How to lose your toolbag in space, Part 1

While trying to grease-up the Space Stations creaky solar-panel-rotating gears, some grease accidentally squirts into the toolbag, and astronaut H.S. Piper loses her bag while trying to clean it up. (In case you are wondering what happens if an Astronaut floats away, note the large white backpack on the back of the spacesuit; this is known as the “SAFER” unit and is a jet-powere More..d backpack to allow the astronaut to float back to the station during U.S. spacewalks.

To the best of my knowledge, it has never been needed. Russian spacewalks, also conducted at the International Space Station, do not have similar technology, so if any astronaut (including an American) loses their tether and their grip during a Russian spacewalk, their career is probably over).

Well, I feel sorry for the astronaut in this case, their job isn’t the most pleasant one and the training, oh the training. Now, I (we) hope that she will not lose her job as fast as she lost her bag and we wish her GOOD LUCK.

Via LiveLink

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