alanj (01/11/83)
It seems not all of the equipment that has gone into the US space effort has been of "super high technology". According to a short piece in the January *Space World*, we've been taking aong good old fashioned duct tape for some time now. The Appolo 13 crew "used it to tape maps together to make a box to hold a carbon monoxide absorber designed for the command module but used in the lunar module". Another crew used maps and duct tape to improvise a fender for the lunar rover. On the last STS mission duct tape was used to tape Bill Lenoir to the floor during a space sickness study (not related to the publicized problems). The crew also took to improvising foot restraints --- just decide where you want to stand (floor, wall, ceiling, etc), make a loop of tape and you're stuck. The article relates that, by the end of the mission they were running out of tape and it had to be rationed! Alan Jeddeloh (tektronix!tekmdp!alanj
mikem (01/12/83)
MAPS!!!! In case they get lost, or lose radio contact, they can find there way back? Or were maps provided so the duct tape could be used? Mike Mihalik
mcewan (01/15/83)
#R:bronze:-36700:uiucdcs:12700032:000:193 uiucdcs!mcewan Jan 14 22:19:00 1983 "Duct tape is like The Force - it has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together." Sorry, I couldn't resist. I'm not afraid to sign someone else's name Neil Coletti