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Endeavour mission specialists Drew Feustel and Mike Fincke today completed the third STS-134 mission spacewalk at the International Space Station. Drew Feustel and Mike Fincke outside the ISS on today's spacewalk. Pic: NASA "It's great to be back outside. It's the most beautiful planet in the universe," said Fincke as he …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Coat

    VADER

    I have Varied the emissivity of your Aerogel blanket, pray I don't vary it any further.

    ...Mine's the one with the Bert Glanston quotes in the pocket.

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    1. Huntsman
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      This blanket's

      getting worse all the time.

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  2. Smallbrainfield
    WTF?

    Why bother trying to shoehorn such a long-winded name into an acronym?

    They could have just called it Geoff.

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    1. Nigel 11
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      Name ...

      Cholomondeleigh?

      Slartibartfast?

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  3. Graham Bartlett

    "Canary" not an acronym

    If the approaching spacecraft hits the canary in its little balloon, sensors are calibrated to pick up one final "squawk!" and then silence. Of course someone has to refill the water and birdseed occasionally.

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  4. IglooDude

    VADER?

    I hear VEDAIBDZTCESFRS getting casually abbreviated to VADER all the time, rather like William to Bill.

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  5. a_mu

    small thermal blanket

    so that will be for ICBM's and spy pod re entery vehicular then.

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  6. Ben 42
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    Yes, another one

    "We find it unlikely that anyone will ever challenge this for the improbable space backronym crown."

    I find your lack of faith disturbing.

    The black one, thanks.

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  7. TeeCee Gold badge
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    ....and the purpose?

    Dubious Acronyms Rendering Terms for Headline-grabbing.

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    1. Lester Haines (Written by Reg staff) Gold badge
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      Re: ....and the purpose?

      Justifiable Editorial Department Inspiration

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  8. TelePom
    Paris Hilton

    Hmm

    "It's the most beautiful planet in the universe," said Fincke...

    Followed by "Earth, fuck yeah!" presumably. Tsk.

    Paris because, well, something about heavenly bodies....

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  9. Anonymous Coward
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    I prefer...

    Variable emissivity device AeroGel Insulation blanket dual zoNe thermal control experiment suite for responsive spAce

    or VAGINA for short. It's not much more contrived than theirs, after all.

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