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Planned EVA for Space Station Expedition 6 Crew

Posted by michael on from the alone-in-the-dark dept.

Kathy Miles writes "The International Space Station was boosted into a 3 mile higher orbit in preparation for an April 26 launch of TMA-2. The Soyuz capsule will carry two new crew members to the ISS for Expedition 7. Expedition 6 will return in May. And on April 8, there is a planned EVA for Expedition 6 crew of Commander Ken Bowerson and Science Officer Don Pettit. The two will be continuing the ongoing outfitting of the International Space Station."

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  1. And hamming it up too! by stevew · · Score: 1

    I do believe the new team members are both hams!

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  2. Planned EVA? by Ieshan · · Score: 2, Funny



    Angel Attack! NERV! Get Shinji Ikari down here right away!

    Er... err... no?

    1. Re:Planned EVA? by zerOnIne · · Score: 1

      but ... i thought that the Evas weren't eqiupped for orbital combat? hence the whole lance-the-moon thing

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  3. 2001: A Space Odyssey by JonoPlop · · Score: 1

    LOL, TMA-2? Interesting name...

  4. TMA-*TWO*? by dschuetz · · Score: 4, Funny

    in preparation for an April 26 launch of TMA-2

    They found a SECOND Tycho Magnetic Anomaly?

    1. Re:TMA-*TWO*? by DaracMarjal · · Score: 1

      Yes. The object found in the vicinity of Jupiter/Saturn was given the designation TMA-2 due to the fact that it was identical in all repects except size to the one found on the moon. The fact that it was nowhere near Tycho, didn't have an intense magnetic field and was identical to a previously observed object was no barrier to the people who named it.

      You'd think people would remember this. It was only two years ago!

  5. As long as you're out there ... by Michael.Forman · · Score: 4, Funny


    Excellent. Perhaps during the EVA they could collect Steve Bennett's body.

    Michael.

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  6. Space elevator by isorox · · Score: 1

    When will someone realise this is what we need? *sigh*.

    OK, its not that cut and dry, how are nanotubes going? Are they at macroscopic size, or required tension yet?

    Of course, running before you can crawl isnt that good an idea. We'll need to do things like building a suspension bridge out of them

  7. Re:What we need? by neurostar · · Score: 1

    I just think that the government has no business funding research that does not benefit people/humanity in some tanigible way.

    You really should read up on the benefits of the space program. The work done to get humans into space has resulted in numerous, very useful, live-saving innovations. Take a look at medical technology; many of the recent advances wouldn't have happened were it not for the space program.

    Also you should take a look at the programs you wish to 'enhance'. Welfare... That's solved poverty hasn't it? No, it didn't.

    If we can't find the money to feed people, why do we have piles of it lying around to throw at the most abusrd, useless things?

    If it's so worthless, then why are you posting on /.? I'm sure much of the technology involved with the internet resulted from the space program. Would you be willing to give up this resource?

    IMHO you should do more research into the space program and it's benefits before you claim that it's a useless ego trip for the world's powers.

    neurostar
  8. Re:What we need? by isorox · · Score: 3, Insightful

    When are people going to realise we need to spend money on educating, sheltering, clothing and feeding people, and giving them proper medical care, before we send ships off into the Atlantic to see if theres a faster way to India?

  9. Bowerson? by OS2_will_prevail! · · Score: 1

    I thought the current commander's last name was Ken Bowersox, not Bowerson...Shows what I know....

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  10. Re:What we need? by isorox · · Score: 2, Interesting

    space may be full of resources, but unlike the resources in India, we have NO way to get TO them, extract them, and send them back, in any sort of reasonable way.

    Thats a limited view on what counts as a resource. Without the money that went into space exploration, we would not have satelites. We wouldnt have GPS, we would have trans-global phone calls, we wouldnt be able to talk to people in Antarctica (the guys that discovered the hole in the ozzone layer - that was pretty essential research given the cost), we wouldnt have satelite TV, we wouldnt have live news reports from the other side of the world, etc.

    we've flushed TRILLIONS of dollars into space exploration

    Wheres that money gone? Its paid peoples wages, its bought goods. It's stayed in the U.S. economy.

    Whats it got out of it? Scratch resistant lenses, blood presure measurers, pacemakers. I suggest, as the other guy said, you should read up on the medical benefits. The environmental/social benefits include things like the EPA, Greenpeace and Earth Day. Of course, theres Scores more benefits.

    ' Same thing goes for this moronic 'search for life'. I'm sure there IS life elsewhere in the galaxy. Will we ever find out or be able to do anything about it? Nope. Too far away. Who gives a crap

    Lots of people actually, however SETI isnt government funded so thats not a valid argument.

    What the HELL did going to the moon get us? ABSA-fucking-loutley NOTHING except a bunch of damn rocks sitting in a display case.

    A picture of Earthrise. A realisation of how fragile our planet was. Also bragging rights over the USSR, which was important after they launched sputnik and Yuri first.

    we've got damn good collaborative evidence that the speed of light is the end of the speedometer

    So, sorry, I didnt realise that was you Mr. Hawking. The BPP is/was working on ways. Obviously its a long way off, but the potential might be there.

    we're already doing that juuuuust fine in Iraq

    Iraq, space exploration. I see the connection *rolls eyes*

  11. Re:What we need? by isorox · · Score: 1

    Oh yes, in addition, a space elevator would slash the costs of access to space - communications satelites would be ten a penny. Solar satelites beaming energy back to earth would be financially possible. Green energy? Would be nice wouldnt it.

  12. Re:What we need? by MerlynEmrys67 · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Nice liberal rant here... Why is it the "peoples" (i.e. the Government's) job to feed/cloth/shelter anyone. First of all, why doesn't the guy on 5th and whatever go and get a job, oh - he doesn't have an education... Well who's fault is that - The government all ready provided him with an oportunity to educate himself that he wasted.

    Some people just don't want to be fed/chothed/sheltered, and so they aren't... There is nothing the government can, or should do about it.

    By the way, if you want the guy on Main and 5th clothed/fed/sheltered... why don't you bring him to your house, put him up in your spare bedroom, feed him from your fridge and let him borrow a shirt or two... Frankly I have enough trouble taking care of my own family, but you are free to do what you want with your money, just keep mine out of the pool

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