So let’s listen in on our explorers on the International Space Station…and find out what a day in space really sounds like! HOST PADI BOYD: We’re excited to share the audio that they recorded in this episode. HOST PADI BOYD: A few weeks ago, we asked some of those astronauts, NASA’s Shane Kimbrough, and Megan McArthur, and European Space Agency’s Thomas Pesquet, to take their microphones and walk us, or should I say “float us”, through a day in space. HOST PADI BOYD: Right now, in August of 2021, there are seven people living and working aboard the International Space Station. We have a very exciting episode for you today to finish out season three of NASA’s Curious Universe. HOST PADI BOYD: Hi Curious Universe listeners. And node one is right next to node three, which is where we typically conduct our exercise, we have a treadmill… Megan McArthur: Right now, I’m in the node one module of the International Space Station, which is where we prepare and eat our meals. Thomas Pesquet: Welcome to safety tour of Space Station. This was the vehicle that we flew up on, and just want to give you some sounds of this vehicle. Shane Kimbrough: Hello, everyone, I’m actually in the Dragon spacecraft now called Endeavour. Have you ever dreamed of spending a day in space? Join astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, and Thomas Pesquet throughout their day living and working on the International Space Station. Fly over the Antarctic tundra, explore faraway styrofoam planets, and journey deep into our solar system. Join NASA astronauts, scientists, and engineers on a new adventure each week - all you need is your curiosity. Sellers, who was using the tool to spread the sticky heat shield goo on to intentionally damaged samples, lamented the loss at the time: “That was my favorite spatch … don’t tell the other spatulas.Our universe is a wild and wonderful place. The loss of that bag caused mission controllers to change plans for the remaining spacewalks planned during the space shuttle Endeavour’s mission.Īnd, in 2006, the late astronaut Piers Sellers lost his spatula to the depths of space while testing a heat shield repair technique, according to. In 2008, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper watched as her bag drifted off during an attempt to fix a damaged part on the ISS. This isn’t the first time an object has been lost in space, nor even the first toolbag lost. According to EarthSky, preliminary estimates indicate the toolbag should re-enter the atmosphere around March 2024. The lost space gear should remain in orbit for a few months before rapidly descending and meeting its doom in a fiery inferno in Earth’s atmosphere. Last seen by while floating over Mount Fuji □ the 'Orbital Police' can confirm that the lost EVA gear is being tracked □ /eksfu9fPFw- Dr Meganne Christian November 5, 2023 The bag was spotted floating over Mount Fuji last week by the Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. The bag will be orbiting Earth two to four minutes ahead of the ISS. To track the bag, observers need only to find the ISS, which is the third-brightest object in the night sky, according to Nasa, and can be located using the agency’s Spot the Station tool. Its visual magnitude is around a 6, making it slightly less bright than the ice giant Uranus. The white, satchel-like bag is surprisingly bright, shining just below the limit of visibility to the naked eye, which means observers would be able to spot it using binoculars, according to EarthSky. Mission Control analyzed the bag’s trajectory and determined that risk of recontacting the station is low and that the onboard crew and space station are safe with no action required,” said Nasa on its blog. The tools were not needed for the remainder of the spacewalk. Flight controllers spotted the tool bag using external station cameras. “During the activity, one tool bag was inadvertently lost.
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