Should have gotten the ones with the sexy lady silhouette, just so ET doesn’t get any ideas.
~NSHA
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Archive for the 'NASA' Category
Who Knew You Need Mud Flaps On The Moon?
Dec. 7, 2011
Zero Gravity Coffee
Oct. 25, 2010
Submitted by: Unknown
Starbucks, coming to a galaxy near you. ~Not-So-Handy Andy
Favorite Comment: Daddy said, “Is that Steve Jobs? When did he go to space? Oh wait, that’s where he lives!”
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Historical Thursday: From The Moon To Everest
Apr. 29, 2010
Good Thursday Fixers! This week I really wanted to do a post about the special relationship NASA has with duct tape, but since many of the fixes have already been featured, I didn’t know if y’all wanted to see them again. So I found something similar but different. The Nugget Containment Device.
In 2009, former astronaut Scott Parazynski climbed to the top of Mt. Everest with several items. One of which was the above moon rock. Before ascending to the top though, Scott and Keith (who’s wonderful blog post gave me most of the information you’re reading and all of the photos) realized that this tiny plastic ball would be easy to lose or drop when handled by gloved hands in the extreme temperatures.
Not exactly mitten friendly.
So they did what any clandestine astronauts trying to sneak loaned moon rocks would do. They waited until the base camp’s mess hall cleared out and frantically kludged together a suitable case. The moon rocks would make their journey to the summit in style: two Pringles can lids held together with duct tape.
All photos courtesy of: Keith Cowing
But that wasn’t the only kludge to occur on this trip. More after the jump!
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The Next Best Thing To Space Camp
Feb. 18, 2010
Hey there Fixers!
So remember when last week, I posted this epic kludge? Well turns out, NASA knows I exist. And while that brings up many disturbing questions about what OTHER government agencies are keeping tabs on me, it also brought a squeal of science girl delight to receive a special submission from the International Space Station! In fact, just typing that nearly sent me into another fit that should only be reserved for teen idols.
The engineer that was kind enough to forward these images along also wrote a heartfelt and inspiring email, which is posted, along with the OTHER PHOTOS! (Squee) after the jump.
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Houston, We Have Duct Tape.
Feb. 10, 2010
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This is the kludge that helped save the lives of the astronauts aboard the Apollo 13. If you want to learn more about the symbiotic relationship between NASA and duct tape, head on over here.
Favorite Comment: Fixer Cyberwolfman says, “I’m surprised no one’s said this yet! That’s one small kludge for man, one giant kludge for mankind.”
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