NASA is planning an emergency repair of the damaged solar panel astronauts discovered recently outside the International Space Station. Set to take place on Saturday, just a few days before the shuttle returns home, the plan will require two spacewalking astronauts, and it's risky but necessary.
If NASA does nothing, the tear could worsen and the entire panel might have to be jettisoned. Yes, the ISS does have a few more at its disposal, but this panel provides 15% of the station's electricity, and the ISS needs every bit of that to incorporate the planned new modules. The fix will require some ingenuity, as the ripped panel is far from an anchoring point for the spacewalking repairman. But NASA has pulled off plenty of feats like this before.—Gregory Mone
well the best of luck to them. they have the brains, they will figure out what all the options are and find the best coarse of action.
Posted by: mike | November 01, 2007 at 02:31 PM
Yeah...well its NASA. They can figure out just about any problem, if the beuracrats stay out of it. Good Luck.
Posted by: Sandman | November 02, 2007 at 02:33 PM
Yeah, as long the politics stay out of the way on this one everything will be done as planned. The families don't have to worry about anything. NASA is one of the best agencies out there.
Posted by: mike D. | November 02, 2007 at 02:56 PM
HOW ABOUT TRYING VELCRO, MALE TO FEMALE PATCH, DOES IT WORK GOOD IN SPACE, I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE SUPER IN ZEREO GRAVITY, BEATS NEEDLE % THREAD, HEY! AS A LAST RESORT FOR A FIX, WHATS WRONG WITH DUCT TAPE? I'M SERIOUS, I WOULD THINK THAT ANYTHING THATS STICKY & NOT TOO INVOLVED.
Posted by: AL PAIN | November 03, 2007 at 01:11 AM
NASA is one of the best agencies out there. is the most professional and extremely agency
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