Date:         Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:48:37 -0400
Reply-To:     pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      repairs in SPACE
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Soo... I've been meaning to post this for a while now but have kept missing
my Frydaye opportunities...


There's a great NOVA documentary on the most recent of the Hubble repair
missions.  "Hubble amazing rescue": http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hubble/

You can watch the whole thing for free at the website (although its better
on a bigger screen if you can rent it somehow).

The relevance to vanagon's is considering the problem of designing equipment
for repairs in extreme conditions, and designing repair protocols and tools
to work in those extreme conditions.  Things as simple as operating ratchet
wrenches and removing screws become tricky in the endless void.  I thought
people on the list might interested for that reason.

We should probably avoid delving into political discussions about the future
of manned space programs.  I really just think that this is a fascinating
documentary about crazy repairs.