Astronomy Picture of the Day - SuitSat-1: A Spacesuit Floats Free

APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 28 Mar, 2021 | Image Credit: ISS Expedition 12 Crew, NASA

[MtnClimber]

Explanation: A spacesuit floated away from the International Space Station 15 years ago, but no investigation was conducted. Everyone knew that it was pushed by the space station crew. Dubbed Suitsat-1, the unneeded Russian Orlan spacesuit filled mostly with old clothes was fitted with a faint radio transmitter and released to orbit the Earth. The suit circled the Earth twice before its radio signal became unexpectedly weak. Suitsat-1 continued to orbit every 90 minutes until it burned up in the Earth's atmosphere after a few weeks. Pictured, the lifeless spacesuit was photographed in 2006 just as it drifted away from space station.

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Space streaking is a bad idea.

YOLO

[Paul R.]

Or, for that matter, the opening scene in You Only Live Twice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-qLYBiMNGA

I was pretty young when my parents took me to see YOLT, and that scene with the US astronaut getting cut off really shook me up.

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[Redleg Duke]

Good-bye, Dr. Fsuci!

[Red Badger]

Can you hear me Major Tom?........................

[polymuser]

Continuing education.

[frank ballenger]

Thank you, professor. She may have said “My cups runneth over.” Psalm 23:5 minus the “s”.
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Kidding aside.

Genuine report -—

Mammography appointments are being delayed because Covid shots can cause unnecessary anxiety through swelling of lymph node tissue which could show a mistaken indication.

Women are told to delay past six weeks from their Covid shot.