ISS Oxygen Generator Fails for Good

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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Re:How did the Generator Fail?

[gstoddart]

Do you mind if we raise your taxes to pay for the newer, more robust oxygen generator and the cost-plus contract to get it developed?

Didn't think so.

So, spend slightly less on conquer^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hliberating countries so they're safe for democracy and DRM and we'll call it even.