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Astronaut to Attempt Spacewalk Record

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the moonwalk-record-still-strong dept.

MattSparkes writes "Two residents of the International Space Station will take a spacewalk tomorrow to try to jam a stuck antenna on a docked cargo ship back into place. The spacewalk will set a US record of over 65 hours spacewalk experience. During the spacewalk, the astronauts will "use a hammer and a chisel to try to pound the antenna into place". Precision engineering at its very best I'm sure you'll agree."

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  1. Houston... by Kalendraf · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...we need a bigger hammer!

  2. Bah! by Masa · · Score: 5, Funny

    64 hours should be enough for anyone.

  3. Please... by FlyByPC · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not a hammer.
    It's a highly specialized kinetic-energy inertial impartion implement.

    After all, it cost far more than a mere hammer...

    --
    Paleotechnologist and connoisseur of pretty shiny things.
  4. Just A Hammer and Chisel? by Zeek40 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did they forget about the BB gun, pepper spray, 6" knife and rubber tubing? Oh... Wrong astronaut...

  5. What was that saying? by Centurix · · Score: 5, Funny

    When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

    Imagine spending 65 hours playing whack-a-mole.

    --
    Task Mangler
  6. Over kill by GigG · · Score: 5, Funny

    The chisel is over kill. You only need to tools in aerospace. A hammer and a roll of duct tape. If it moves and it isn't supposed to use the duct tape, if it doesn't move and is supposed to use the hammer.

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    Is buying a Harley Davidson as your first motorcycle since you were 16 at age 49 a midlife crisis issue?