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International Space Station Gyroscope Fails

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the tipsy-heavenly-bodies dept.

b00m3rang writes "Reuters reports that one of the three working gyroscopes that keep the international space station stable and in the right position stopped working, just hours after a new two-man crew moved in for a half-year stay."

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  1. Probably . . . by KageMonkey · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The two men were probably trying some kama sutra positions with the aid of the gyroscope.

  2. Re:what about redundancy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's too good a job on moderating:

    what about redundancy (Score:-1, Redundant)

  3. Spoiler inside.... by iLEZ · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The butler did it!

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  4. Just Macgyver a new one out of an old segway. by Tatarize · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just remove the gyro from a segway, put it in the spacestation and boom, the sky shall not fall.

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  5. That is an important story, but an unrelated one by b00m3rang · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wasn't aware of this milestone for gay equality, and it definitely should have been more widely reported, but the two stories really only loosely related. Every story about the space station doesn't need to also bring up the issue, it should be an issue in itself. Why don't you post that as a story?

  6. Re:That is an important story, but an unrelated on by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Your analysis is correct. It is pretty off topic, only it's a shame no news story anywhere is reporting it. I think Taco et al. avoid these sorts of submissions because of the trolling and abusive posts they inevitably garner. Certainly some of my other submissions (under another account) are always unsuccessful.

    I only know due to a newsletter I recieved today from one of the rights' groups.

    Still, it was worth the karma hit to get the message out, even if only a few people have heard it.