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ISS Oxygen Generator Fails for Good

Posted by Zonk on from the totally-not-worried-at-all-nope-uh-uh dept.

billyj4 writes "A balky Russian oxygen generator broke down on the International Space Station, but its two-man crew has a reserve air supply that would last about five months, NASA officials said Friday. The station's primary generator, which has been operating in an on-again, off-again fashion for months, stopped working last week and the station's crew has not been able to fix it. Mission managers say the unit has failed for good. Consequently, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev and U.S. astronaut John Phillips will be relying on reserves until replacement parts arrive at the station in late August."

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  1. fill in the blanks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia...

    1. Re:fill in the blanks by EnsilZah · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Heh, that's just asking for it...
      You don't need to fill in the blanks, because In Soviet Russia the blanks fill you!

  2. Coverup! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Damn coverup, why can't they tell the truth that the damn computer is having a bit of a bad mood swing?

    Why this spin?

  3. So, did you get permission to post this verbatem? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Botom of the article referenced:

    Published under license from FLORIDA TODAY. Copyright © 2005 FLORIDA TODAY. No portion of this material may be reproduced in any way without the written consent of FLORIDA TODAY.

  4. Must find by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Must make 'In Soviet Russia joke' dealing with oxygen.....aaaaaaaaaah I cant think of anytihng...

    1. Re:Must find by madaxe42 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      In soviet russia, oxygen generator replaces YOU!

      You see, that wasn't so hard, was it?

    2. Re:Must find by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Right, that's it, I've had it up to hear with you damn trees, or plants, or whatever the hell you are!

      This website is for humans or other primates, not for you freak of nature, chlorophyl producing, cult forming sideshows.

    3. Re:Must find by mr_snarf · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      In Soviet Russia, Oxygen generates YOU!
      Well, actually, in this case it doesn't :)
      --
      printf("Goodbye cruel world!\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b");
  5. Now.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now that's what I call a sticky situation!

  6. Re:Obligatory..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    holy CRAP "in soviet russia" jokes are so so lame

  7. ITS A DUPE by pcmanjon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DUPE!

    http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/0 6/1526201&tid=160

    Why can't they use their search feature before posting?

    1. Re:ITS A DUPE by pcmanjon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Sorry about double post -- school internet sucks, and when you get a 'THIS PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED - reasons include: this site may not be functioning properly' you assume first post didn't go through.

    2. Re:ITS A DUPE by utexaspunk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      why do y'all gotta bitch about dupes all the time? this isn't really a capital-N News site, it's a community. It's like the nerd table in high school. The articles serve as fodder for conversation- hypothesizing about the future, bitching about MS or whatnot, making stupid jokes, etc. So, sometimes people come back to the same topic, and even rehash the same arguments. Get over it!

    3. Re:ITS A DUPE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      > why do y'all gotta bitch about dupes all the time?

      I dunno, because maybe the editors could be bothered to read their own damn site once in a while if we complain enough? Nerds tend to have a sort of professional pride and get offended when others don't display it.

      There are occasions where slashdot feels like a community ... it's becoming more the exception than the rule.

    4. Re:ITS A DUPE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You are assuming that dupes are bad. I'm not so sure about the validity of that assumption.
      It's okay. I mean, if some submitter thought it was worthy of submitting it again, then surely there are others who would consider it worthy of reading it again. And besides, there's never a true dupe on /., there is always some subtle difference, which is why it comes up in the news again.

  8. Re:Vodka ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeash. Mods have no sense of humor today. They flamebaited the first post and Offtopiced a joke. Me thinks they need some Vodka to losen up. Za sta Rovya!

  9. Obligatory: by blake3737 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Duffman...Can't Breath......... OH NO!!

  10. in soviet russia by tont0r · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    'in soviet russia, spacestation chokes you!'

  11. Russian Parts broke? by Einherjer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Russian Parts broke? I guess this means

    On the International Space Station, Oxygen breathes you!

  12. Re:Obligatory..... by maxwell+demon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Korea, only old jokes are lame.

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    The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
  13. Who needs it!? by IcarusMoth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I mean all Oxygen does is show Lifetime movies and "Oprah after the show". And I think we can all do with less of that.

  14. Re:How did the Generator Fail? by stlhawkeye · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes, I hate it almost as much as when people take comments seriously that are clearly not meant to be taken seriously.

    --
    "I have never won a debate with an ignorant person." -Ali ibn Abi Talib
  15. Re:Mmm, air by macidiot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    that made diet dr. pepper come out of my nose... thanks. :)

  16. Re:Obligatory..... by phoenix42 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    in soviet russian oxygen generator breaks you!

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    forty-two
  17. woops? by SComps · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Published under license from FLORIDA TODAY. Copyright © 2005 FLORIDA TODAY. No portion of this material may be reproduced in any way without the written consent of FLORIDA TODAY.

    Let's hope they got permission or nobody from Florida Today reads Slashdot. *grin*

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    The world according to SComps