Astronauts Having Trouble With Tranquility Module 300
Coldeagle writes "Astronauts ran into trouble while trying to connect up the new Tranquility module onto the ISS. A critical insulating cover didn't fit quite right: 'The fabric, multilayered cover is supposed to go between Tranquility and its observation deck, but the metal bars are not locking down properly because of interference from a hand rail or some other structure at the hatch.' One has to wonder if this is another imperial/metric snafu."
duck tape (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Metric Everywhere (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Metric Everywhere (Score:1, Funny)
There isn't anyone in America who actually believes that the Imperial system is easier or more useful.
Well unless your buying weed, selling weed or busting weed dealers...
Re:Metric Everywhere (Score:5, Funny)
*ahem*
"The Green 1.6 Kilometres"
Re:Metric Everywhere (Score:3, Funny)
How are those ten day weeks working out for you, anyway? :-D
Re:Mock ups (Score:4, Funny)
Step 1: Land ISS.
Step 2: Test Fit
Step 3: Spend 20 years and billions of dollars reorbiting ISS.
Re:Problem fixed as of Sunday (Score:3, Funny)
"...bolts seemed to be causing the interference. [b]He removed all eight bolts[/b], saying the clearance would be tight but that the cover likely would fit. It did, with some coaxing Sunday."
...And in other news, the International Space Station exploded and fell apart for some [i]unknown reason[/i] today.
Re:In before... (Score:3, Funny)
...because the rest of us have ten fingers and count things in base 10.
Re:Problem fixed as of Sunday (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Metric Everywhere (Score:3, Funny)
I prefer 0.33814023 fluid ounces [wikipedia.org].
Re:Metric Everywhere (Score:2, Funny)
Was easier for the Germans: Stuff that cost 1 Deutchmark suddenly cost 1 Euro.