{"id":749,"date":"2007-10-01T22:44:12","date_gmt":"2007-10-02T03:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spaceelevatorblog.com\/?p=749"},"modified":"2007-10-02T11:52:53","modified_gmt":"2007-10-02T16:52:53","slug":"still-another-use-for-duct-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spaceelevatorblog.com\/?p=749","title":{"rendered":"Still another use for Duct Tape?"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>LaserMotive ran into a serious\u00a0problem recently.\u00a0 You can read about it on their blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If this had happened 3-4 months ago, it would have been long forgotten by now, I’m sure.\u00a0 Happening now, however, it becomes a major issue.<\/p>\n

I vote for Duct Tape (“If it moves when it shouldn’t, use Duct Tape –\u00a0If it doesn’t move when it should, use WD-40”).\u00a0 Seriously.\u00a0 I think it would be perfect for this.\u00a0 And, there’s precedent for it in the US Space Program.\u00a0 From the Wikipedia article on Duct Tape<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Duct tape’s versatility and holding power are evidenced by its nickname in <\/em>engineering<\/em><\/a> circles: “the ultimate material.” It is commonly used in situations that require a strong, flexible adhesive, particularly when exposure to the elements is a concern.<\/em><\/p>\n

NASA<\/em><\/a> engineers’ faith in duct tape as an emergency tool was rewarded in <\/em>1970<\/em><\/a>, when the square <\/em>carbon dioxide<\/em><\/a> filters from <\/em>Apollo 13<\/em><\/a>‘s failed command module had to be modified to fit round receptacles in the <\/em>lunar module<\/em><\/a>, which was being used as a lifeboat after an explosion en route to the moon. A workaround was made using duct tape and other items on board Apollo 13, with the ground crew relaying directions to the spacecraft and its crew. The lunar module CO2<\/sub> scrubbers started working again, saving the lives of the three <\/em>astronauts<\/em><\/a> on board.<\/em><\/p>\n

In case of “acute psychosis” during a space mission, NASA procedures call for the use of duct tape to restrain the astronaut. [4]<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

Keith Canfield<\/em><\/a>, who designed the scrubber modification in just two days, said later that he knew the problem was solvable when it was confirmed that duct tape was on the spacecraft: “I felt like we were home free” he said in <\/em>2005<\/em><\/a>.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Click on the ribbon picture or visit the LaserMotive blog for a larger version)<\/em><\/p>\n

03 October update – this suggestion, of course, is slightly tongue-in-cheek.\u00a0 Check out the LaserMotive blog for my real suggested solution…<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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