Friday, March 14, 2008

so much space junk

bwahahahahahaha...

the last part of canada's contribution to the international space station is a hunk of junk! DEXTRE (the 'hand' part of the Canadarm) is in danger of being damaged due to the cold!

well not really... the problem is with putting it together.
after spending $200 million, they're figuring the problem is "a design flaw in the temporary cable that is supposed to provide power to Dextre until it is fully assembled." without the cable, there is no power to heat the joints and electronics in the robot and being left in the cold for days could critically damage it.

a design flaw.
$200 mil down the crapper because of a silly little cable.
excellent.
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