NASA: Space Station's Oxygen Generator Fails

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NASA: Space Station's Oxygen Generator Fails

NASA: Station's Oxygen Generator Fails

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The main oxygen generator for the international space station has failed, and the two astronauts on board may have to tap into an attached cargo ship's air supply next week, NASA said Thursday.

The space agency said the astronauts had several backup sources of oxygen and were in no immediate danger.

The generator — a balky Russian unit that keeps breaking down — stopped working earlier in the week. Normally, air bubbles are to blame, but this time it appeared there was a blockage in a line.

Commander Gennady Padalka is confident he can clear the blockage and get the machine running again, said NASA spokesman Rob Navias.

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salvorhardin

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Fri Sep-10-04 09:06 AM
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1. In space no one can hear your budget cuts

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moondust

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Fri Sep-10-04 09:09 AM
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2. LOL!!

Or the marketing lies.

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Fri Sep-10-04 09:13 AM
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4. Hey, King Dubya said we're going back to the moon.

Edited on Fri Sep-10-04 09:14 AM by BJ

"Ta da Moon, Alice! Da Moon!"

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Laughing Mirror

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Fri Sep-10-04 09:11 AM
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3. That, and the solar capsule that crashed the other day

Bad week for NASA.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=810474

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RobertSeattle

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Fri Sep-10-04 09:24 AM
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5. Rush Limbaugh is concerned

He misheard the headline as "Oxycontin Generator Fails"

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