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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Space => Topic started by: mystery-ak on November 20, 2023, 03:13:58 pm
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A tool-kit dropped by NASA astronauts working on the ISS is now orbiting the Earth at 17,000mph... and YOU can see it this week!
Kit bag was lost by Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara as they fixed a solar panel
Experts say amateurs should be able to spot bag using binoculars or a telescope
By Katherine Lawton and Nick Constable
Published: 19:52 EST, 19 November 2023 | Updated: 05:44 EST, 20 November 2023
It's usually a spectacular view of a planet, meteor shower or eclipse that has people turning their gaze to the sky.
But tomorrow will see an altogether more unusual sight as a stray tool bag dropped by astronauts during a space walk can be seen as it flies over Britain.
NASA's Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara lost the bag while trying to fix a solar panel on the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this month.
It has since been spotted by astronomers, who say that because the bit of kit is so bright it should be visible to people on the ground if they have binoculars or a telescope.
The bag can be seen between 18:24 and 18:34 GMT tomorrow, as long as the weather doesn't obscure the view.
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/12/00/77694379-12738927-image-m-80_1699747608760.jpg)
Mishap: Tomorrow will see an altogether more unusual sight as a stray tool bag dropped by astronauts during a space walk can be seen as it flies over Britain
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/20/10/78016583-12769063-Passes_The_bag_can_be_seen_between_18_24_and_18_34_BST_tomorrow_-a-3_1700476437362.jpg)
Passes: The bag can be seen between 18:24 and 18:34 GMT tomorrow, as long as the weather doesn't obscure the view. However, the best time to see it will be on November 24 between 17:30 and 17:41 (pictured)
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12769063/A-tool-kit-dropped-NASA-astronauts-working-ISS-orbiting-Earth-17-000mph-week.html
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You can bet there are one or more 10 MM sockets in that bag.
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You can bet there are one or more 10 MM sockets in that bag.
All orbiting the earth at 17,000mph..lol
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How does one "drop" something in Zero G? And no straps to prevent a float-away?
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You can bet there are one or more 10 MM sockets in that bag.
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