2 billion ‘unserviceable’ instrument

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have completed a 6 hour spacewalk to finish coque iphone 5s rabattable repairing a dark matter detection instrument which was previously considered “unserviceable.”

Yesterday, NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan coque d huawei p8 lite and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano spent 6 hours coque iphone 5c nike rouge and 16 minutes outside of the ISS, performing repairs to the Alpha coque iphone 5s final fantasy 7 Magnetic coque huawei p8 star wars Spectrometer (AMS). coque iphone 5 The AMS was installed in 2011 for a huge cost of $2 billion, coque iphone 6s poing américain but it was only scheduled to last for three years of operation. George Kittle Jersey coque samsung In coque huawei p8 lkte the original design, the AMS was to be shut down after its three year period, so it was not designed to be serviced by the astronauts.

NASA astronauts Christina Koch (foreground) coque iphone 6 renoshield and Jessica Meir assist spacewalkers Luca Parmitano (left) and Andrew Morgan (right) before beginning the spacewalk NASA TV

However, the AMS proved its case coque huawei p8 lite alel21 coque iphone 4s worth as a highly valuable tool in researching dark matter, so the space agencies decided they would attempt to repair it. www.macoque4perso.com tree kanken coque iphone 8 pas cher This required the training of the astronauts on entirely new procedures and the fabrication of new tools as the original fittings coque iphone 5 s smiley were not compatible coque iphone 5c trace de main with huawei p8 lite coque one piece the standard tools used on spacewalks.

In total, it took four spacewalks to repair the AMS, with the first happening in November last year and the fourth happening this weekend. www.morganlewis.fr kanken art florida football jersey coque samsung coque iphone 7 The aim of the spacewalks was to upgrade the cooling system on the AMS, as two of its four cooling coque iphone xs max portefeuille pumps had stopped working. Cincinnati Bengals T-shirts alabama crimson tide jersey coque iphone xr As well coque iphone x integrale a the installation of coque iphone 6 sword art online the new cooling system, power and data cables had to be coque iphone 5c degrader added to connect it to the instrument, requiring high precision work of cutting and installing stainless steel tube cooling lines.

Yesterday, Morgan and Parmitano checked the cooling system for leaks, finding one slight leak which was fixed by tightening the fittings and opened a valve to pressurize the system. ulvo hip pack DeMarco Murray Jersey coque iphone iphone 11 case review All seems to have coque iphone 6 avec du liquide been successful, coque iphone 6 couronne jaune as coque iphone 5s dope NASA reports that, “Preliminary testing shows AMS is responding as expected.”

In order to prepare the AMS to resume science operations, the system needs to be stabilized coque iphone se ysl by filling the thermal control system with carbon dioxide, then the pumps must be powered on and checked. www.revuevolume.fr kanken laptop 15” coque samsung coque iphone 5c cuir marron At least one part of the AMS, the silicone tracker which detects the curvature of particles as coque silicone huawei p8 lite 2015 they pass through the detector, should be operating once more by the end of next week.

With its new cooling system in place, the AMS should be able to collect scientific data for many more years to come, with NASA announcing, “The upgraded cooling system is expected to support AMS through the lifetime of the space station.”

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