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[Closed] Anyone watching the spacewalk?

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They're fitting some ESA kit to the ISS and they've live footage of them working and getting guidance.  It's as mundane as wiring a plug but fascinating,  especially as it seems the male and female connections don't work so they're trying to sort that out.

 
Posted : 27/01/2021 4:00 pm
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It’s as mundane as wiring a plug but fascinating, especially as it seems the male and female connections don’t work so they’re trying to sort that out.

Not watching this one. But I saw one years ago where the procedure checklist gave a value in newtons-meters but their torque wrench was in foot-pounds.

They had to wait while someone on the ground did the conversion.

 
Posted : 27/01/2021 4:05 pm
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the procedure checklist gave a value in newtons-meters but their torque wrench was in foot-pounds.

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Why are NASA still buggering about with imperial measurements on international space missions?

 
Posted : 27/01/2021 4:15 pm
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Not really man-on-the moon stuff is it, 60's was so much better. Bet they weren't allowed on Apollo if they couldn't operate a plug and socket.

 
Posted : 27/01/2021 4:16 pm