis, mind you

Isn't Leonardo just a temporary cargo crate? 

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 20:17 GMT

Alien

I thought the Leonardo module was just a big cargo crate. It fits in the shuttle, and it can connect to a separate port on the ISS, making cargo transfer easier. Before the shuttle leaves, Leonardo is loaded up with unwanteds and stuffed back in the shuttle cargo bay.

So it's not directly used to support ISS crew expansion, but more indirectly. The additional toilet, galley, sleeping racks, and exercise equipment would have been brought up in Leonardo for transfer to modules that were already up there.

Alien icon cuz you can't really entertain visitors out there with only one toilet, now can you?

How inconsiderate 

Posted Wednesday 19th November 2008 08:58 GMT

Stop

They should only do spacewalks during UK working hours so that I can watch.

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