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To: hophead
Probably made in China!

Unfortunately, the entire P3/P4 Truss was produced in the USA by Boeing.

19 posted on 09/12/2006 11:46:39 AM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: The_Victor

My wife is Boeing Software Systems engineering manager (for ISS last year and shuttle this year).

It was funny when last year they were running studies to determine risks when all crew members (2?) were doing an EVA last mission (from ISS i believe), with nobody incside.

It was pretty nervewracking to think that while they were both out on EVA some problem could arise that could strand them out there (I told her they need a remot door opener like on a car, like a smartass. BTW do the ISS headlights flash off and on and horn beep when they lock the doors??)

She had to make sure that any software failure, power failure condition could not arise that would leave them in trouble.
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What an absolutely incredibly vulnerable feeling that must be for both of them to be out on EVA and nobody else inside??


23 posted on 09/12/2006 12:05:43 PM PDT by Mark Felton ("Your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.")
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