Something very kerbal...

[Guest]

You know, this is the kind of thing you would expect from kerbals:

*tool bag happily flies away*

[lajoswinkler]

I might've seen it through my binoculars back then. It was funny.

[CaelumEtAstra]

If that were me, I would be saying "Guys, could you grab that bag with the RMS? Or move the station a few degrees?"

Ah well, there's always the resupply missions. You know, bringing up a new one.

[LordFerret]

We'll be tracking that for the next 100 years.

[adsii1970]

Why bring up a new one when you can just print the tools you need directly on the station? There was an articke how Lowe's and one of the 3-D printer companies had already sponsored a test on the ISS that was successful. I can post the article, if you like...

[cubinator]

Yeah, it's funny to watch, but that thing is gonna be in a low, highly inclined orbit for a long time. It's dangerous to other spacecraft, especially since I doubt it has any kind of tracking antenna on it.

[RainDreamer]

Someone forgot their tether and their box went hither and thither.

On other notes, I thought they use velcro and tether to attach every single tool now?

 

[Bill Phil]

4 hours ago, adsii1970 said:

Why bring up a new one when you can just print the tools you need directly on the station? There was an articke how Lowe's and one of the 3-D printer companies had already sponsored a test on the ISS that was successful. I can post the article, if you like...

It's still in the testing phase.

[lajoswinkler]

5 hours ago, LordFerret said:

We'll be tracking that for the next 100 years.

 

4 hours ago, cubinator said:

Yeah, it's funny to watch, but that thing is gonna be in a low, highly inclined orbit for a long time. It's dangerous to other spacecraft, especially since I doubt it has any kind of tracking antenna on it.

 

It reentered in a few months, if I recall correctly. It's just a bag in LEO.

[LordFerret]

10 hours ago, lajoswinkler said:

 

 

It reentered in a few months, if I recall correctly. It's just a bag in LEO.

Do you remember 'SuitSat'? We tried to catch its signal, but were unsuccessful.

[Camacha]

19 hours ago, adsii1970 said:

Why bring up a new one when you can just print the tools you need directly on the station? There was an articke how Lowe's and one of the 3-D printer companies had already sponsored a test on the ISS that was successful. I can post the article, if you like...

It is going to take a while before that becomes a fully functional replacement for bringing up tools.