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The spacewalk started at 4:48 a.m. our time (in Seattle), and was scheduled to last about 6.5 hours. Imagine our surprise as we tuned in only to hear the astronauts were heading back into the International Space Station, ahead of schedule. Unfortunately, liquid showed up in Peake's helmet during the extravehicular activity, and as a precaution, the spacewalk was aborted.
You may recall that back in 2013, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano nearly drowned during a spacewalk when liquid started accumulating in his helmet.
According to a story in The Telegraph, Peake reported a small water bubble, and then a film of water, inside his helmet. Soon thereafter, Mission Control terminated the planed six-hour spacewalk at the four-hour and 10-minute mark.
After the spacewalk, Kopra is reported to have said the water bubble was 4 inches long and getting thicker. That's disconcerting, to say the least. Early reports say the leak is believed to have come from the cooling loop in Kopra's spacesuit.
After the spacewalk, Kopra is reported to have said the water bubble was 4 inches long and getting thicker. That's disconcerting, to say the least. Early reports say the leak is believed to have come from the cooling loop in Kopra's spacesuit.
Troublesome bubble aside, Peake's adventure was history making, as he's the first astronaut to wear the Union Jack while taking a spacewalk! Twitter was abuzz with the news, and Sir Paul McCartney chimed in, Tweeting: "We're all watching, no pressure!" Wishing you a happy stroll outdoors in the universe."
In other space-y news, Sunday morning, there is a scheduled SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in So Cal. The launch is planned to take place at 10:42:18 a.m. (then and only then, not much of a launch window!). Called Jason-3, the international mission is led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in an effort to continue U.S.- European satellite measurements of the topography of the ocean surfaces,
CRASH COURSE: We recently were introduced to Crash Course and Crash Course Kids, two YouTube channels that have quick video lessons about a variety of educational topics.
The videos include a little animation and/or cartoon accents, they're very fast paced and work to include some levity.
Crash Course features diverse topics, ranging from sciences (including chemistry and astronomy) to government to economics, psychology and more. Today, we watched videos about the United States judicial system and the legislative branch. The host, Craig Benzine, speaks very, very rapidly.Here's one about the structure of the court system.
SETTING: This afternoon, we spent an hour or so doing a test fit of some of the staging elements we've been working on for a play CJ is in next week. It's based on the Greek myth Theseus and the Minotaur. We made quick partial covering for a doorway to an offstage area, and a little valance to go with ...
And then there were the muslin banners. Here's the first 'wave' of them, for the front of the stage.
What's not pictured here is another column that will go to the left of the woman (caryitid) on the left. Also, there's a longish banner missing to her right. And those little weird squares on the bottom corners of the banners will go away - they were measurement labels. It's a work in progress, but we're inching ever closer.
CRASH COURSE: We recently were introduced to Crash Course and Crash Course Kids, two YouTube channels that have quick video lessons about a variety of educational topics.
The videos include a little animation and/or cartoon accents, they're very fast paced and work to include some levity.
Crash Course features diverse topics, ranging from sciences (including chemistry and astronomy) to government to economics, psychology and more. Today, we watched videos about the United States judicial system and the legislative branch. The host, Craig Benzine, speaks very, very rapidly.Here's one about the structure of the court system.
We also checked out a couple of Crash Course Kids videos, including one about particles. It's a good introduction to the states of liquid, solid and gas for those new to those concepts.
SETTING: This afternoon, we spent an hour or so doing a test fit of some of the staging elements we've been working on for a play CJ is in next week. It's based on the Greek myth Theseus and the Minotaur. We made quick partial covering for a doorway to an offstage area, and a little valance to go with ...
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