Discovery Prepares for Return 189
Kailash Nadh writes "Discovery's astronauts packed up their stuff on Friday as they prepared to undock from the international space station now that NASA has cleared the shuttle to return to Earth next week.
Their most difficult task before leaving the station was the maneuvering of a huge cargo container filled with 2 1/2 years worth of trash into the shuttle's payload bay. Once back on Earth, the items would either be disposed of or returned to researchers."
Implements of destruction (Score:4, Funny)
Overheard on the NASA PA system (Score:3, Funny)
Attention... Would those of you who have trash from the ISS please come and claim it? If you don't pick up your trash in hanger 12 by 4:00pm, it will be disposed of at your expense. That is all."
Re:Risk your life for Garbage?? (Score:5, Funny)
It's probably useful to know what happens when you keep rubbish in space for several years anyway
Oh boy, here we go (Score:4, Funny)
Come on (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Risk your life for Garbage?? (Score:2, Funny)
1. Collect space garbage
2. Ebay
3. Profit!!!
A better crew for this job (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Overheard on the NASA PA system (Score:2, Funny)
You have 15 minutes to pick up your trash.
You have 5 minutes to pick up your trash.
Your trash has been compacted into a cube. You have 30 minutes to pick up your cube.
A SMEGGING GARBAGE POD!! (Score:2, Funny)
RIMMER: Quagaaaars! It's a name I made up! Double A, actually! I believe the Quagaars have the technology to give me a new body!
LISTER: The perfectly preserved remains of a Quagaar warrior! [nildram.co.uk]
LISTER: Yeah, right, Rimmer. Absolutely.
RIMMER: They must have looked something like
RIMMER: IT'S A SMEGGING GARBAGE POD!!
ISS/NASA astronauts chores for 2005 (Score:2, Funny)
-Go out shopping for food, supplies *tick*
-Take vehicle for preventative repairs/maintenance (done...sort of)
-Fill up vehicle *tick*
-Check tires (give it a kick)
-Blast off *tick*
-arrive at camp site
-Unload food and supplies *tick*
-Check vehicle still okay (done...issues found)
* had to go underbonnet to remove some stuff
* inspected paint job near windscreen?
-Clean up room
-Bag trash-rubbish, put back into vehicle *tick*
-Depart camp site *tick*
-Arrive home
(and that's the weekend!)
Re:Hauling The Trash... (Score:3, Funny)
It's actually pretty hard to hit the sun from here.
Not to mention that its the only one we have. Lets not be hurling random processed debris into what could be a very delicately balanced mass reaction chamber, when we have not got clue one as to what the short or long term effects might be.
It ain't like a fire, only bigger.
Re:Hauling The Trash... (Score:3, Funny)
Fine, Mr. Wizard, do your calculations. Just bear in mind while you're doing your math stuff that astronauts are in peak physical condition. Also, they'll be pitching the garbage overhand, not underhand.
Garbage Scow (Score:3, Funny)
But now the term honestly applies to the Space Shuttle.