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Trouble on the International Space Station

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gummed-up-gyro-whatsit-now dept.

lewiz writes "The BBC News website has an article that explains the International Space Station has run into troubles due to one of four gyroscopes breaking down. They say while this is a serious problem it will not have any massive effect but it will have to be replaced quickly as the gyroscopes stabilise and control the flight."

3 of 106 comments (clear)

  1. Spin? by AgTiger · · Score: 5, Funny

    NASA tries to spin the lack of spin. There's just something wrong about this...

  2. From history... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We know that it took them 5 tries to build the Babylon space station, so really, still being on the first one here is pretty good. As long as the first few aren't sabotaged, and the fourth one isn't taken back in time, we're all good.

    Of course, maybe it would help if we had some of that fancy Vorlon technology, but I suppose Canadians are kinda mysterious and frozen like them, so that's close enough.

  3. NO! by Subcarrier · · Score: 5, Funny

    At this point they would be a class one security hazard.

    If you're going to allow supermodels into a space station full of extremely horny astronouts, you'd better have five fully functioning gyroscopes.

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