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- inactive, on 11/30/2007, -0/+21"Russian components, American components: ALL MADE IN TAWAIN!"
- OHiggins, on 11/30/2007, -2/+18I'm sure ***** NASA scientists have more information then you do on the subject matter.
- a3r0, on 11/30/2007, -2/+14With your degree in engineering I'm sure you've outsmarted those NASA geeks! You'd better inform them of their error!
- inactive, on 11/30/2007, -0/+6Space pirates would rank about a 12.5 on the cool-*****.
- EBFoxbat, on 11/30/2007, -0/+6Damn, I thought you said "it could even be sold to pirates" Yarrrrrr me International Pirate Bay Station!
- KargeOfTylenol, on 11/30/2007, -2/+7oh, THATS original.
- BigManOnCampus, on 11/30/2007, -0/+5The reason it isn't yet a concern is obvious, you just had to read the article. Something I don't think you did before commenting. They are getting conflicting data on the matter. One fine-leak-test (which isn't foolproof) registered a leak. However, there was no measured drop in cabin pressure, and other leak detectors failed to find the leak. Since you have conflicting data, you can't make any real conclusions on whether there is a leak or not. HENCE, scientists and engineers who are working the issue are more concerned about faulty readings than a full-blown leak.
- inactive, on 11/30/2007, -0/+5Fun fact: you could plug the whole with your finger* if you wanted do and you'd be no worse for wear. (except your finger would get very dry)
*penis not recommended. - undersky, on 11/30/2007, -1/+6sorry 3lb of any solid matter is not a big deal, but 3lb of AIR per day? that's A LOT OF AIR LEAKING!
- ordig, on 11/30/2007, -1/+6Meh. Space vehicles are usually held together by chewing gum and string anyway
- expert01, on 11/30/2007, -1/+5Not sure which is more depressing - seeing one out of eight words being misspelt or seeing the misspelt word bring up 100k hits in Google...
- legendxx, on 11/30/2007, -0/+4yeah lets put money into the iran war machine
- robbh66, on 11/30/2007, -0/+3They need a spray bottle with soapy water :/
- shaun3000, on 11/30/2007, -1/+4That's right, they're just sitting there, all day. They aren't doing any research or anything. That'd be silly.
- sparcher, on 11/30/2007, -0/+3> The international space station is approaching its end of life
I'm sorry, what? It's not even finished!
The USA effort will be mostly discontinued after the shuttle retirement, but the plans are to keep the station orbiting beyond 2015, maybe 2020.
It could be even sold to privates. - inactive, on 11/30/2007, -0/+3I find your lack of original conversation disturbing.
- MrNexus, on 11/30/2007, -0/+3I see there is alot of scientists here on Digg.
- disabled4diggin, on 11/30/2007, -0/+3FTA "Nobody is really concerned about this," Madison said.
Im glad this made it to the front page. Or else I might not have been the first person to be concerned about this. - DaveNASA, on 11/30/2007, -0/+2Wasn't even a leak, it was a faulty sensor:
Middle of the article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5297 - expert01, on 11/30/2007, -1/+3Don't forget duct tape and crossed fingers.
- inactive, on 11/30/2007, -0/+2Nah, I think there's a pretty good point to it - how can you do science if you're dead?
- expert01, on 11/30/2007, -0/+2*may suck body out of 1cm diameter hole through finger
- legendxx, on 11/30/2007, -0/+2wow someone get this guy a rocket scientist jacket asap.
- Toloran, on 11/30/2007, -2/+3Do what they did in the Apollo 13 movie: Spill a few drops of water in the area where you think the leak is and watch how it moves. If there is a leak, it will move towards where the hole is.
- JimDinger, on 11/30/2007, -1/+2Loved that movie,just for the one liners.
- kindrobot, on 11/30/2007, -1/+2Surviving in space is a bad goal?
- OHiggins, on 12/04/2007, -0/+1Do you want to nitpick about something more inane?
- rmmcclay, on 11/30/2007, -1/+2Taiwain? Is that a country?
- nakile, on 11/30/2007, -1/+2At least things aren't as a bad as Mir...
- 0crabby0, on 12/01/2007, -0/+1It's not much of a big worry because there's a shuttle(Atlantis) on the launch pad if the weather holds, it will launch next week(Dec 6th) - If not, then it will launch the first week in January.
- SpykerSpeed, on 11/30/2007, -0/+1I don't think a private corporation would want to buy that junk when they could just build their own that's far better.
- inactive, on 11/30/2007, -0/+1And it is just the first leak.
- GoingPostal, on 11/30/2007, -0/+1Why don't they just put up a Level 2 Force Field up? Then they can send in a containment team and seal it with some duranium and a phaser set on level 5.
- yujie, on 11/30/2007, -0/+1Used intillegent ants with tools to repair and hope they don't get out
- undersky, on 11/30/2007, -2/+3yes it is, calculate yourself
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideal_gas_law - NoStoppingUs, on 11/30/2007, -3/+3i wish i cared enough to refute every ignorant statement you just made.
- 0crabby0, on 12/01/2007, -1/+1The Harmony Module is made in Italy.
The leak seems to be in either the Harmony Module, or the Destiny Module.
Nasa's not sure... - inactive, on 11/30/2007, -1/+1Not yet...
- robbh66, on 11/30/2007, -3/+3Unfortunately, being brilliant is not one of your strong suites.
Are you trying to compare some retards using junk to build a robot to kill another robot (we have toys that do this) to scientists that build spacecraft that can take pictures of galaxies millions of light years away? - expert01, on 11/30/2007, -1/+1I think it would be easier to just look outside the station for the plume of air being instantly frozen.
- inactive, on 11/30/2007, -1/+1michael bay doing what he does best
- BossKey, on 11/30/2007, -1/+1How convenient, and it doesn't even have to be water...
You can take a leak to find a leak. - GiggleStick, on 11/30/2007, -1/+1So, he has more information then right? You said NASA has more info, then he does. Is it then yet?
- legendxx, on 11/30/2007, -3/+2no its not
- inactive, on 11/30/2007, -2/+1Hey, do they got any space-Dr. Pepper?
- raceit, on 11/30/2007, -1/+0I'd say we're ready to go to Mars now.
- inactive, on 11/30/2007, -2/+1To be fair to the OP, at the end of life of the Mir space station the russian government minimized all at was wrong with it even though it was basically a death trap. The international space station is approaching its end of life, and it will start to break down more and more. From now on the resupply missions will have to contain extra life support gasses. While it is not the end of the international space station it is the beginning of the end.
- inactive, on 11/30/2007, -3/+1not a bad goal, just a pointless one.
- expert01, on 11/30/2007, -6/+3Unfortunately, being brilliant doesn't mean you're also smart. Consider: Discovery Channel can throw ten people in a junk yard and come out with battle bots that will beat the crap out of each other (after a few days), and NASA spends billions building a slow moving vehicle that takes a few pictures and dies.
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