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NASA has announced “a series of spacewalks to replace a faulty pump module” on the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS has been misbehaving of late, with cooling systems performing so sub-optimally there's a prospect its crew could be cooked. NASA was understandably worried about that and contemplated spacewalks as the …

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  1. Ketlan

    Ssshhhh.....

    "In space, no-one can hear you sing carols"

    I wish I was there for the next week or so.

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    1. Thorne
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      Re: Ssshhhh.....

      Not if you're trapped in a floating tin can with a couple of carolling astronauts.......

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      1. Trevor_Pott Gold badge
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        Re: Ssshhhh.....

        Correction: falling tin can. Technically, things in orbit are constantly falling towards the earth. They're just doing so whilst going sideways fast enough not to hit it.

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  2. Steven Roper

    No Christmas presents for astronauts

    That wouldn't bother me in the slightest if I was up there. The privilege of seeing the Earth from orbit would be all the Christmas present I'd ever want.

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    1. BristolBachelor Gold badge
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      Re: No Christmas presents for astronauts

      But what if the othrr astronauts didn't like you, and stuck a fake alian outside your window to scare you when you woke up?

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  3. Mystic Megabyte
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    Expensive

    What's the call-out charge for a space plumber on Christmas day?

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    1. Fatman
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      Re: Expensive

      What's the call-out charge for a space plumber on Christmas day?

      A 1 followed by a shitload of zeros!!!!

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      1. Martin Budden Silver badge
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        Re: Expensive

        Nah, they charge double for public holidays. A 2 followed by a shitload of zeros!!!!

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  4. TheProf
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    It's a trap!

    Everybody knows it's freezing cold in space so there isn't a need for a cooling system pump.

    This is a ploy by HAL to get the astronauts outside while he fills their stockings with presents.

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  5. WraithCadmus
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    I can see it now

    "Come on, the Queen's speech is on soon!"

    "Sod this, I'm off for a walk"

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  6. qwertyuiop
    WTF?

    What's the problem?

    I don't understand what the big problem is here. If it's getting too hot inside why don't they just open the windows for a while until things cool down?

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    1. Fatman
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      Re: What's the problem?

      I don't understand what the big problem is here. If it's getting too hot inside why don't they just open the windows for a while until things cool down?

      And let the vacuum IN???

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      1. John Brown (no body) Silver badge
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        Re: What's the problem?

        "And let the vacuum IN???"

        <sings>

        Just do the shake and vac

        to put the freshness back"

        </sings>

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