Space Station Gets A Blanket

imrdkl writes "I'll try geeks in space for this one, it doesn't seem to fit anything else to me. CNN reports that the Space station got some warming blankets installed on critical motors that control the solar wing. The geeky part in all this? Well, it took 4 hours to install 2 covers... dontcha know they were doing some sightseeing out there? :) Note the explicit and early mention of the Canadian Robot Arm, too."

For respectability's sake

[imrdkl]

Well, sigh, we gave it a shot, eh Hemos? That lady-astronaut sounded really amazed tho, you gotta admit.

erm... it's SPACE

[banks]

Well, it took 4 hours to install 2 covers... dontcha know they were doing some sightseeing out there

erm. it's SPACE. sure, they did some sightseeing. but things take a LONG TIME to do in space. it's a side effect of things like there being no air and very little gravity. y'know. it would take you a long time wrap a blanket around a motor if you were weightless and wearing a bulky space suit.