Posted on 12/20/2013 6:29:36 PM PST by BenLurkin
There’s a cooling problem on station, and two astronauts are ready to head outside to fix it. NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio (a six-time spacewalker) and Mike Hopkins (a rookie) are expected to spend 6.5 hours “outside” starting at 7:10 a.m. EST (12:10 p.m. UTC) on Saturday. On robotics will be Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who has operated every bit of robotics currently on station.
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Drinks at the bar.
Seriously though.... Thanks for the link to the links. Some REAL reality TV for a change.
(now for the non-PC part of my post)
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Must be fun cranking a wrench in zero gravity.
Thanks BenLurkin, additional to APoD.
3 guys on the job, one is leaning on a shovel, another one has a helmet and a clipboard and is observing.
I hope they've got their journeyman's cards and union dues paid up.
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