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Space Station Dogged By Oxygen Problems
Alien54 writes "All of the Russian made Elektron oxygen generators on the International Space Station have failed. The three Elektron units on board the space station are the last of their kind. The company that manufactured them has gone out of business, and the engineer who almost single-handedly made the final adjustments of flight units died several years ago. Reportedly he retained some 'trade secret' about the final adjustments of the devices -- and it died with him. But NASA is not alarmed."
Two astronauts do the kiss of life, transferring oxygen between each other because American astronaut won't let the oxygen cylinder go.
If we could trap all the hot air from the presidential campaign in a big balloon and release it just as the ISS went by, maybe they could catch it and use it to keep the station going for a few more weeks.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Of course not, plenty of oxygen down here.
It's obvious what the "trade secret" is. The final part of the hose had been held on with a piece of chewing gum, and it's now become too dried and brittle to hold it together.
Meine Schwester ist sehr, sehr reizvoll - Nietzsche
Reportedly he retained some 'trade secret' about the final adjustments of the devices -- and it died with him.
"Eenie meenie miney mo."
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Nuclear meltdown averted!!
cL0h
See, this is what happens when you use ISS. You should have used OSS. You get free and open oxygen that way.
codegolf.com - smaller *is* better.
They have received their doom3 copy a few weeks ago and have locked themselves in various places of the station since. Oxygen is the least of their terror right now, but the banging on the walls of the station on the other hand....
They are public libraries.