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Space Station Solar Equipment Showing Damage

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-touch-me-there dept.

bhmit1 writes "The latest space walk has turned up some bad news for the problematic solar panels: metal shavings. From the article: "The rotary joint, 10 feet in diameter, has experienced intermittent vibrations and power spikes for nearly two months. Space station managers were hoping a thermal cover or bolt might be hanging up the mechanism. That would have been relatively easy to fix, so they were disheartened when Daniel Tani radioed down that metal shavings were everywhere. 'It's quite clear that it's metal-to-metal grating or something, and it's widespread,' Tani said.""

3 of 113 comments (clear)

  1. Don't worry about it by MeditationSensation · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ever since a few people died, the media will report on any damage on any mission. This is normal.

  2. No, man by tietokone-olmi · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The Beavis version would be more along the lines of... "Uh huh, huh huh huh, uh huh, or something... I am CORNHOLIO! I need metal shavings for my bunghole! Bungggghoooole! Gagagagagaga. I have no bunghole! Or something."

  3. offtopic: for the "language patrol" by mha · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    (I welcome the language patrol but this time I'm ahead of you ;-) )

    I should have said "had been on a horse before", not "have been". I wouldn't add yet another post if I hadn't had relevant experience (with getting corrected) before at ./ (but as I said, I don't complain or mind, but maybe some moderators do who - rightly - mod this "offtopic")