Space Forum / Space Station / December 2008

So what is it with this launch restraint bolt they are trying to get out.
Sawn off the head, pushed it with clamps, a punch and hammer and its still
invisibly retained, but moves. Do they not have wd40 up there? grin
Brian

Ok, it always seems to me, that during  preparation and  coming back in,
EVAs from both sides have the aire of organised chaos.
However that aside, I have some questions which were not answered while
listening  last night (night for me)

Cross posting their silly stuff on here as they tend to do, but I suppose
small things occupy small minds.
Brian

I note with interest that last week they did a four orbit run of the
starboard Sarj. Anyonw know what they learned from that.
Brian

You know, after hearing a bit about how the Japanese  cargo vehicle is
supposed to be docked to the station, I cannot help wondering if this is
actually safe.
I mean, it has no automatic docking, it just comes to the station, and

So how did the lube job go on the station's rotary joint? Is it back to
functioning normally?

Sorry to be so off topic. I am interested in finding a video or still
pictures from that video that was taken by an astronaut during a moon
landing. It included a view of a Russian moon lander. The video might
have been the personal property of the astronaut. I hope it is

Well I'm not surprised, it did seem a tad ambitious to get such a complex
craft ready in the time.
Besides the way things are going, Nasa will be very busy with other stuff in
the near future...