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Astronauts Having Trouble With Tranquility Module

Posted by timothy on from the now-release-your-anger dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Metric Everywhere by epp_b · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not to mention movies like "the Green Kilometer" - doesn't have the same ring to it.

    *ahem*

    "The Green 1.6 Kilometres"