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    Imagine The Call-Out Charge For This Repairman

    Is NASA Acting Out Danny Boyle's Sunshine For Real?

    Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!

    Accidental Space Station Art
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    Image of emcfins emcfins
    07/13/09

    In reply to Imagine The Call-Out Charge For This Repairman

    yarrrrr
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    Image of joetato joetato
    06/02/09

    In reply to Imagine The Call-Out Charge For This Repairman
    Menial technical work being jargon for "Repairs nobody thought possible ten years ago, and were never planned for in the design process." I just love the way everyone assumes that microgravity makes it easier to do things. Sheesh!
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    06/02/09

    @joetato: Exactly. They had to invent whole new procedures and tools, and then do it without gravity, which is much much tougher.

    This is precision engineering under the most unforgiving conditions ever.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    05/15/09

    In reply to Is NASA Acting Out Danny Boyle's Sunshine For Real?
    So how do you focus a camera on the shuttle AND still get a clear picture of the sun?
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    05/15/09

    In reply to Is NASA Acting Out Danny Boyle's Sunshine For Real?
    Of course the photos made this get stuck in my head:



    + Watch video
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    05/13/09

    In reply to Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!
    Oh damn it all! No streaming video allowed at work!


    THIS IS AN HISTORIC MOMENT YOU PHILISTINES


    Someone describe it to me!

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    Image of Log1c Log1c
    05/13/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: Now someone is fucking with the camera.
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    05/13/09

    @Log1c: *sigh* Someone other than log1c.


    Not you, Crashed.

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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    05/13/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: Everything looks very floaty. And I think I spotted one of those "Hang In There Baby" kitten posters in the Command Center.


    @Log1c: That's an affirmative on the coffee. What do you think, Folger's?

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    Image of Log1c Log1c
    05/13/09

    In reply to Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!
    This. is. awesomesauce.


    The picture with Earth in the background is fantastic. I guess I never realized how close Hubble was to us.


    Anyone know what part of the Earth they are over?

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    Image of Andrew Liptak Andrew Liptak
    05/13/09

    @Log1c: They're about 200 miles up - that's pretty far away as far as Shuttle missions go.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    05/13/09

    @Andrew Liptak: The announcer-type keeps mentioning 350 statute miles.
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    05/13/09

    In reply to Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!
    Just an observation on the Command Center shots:

    those are like the coolest office cubicles EVER!
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    Image of Andrew Liptak Andrew Liptak
    05/13/09

    In reply to Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!
    Capture!
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    05/13/09

    In reply to Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!
    We got it back. Good, wish I could've seen this historical event.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    05/13/09

    In reply to Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!
    This is probably not very interesting for "normal"people to watch is it? Yay for Megan MacArthur! Work that manipulator arm, girl!!
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    05/13/09

    @Grey_Area: R.O.A.C.H.: That's McArthur. Sorry
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    05/13/09

    @Grey_Area: R.O.A.C.H.: you should see her on the grabbing the prize machines at the fairground....
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    05/13/09

    In reply to Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!
    Woot! They made it!
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    05/13/09

    In reply to Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!
    Is NASA still doing all its measurements in inches, feet, miles etc. or are they doing that for the media coverage. They should know better by now, science & engineering works better in metric.
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    05/13/09

    In reply to Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!
    Also, should there be pictures? All I have is audio.
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    05/13/09

    @ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: If you hit pause and then play a few times it should work.
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    05/13/09

    @Annalee Newitz: I don't even have controls. Just the audio.
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    05/13/09

    In reply to Watch Atlantis Rendezvous With Hubble - Live Feed, Right Now!
    AWESOME!
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