Space Forum / Space Station / July 2008

Well, I think it should go on, but when you think about it in a rational
sense, what is the point of it? So we set up a colony on the moon and Mars.
OK, we have done it, what was the point exactly? The apparent eternal search
for another form of life is another thread ...

Brad Guth is a secret double agent of DARPA.
He would like to portray himself as against
the conspiracy, but he uses double think.
He is really an agent provocateur trying

I would have thought it would evaporate.  I seem to remember the RMS and the
original drill on the shuttle used carbon lubricant - when did they start
using grease in space and how long does it last before it evaporates?
Are there any specs on the grease publically available?

Out of curiosity, could they have put the japanese lab on the forward
facing port of node 2 ?
Seems that this would have reduced drag by a fair amount. Or is the
additional drag generated by a sideways japanese lab very small ?