wouldnt you love to

Just chuck it at earth

Take that you human Scum

one word

nappies

Stripped bolt.

Been there, seen it, done it, bought the T-shirt, seen the film and got the collectable figurines.

One thing puzzles me though. In order to actually have a stripped bolt in the first place, some SOB must have stripped it. I wasn't aware that NASA had previously taken the Hubble into Kwik-Fit* for servicing.

*Note for Americans. Kwik-Fit is a franchised chain of bodgers^H^H^H^H^H^H^Htyre and exhaust fitters. Their favourite tool is the air hammer with the torque settings permanently fixed at "....and the horse you rode in on", invariably fitted with a socket that's half a size too large. Rumour has it that they invented the rounded nut.

They will need that gaffer tape on the broken off handrail

Sharp edges + pressurised suit = pop

@Stripped bolt.

It's a law of nature. There's always one nut or bolt that can't be undone.

I was very surprised that the 100+ screws that held the inspection plate on caused no problems. All removed in about 30 minutes with the help of a custom made plastic cover to trap the pingfukkits.

Moon Boots

Space-based brute-force has been common enough in the past. It even made it into the Apollo miison planning books. Part of the job of the astronauts on the Moon was to deploy seismometers on the surface. If they didn't work after being put in place there were a couple of things the astronauts could do to try and rectify the problem. The last "solution" on the checklist was "...apply Lunar Boot" i.e. give it a swift kick. It might just work and it couldn't hurt since they weren't planning on bringing it back for a refund.

stripped bolt?

I use a vice grip to remove stripped screws and bolts. They did bring a vice grip along, didn't they?

Sharp edges + pressurised suit = pop

"Sharp edges + pressurised suit = pop"

I believe modern space suits incorporate multiple layers of kevlar (as in, the cloth).

I could swear I read something about htem being built to withstand minor micrometeorite impacts. Although that's a lot of energy in a small area, I'd be dubious if they really could.

But I'm quite sure casual ripping isn't an issue.

I think holding your urine is pretty bad too, micro gravity helping the formation of stones and all. Yowch.

@ Moon Boots

I believe that Al Bean did try hitting a malfunctioning camera on Apollo 12.

Frozen or Stripped?

In the vacuum of space, protective coatings can evaporate.

On earth, technicians can forget to add that anti-gall goop.

With no oxygen to create an oxide film, metals will have a tendancy to weld together.

Let's just hope no life is endangered by the now ben railing. Better not let the fire marshall see this one.