Space Forum / Shuttle / November 2007

Listening to yesterdays press conf, I found it mildly  amusing to realise
that nobody really knew at the time if a replacement array was available.
I sort of got the impression that there was at least one compatible one
there, but nobody knew how to get it on orbit.

A friend who is very Irish told me this yesterday. You need to be familiar
with the 'Irish joke' format to get this.
My friend: Eire is going to send a module to the International space
station.

Interesting to note how awfully quiet this newsgroup is at the moment,
following successful completion of solar array EVA.  The resident peanut
gallery of NASA naysayers, nervous nellies, Chicken Littles, and second
guessers seems to be at a loss for words.

Pambo? What is that all about then?
Brian

This may be a dumb question with a obvious answer but what is the use
of the square braces [ ] on the lines showing past and future orbital tracks
on the
main display at mission control?