Posted on 08/01/2005 4:05:49 PM PDT by Selkie
CBS/AP) NASA has decided to order an unprecedented repair mission by Discovery's astronauts on Wednesday to repair a potential problem on the shuttle's belly, CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
Meanwhile, two Discovery astronauts went for a spacewalk Monday to make repairs on the international space station.
Astronauts Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi spent seven hours exchanging a broken down 660-pound gyroscope, which failed in 2002, with a new one.
"Oh, the view is priceless," Noguchi said as he hitched a ride to Discovery's cargo bay on the outpost's robotic arm. "I can see the moon."
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""Oh, the view is priceless," Noguchi said as he hitched a ride to Discovery's cargo bay on the outpost's robotic arm. "I can see the moon.""
Does anybody else see why this is the dumbest quote in the history of space flight?
"What do you mean we don't have a spanner wrench?!"
Yeah I was just thinking the same thing, hope he was being funny.
Does anybody else see why this is the dumbest quote in the history of space flight?
No.
"I can see the moon."
Did that help?
He was traveling at 17,500 mph, on the end of the Station Arm, holding a 600 pound gyroscope, waiting for the arm to move, and he had a chance to look around. What would you say? Noguchi is probably the funniest guy on the crew. No, I don't think it was dumb at all.
It's the absolute MOST expensive view. Like, whatever it costs for the space program since it's inception till ......... which translates into countless billions. Sorry but it's not priceless, it's pricey.
"*&%-it, Just pass me the ball-peen hammer...I'll fix you"
Noguchi is probably from Tokyo where the sky is so polluted , and stars are obscured by light and smog . It's probably been many years since he actually SAW the moon , hence his statement . Hehehe (sarcasm off ) ...
The moon is nearly full. If he is in the shade, the view would be very impressive. Almost like you could reach out and touch it. If he is there for the view, it could be done more cheaply in a slideshow back at NASA headquarters.
"Ooops!" CRUNCH!!
And suddenly there's a helmet-sized dent in the silica tiles on the shuttle's belly, dooming the craft and whoever is on it during re-entry.
This strikes me as a highly stupid decision.
Or maybe "priceless" because of the current phase of the moon.
I don't think it is a "dumb" quote. In fact, moon-viewing in Japan (
, tsukimi) is a bit of a cultural icon.
You even find like references in places that are a bit out of the way, such as advertising for this ramen restaurant, tsukimiken:
Of course, a new moon would be illuminated by "earthshine." Can't see a new moon on earth, so perhaps the view from space is priceless.
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