Comments on: Astronauts fix the Space Station with a toothbrush http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 07:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jesse Llona http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1527546 Jesse Llona Sat, 08 Sep 2012 04:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1527546 all I can think of is doctor who when he accidently used a toothbrush instead of his sonic screwdriver all I can think of is doctor who when he accidently used a toothbrush instead of his sonic screwdriver

]]> By: Jonathan McKinnell http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526881 Jonathan McKinnell Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526881 Gooo Canadarm! Gooo Canadarm!

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526765 Paul Renault Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526765 I have to say, as a field service technician myself, I'm constantly doing stuff like this. The stories I could tell. /It's possible that the debris is from stuff orbiting the Earth, and the shaving from untorquing the nut. I have to say, as a field service technician myself, I’m constantly doing stuff like this.

The stories I could tell.

/It’s possible that the debris is from stuff orbiting the Earth, and the shaving from untorquing the nut.

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526764 Paul Renault Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526764 Um, it's <b>Canadarm</b>, eh. Um, it’s Canadarm, eh.

]]> By: Ray Perkins http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526748 Ray Perkins Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526748 Where did the "debris and metal shavings" come from? NASA cost-cutting by not blowing out tapped holes now? Where did the “debris and metal shavings” come from? NASA cost-cutting by not blowing out tapped holes now?

]]> By: Michael Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526743 Michael Smith Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526743 John Young fixed the Apollo 16 lunar roving vehicle with spare maps, light fitting clamps and sticky tape. John Young fixed the Apollo 16 lunar roving vehicle with spare maps, light fitting clamps and sticky tape.

]]> By: pccare247 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526696 pccare247 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526696 Multi-purpose Toothbrush. Dentists all over the world must be happy to hear this news. Any endorsements?? Multi-purpose Toothbrush. Dentists all over the world must be happy to hear this news. Any endorsements??

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526514 awjt Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526514 ...with Akihiko's gnarly, old, worn out toothbrush.  She's considering just not brushing until she gets back. …with Akihiko’s gnarly, old, worn out toothbrush.  She’s considering just not brushing until she gets back.

]]> By: Roy Trumbull http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526402 Roy Trumbull Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526402 In the days of the Shuttle there was a wire for wire duplicate on the ground with the internal covers off. In the case of a problem they'd figure out a bypass or whatever and tell the crew what to do. In the days of the Shuttle there was a wire for wire duplicate on the ground with the internal covers off. In the case of a problem they’d figure out a bypass or whatever and tell the crew what to do.

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526393 Brainspore Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526393 The bad news is that ISS Expedition Commander Commander Sunita Williams is going to have to brush her teeth with industrial lubricant tonight. The bad news is that ISS Expedition Commander Commander Sunita Williams is going to have to brush her teeth with industrial lubricant tonight.

]]> By: Dan Hibiki http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526372 Dan Hibiki Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526372 All Hail the Inanimate Tooth Brush!  http://www.communicategood.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/carbon-rod.jpg All Hail the Inanimate Tooth Brush!

 http://www.communicategood.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/carbon-rod.jpg

]]> By: Isaac Marx http://boingboing.net/2012/09/06/astronauts-fix-the-space-stati.html#comment-1526324 Isaac Marx Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179819#comment-1526324 The first thing I thought of when I saw that picture was David Rakoff's discussion of the American Space Shuttle with its Canadian robot arm. The first thing I thought of when I saw that picture was David Rakoff’s discussion of the American Space Shuttle with its Canadian robot arm.

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