Station astronauts enjoy 'new car smell' of SpaceX cargo craft

Cnet ^ | May 26, 2012 8:22 AM PDT | by William Harwood

[MCSP2008]

Running well ahead of schedule,the International Space Station's crew opened hatches between the Harmony module and the newly arrived SpaceX Dragon cargo ship early Saturday to kick off a busy few days of work to unload about a half ton of supplies and equipment.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57442083-76/station-astronauts-enjoy-new-car-smell-of-spacex-cargo-craft/?tag=mncol;topStories

[MCSP2008]

Salve

Special thank you to GeronL and Tomkat.

This is so beautiful and amazing, very good job SpaceX, congratulations.

Merci.

[MCSP2008]

Salve

It is good to see hard working great minds of engineering come together and accomplish thing like this.

This is what I call brave people and who know what it is needs to be done; looking at this makes me happy to know there are still smart people in the world.

Merci

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

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[moonshot925]

Private sector is always more efficient than government.

[Viking2002]

Yeah, but wait'll someone smokes a couple of cigarettes in it, the dog barfs on the way to the vet, the kids spill a milkshake on the floor mats, and the inside of that capsule will smell like a '67 Buick in no time...........

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[Nik Naym]

Ya know, I bought a used truck in January. Now that things have warmed up, I think you just explained what must have happened in this truck!

LOL

[Cementjungle]

Very impressive indeed.

[Viking2002]

I had a '93 Mazda once and a gallon of milk leaked about a half a pint into the carpet on the way home from the store, and I didn't realize it until the next day. And it was summer. It took over two years to get the smell of curdled moo juice out of the car.

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[andyk]

Thank you, indeed. We are all grateful and pleased!

Who doesn't love the new car smell.

[gortklattu]

That space station has got to stink to high heaven. No windows, no showers.

[Viking2002]

It may also explain why nobody's ever sent a Turk into space.

(Hey, I was married to one. Got that Purple Heart. Everyone STFU.)

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[MCSP2008]

Salve

Thank you all for hard work and great thinking.

I love this, I love seeing things like this in my life time, to being able to cut through and accomplish great things.

And who has written that great private companies are dead.

Merci

[MCSP2008]

Salve

LOL you mean aliens?

LOL

Merci

[MCSP2008]

Salve

LMAOF LOL

Hey you know LOL

Merci

[MCSP2008]

Salve

Responses are like LMAOF, LOL, this is what I call having good time, while admire hard work.

Thank you friends LOL, some of you just are hilarious LOL

I realize now that title will kick a gear of fun, LMAOF thank you all for good laughter LOL

Merci

[Monty22002]

I doubt it’s that bad. They have some nice filtering going on. I’d like to see a good mix of women and men on there.

Frankly, I think the ISS is the best human accomplishment since Apollo. We have set things back a bit, but I am thrilled we have it up there.

[MCSP2008]

Salve

Actually is better than Mir was.

It is just psychological pressure you have to deal with, I can tell you though, they are some tough people be in space for so long, is like going on submarine, takes tough to conquer fears.

Merci

[lentulusgracchus]

Hey, Klaatubaradanikto .....

Those astronauts can't smell that bad -- they stay fresh, somehow, sorta.

They've got sonic showers or something, don't they? :)

[MichaelP]

In Your Face Russia!

Mike