MinimumSky5 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Is this just more rack space for companies to rent, or will there be commercial astronauts sent up as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 16 minutes ago, MinimumSky5 said: Is this just more rack space for companies to rent, or will there be commercial astronauts sent up as well? Both are allowed I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 That looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 This shows a crew cabin, and their Earth observatory room: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Spoiler It has a built-in punishment cage. Though, maybe it's a restroom. Spoiler Compare Window shields are for cowards. Edited January 28, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) New ISS tour out! "Now, we don't always play with our...well...yes we do." Edited January 29, 2020 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Here's a cool vid of the Axiom Space plan: https://video.wixstatic.com/video/8625ec_5dc894c4b5ec4b49b29d3c731281d5a2/1080p/mp4/file.mp4 (only 2 minutes long) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimumSky5 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Are they paying to keep the Leonardo MPLM, or have NASA just allowed them to make use of it to keep a somewhat NASA station in orbit? Also, I love that solar panel boom deployment mechanism! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 6:42 PM, tater said: Here's a cool vid of the Axiom Space plan: https://video.wixstatic.com/video/8625ec_5dc894c4b5ec4b49b29d3c731281d5a2/1080p/mp4/file.mp4 (only 2 minutes long) Using the ISS as a sort of dry dock is kind of a cool concept tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Beautiful. (Now I just wish they would have played something else than the Blue Danube. It's just a cliche today.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Kerman Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Battery replacement spacewalk livestream: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/ They're putting all the crew in the Russian segment, closing all the doors between sections to figure out where a very slight leak is coming from on the US side. Once they figure out which module, they can work the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 https://tass.com/science/1192035 1:1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) If they had accepted my suggestion about the coffee, chewing gum, cigar, and (let it call so) colored balloon, the drill would run much more comfy and faster. Edited August 20, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimumSky5 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Are there any vehicles attached to the USOS atm? I know that Dragon and HTV recently left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, MinimumSky5 said: Are there any vehicles attached to the USOS atm? I know that Dragon and HTV recently left. Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurja Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 TASS reports that there's a leak on ISS https://tass.com/science/1192567 Only three crew onboard, everyone is safe. Who drilled a hole in a wrong spot this time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) Just the new lifehack to return home a little sooner. Spoiler Three years later... Edited August 22, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moach Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) The most Kerbal thing to do in such a case: Scatter a bunch of M&M's in the cabin and watch where they drift; There's your hole! Then find a bottle that looks not too important, and plug the hole with the cork. There! I fixed it! Who said rocket science was hard? *munch munch* ...do we have any more M&M's? *munch* Edited August 22, 2020 by Moach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 49 minutes ago, Moach said: The most Kerbal thing to do in such a case: Scatter a bunch of M&M's in the cabin and watch where they drift; There's your hole! Then find a bottle that looks not too important, and plug the hole with the cork. There! I fixed it! Who said rocket science was hard? *munch munch* ...do we have any more M&M's? *munch* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) M&Ms are good, but heavy. Coffee, cigar(ette), chewing gum, a pack of inflatable balloons. 1. Unpack the balloons, semi-inflate them, and tie in every station module at the control panel. 2. If you see that some balloon gets fully inflated and spherical, boil the coffee, light the cigar(ette), take a chewing gum, and follow p.3. 3. Drinking the coffee and chewing the gum, start smoking slowly and with pleasure. See, where the smoke is flowing, Follow there. When the hole is located, take out the chewed gum, softened by the hot coffee. If the hole is small, just stick it with the chewed gum. If the hole is large, cover it with the coffee cup and fix it with the gum. Repair like a sir! P.S. The thinner is the balloon rubber, the greater is sensitivity of the method. Edited August 23, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) The thing is, all the air in a space station has to be constantly blown around. Since there is no natural convection, any CO2, ozone, etc. would just sit where it is created, leading to pockets of bad air. So they make sure that all the air is constantly moving, getting pulled into the air cleaning systems. What this means is that anything you put in the air to see where it goes will just go to the air cleaner. That's not exactly helpful for finding a leak. Sounds like what they are doing is isolating the modules to find out which one is leaking. Then they can turn off the air recirculation in that module. *Then* they can try putting something into the air and seeing where it goes. Edited August 23, 2020 by mikegarrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Probably bad seal somewhere. ISS is not exactly a spring chicken anymore There is also a (lesser) chance it's the effect of a collision - maybe micrometeoroid, maybe a small piece of space trash. Or maybe... mini-Kraken hidden somewhere is chewing on the hull trying to escape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_gamer101 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Nothing that cannot be fixed with a piece of duct tape. Duct tape is advanced rocket science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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