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ISS Gyro Fixed Via Spacewalk

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the better-late-than-never dept.

Teahouse writes "After a failed attempt last week, the ISS Astronauts finally got to fix the external gyroscope circut breaker in the station. Tests are being run today, but it looks like the ISS is back to having attitude stability with redundancy. This is particularly significant with the Shuttle being grounded for an extended period because the ISS would have had to use thruster fuel to keep the Station's solar panels pointed in the right direction without the gyroscopes, and no guarantee when more fuel would be arriving."

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  1. New technique by PingPongBoy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This must be a new technique for preparing gyros. Around here gyros are made in the kitchen.

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