On 07 Mar 2011, at 00:28, Joe Bauman wrote:
Thanks, Patrick, I'm glad to know about that. I can't help but be worried about the astronauts. Best wishes, Joe
I've yet to hear an astronaut express concerns abut making it back. I guess that if you've gotta go that's a pretty spectacular and painless way of doing it. Actually, in the case of the current crew, I'm guessing about now they are probably thinking more about getting back to their first shower in over a week. At any rate, here's a video showing how the inspection was performed prior to docking: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=67132241 Plus I just checked the schedule and saw they are going to do another similar maneuver just after undocking later this morning. On a lighter note, while looking for the video above I came across this: Shuttle's Toilet Requires Special Training http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=15258343 They are not kidding, BTW, about it being the most asked question. It's rare that I can get through a day at a school without the question being asked, which is why I finally came up with a unit I call "Going in Space". LOL! patrick