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Astronauts Having Trouble With Tranquility Module
Coldeagle writes "Astronauts ran into trouble while trying to connect up the new Tranquility module onto the ISS. A critical insulating cover didn't fit quite right: 'The fabric, multilayered cover is supposed to go between Tranquility and its observation deck, but the metal bars are not locking down properly because of interference from a hand rail or some other structure at the hatch.' One has to wonder if this is another imperial/metric snafu."
it can fix anything!
Not to mention movies like "the Green Kilometer" - doesn't have the same ring to it.
There isn't anyone in America who actually believes that the Imperial system is easier or more useful.
Well unless your buying weed, selling weed or busting weed dealers...
*ahem*
"The Green 1.6 Kilometres"
How are those ten day weeks working out for you, anyway? :-D
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Step 1: Land ISS.
Step 2: Test Fit
Step 3: Spend 20 years and billions of dollars reorbiting ISS.
Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
"...bolts seemed to be causing the interference. [b]He removed all eight bolts[/b], saying the clearance would be tight but that the cover likely would fit. It did, with some coaxing Sunday."
...And in other news, the International Space Station exploded and fell apart for some [i]unknown reason[/i] today.
Authority questions you. Return the favor.
...because the rest of us have ten fingers and count things in base 10.
If my call is important, why am I talking to a recording?
Awesome. Now I have some ammunition for the next time my wife insists something I've assembled is a "death trap" because there are leftover parts.
I prefer 0.33814023 fluid ounces.
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Was easier for the Germans: Stuff that cost 1 Deutchmark suddenly cost 1 Euro.