Friday, June 15, 2007

 

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Cosmonauts aboard the international space station struggled for a second day Friday to try to reboot failed computers that control the orbiting outpost's orientation.

The Russians worked on the system through the night but only succeeded in getting one of three power channels to the station's computers operating before flight controllers told them to get some sleep, NASA flight director Holly Ridings said.

Valery Lyndin, spokesman for Russia's Mission Control outside Moscow, said Friday that support staff on the ground had so far been unable to pinpoint the source of the computer failure.

"The lives of the crew are not in danger," Lyndin stressed.

He said there were no plans to evacuate the space station. A NASA official also said the chance of abandoning the space station was remote.

The station's oxygen-regeneration and all basic life-support systems are functioning properly, but the orientation system was affected by the computer problems, Lyndin said.

The troubled computers, in the Russian segment, control thrusters that are fired to orient the station and its solar panels toward the sun for maximum energy production. Gyroscopes on the station's American segments are functioning, and the station is in a more-or-less proper position, he said.

"We've had computer failures before, and we have coped with the problem, but now the situation is much more complicated," cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov said on NTV television. "We have the shuttle docked to the station, and active work is going on at the station — the Americans' space walk. We must maintain the station's orientation."

While space shuttle Atlantis is still docked, its thrusters can help, if needed, to maintain the station's position.

NASA said the engineers tried turning off and on the power between the U.S. and Russian sections before rebooting the computers to test if perhaps a bad connection between the Russian side and a pair of new solar arrays might be the problem. They were still testing that theory Friday morning.

"A power line has a certain magnetic field around it, and that can affect systems near it," said Mike Suffredini, NASA's space station program manager. "This is the leading theory today."

The new solar arrays were connected by the Atlantis crew Monday. If the power feed from those arrays turns out to be the problem, the Russian section can still get power from other solar arrays.

Cameras, computer laptops and some lights on Atlantis were turned off Thursday to save energy in case it needs to stay an extra day at the station to help maintain the outpost's orientation while the problem with the Russian computers is addressed. The mission had already been extended from 11 to 13 days to repair the thermal blanket.

NASA has said that in a worst-case scenario, the space station's three crew members might have to return to Earth early if the computers can't be fixed.

Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for space operations, called the chances of abandoning the space station because of the computer problem "remote."

"We're still a long way from where we would have to de-man the space station," Gerstenmaier said.

This type of massive computer failure had never been seen before on the space station, although individual computers do fail periodically.

"These sorts of things happen," said astronaut Ed Lu, who lived at the space station for six months in 2003. "I don't think it's that serious."

Friday afternoon, astronauts James Reilly and Danny Olivas planned to climb out of the space station to staple down a thermal blanket that peeled back during Atlantis' launch.

The blanket, covering an engine pod, protects part of the shuttle from the blazing heat of re-entry. While engineers don't believe it would endanger the spacecraft during landing, it could cause enough damage to require repairs on the ground.

NASA has focused intensely on any problems that could jeopardize a shuttle's re-entry into Earth's atmosphere since shuttle damage resulted in the 2003 Columbia disaster that killed seven astronauts.

Training for spacewalk tasks can take months, but Olivas only has had a day to prepare for the repair job. Mission Control had only a few days to develop the procedures, which will use a medical stapler and loop-headed pins to secure the blanket corners in place against protective tile.

While Olivas repairs the blanket, Reilly will install on the outside of the station's U.S. section a valve that will be used for its oxygen-generating machine. Once both tasks are done, the astronauts will help retract a 115-foot solar wing that NASA wants folded up into a storage box so it can be moved later.

The array is now only halfway folded up after two days of efforts by Mission Control and astronauts at the space station. Mission Control hopes the spacewalking astronauts can help shake loose some stuck wires on the solar wing.

The computer problems also created a small inconvenience for the shuttle astronauts: Because the routine dumping of the astronauts' waste from the space shuttle requires a change in orientation, the Atlantis crew was told to use the toilet in the Russian section of the space station so that the shuttle's doesn't overflow.


My Favorite Story Trash News Story
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Judge Lawrence Korda has decided to weed himself out of the Broward County courts, announcing his early retirement from the bench. Righteous, Your Honor.

Korda, who heard arguments in the Anna Nicole Smith case, made a hash of things when he was caught -- and then pleaded not guilty -- to toking-up a marijuana cigarette in a city park in March. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that Korda's reeferiffic exploits sparked an official inquiry, which he avoided -- talk about harshing your mellow! -- by stepping down yesterday. Korda, according to his lawyer, was considering retirement anyway.

Hizzoner will be ganja for good on July 2.

My Favorite Press Release Today
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It has just been reported by Compatiblepoker that a Bill to increase the poker Cardroom stakes in Florida has officially become law without the Governor's signature. This increased gambling in the US comes after the controversial legislation cracking down on internet poker in the US.

June 15, 2007 -- According to the latest poker news release by Compatiblepoker, Florida will officially be allowed to increase their betting limits at their local poker CardRooms. The Bill, HB 1377 was signed into law on July 13, 2007 without the signature of the Governor. The full Florida poker news release is here.



This comes after huge controversy with online poker in the US. Senators and Congressmen were feudally trying to stop poker betting online but recent changes show that poker is going nowhere. Not only has Florida raised their poker stakes but sites like Yahoo have introduced their own poker games online.

The new law in Florida will allow games of "No Limit" cash tables where players can buy in for no more than $100. The blinds are expected to be set at $1/2 and $2/5 for "No Limit" players. A $5/5 "Limit" table will also be implemented among cardrooms in Florida compared to the previous $2/2 max.

These local Cardrooms might become very active once and if the US Treasury releases regulations to stop online poker deposits in the US. There are still 30 days until banks are expected to act on regulations set by the UIGEA which was signed into law in October of 2006. These regulations will decide how much the US wants to crack down on internet gambling. Tracking of these issues continues at www.compatiblepoker.com/usa.php along with other US poker news.

News Source:
Marian Portini
US Poker News
www.compatiblepoker.com/usa.php


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My Weather: Kansas City
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Today: Mostly sunny. High around 90F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mainly clear skies. Low 67F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow: Sunny skies. High 89F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.

Tomorrow night: Clear. Low 68F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 70s.

Monday: Scattered thunderstorms possible. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 60s.

Tuesday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the upper 60s

My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
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