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    How the International Space Station Came Together

    http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/...line/flash.htm

    Kinda cool to watch. Click on any of the menu items on the right and it will give further details on that section.

    Hope it's not a repost.
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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Aren’t engineers the cleverest people?

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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Well thank god they didn't try to put this baby together with motorcycle parts. Just ribbin' ya Randall. Haha.
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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    That was pretty neat.
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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Quote Originally Posted by Snowman View Post
    Aren’t engineers the cleverest people?
    Except when hanging microwave ovens.

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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Quote Originally Posted by 64BonnieLass View Post
    Well thank god they didn't try to put this baby together with motorcycle parts. Just ribbin' ya Randall. Haha.
    Or ask Randall to use a power drill anywhere near it.
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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Ninja'd by a physicist.
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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Quote Originally Posted by dirkterrell View Post
    Except when hanging microwave ovens.

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    Fascinating!!

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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Quote Originally Posted by Snowman View Post
    Aren’t engineers the cleverest people?
    Literally some of the dumbest real world people I have ever met in my life. Not all of them, but a goooood deal of them. They know math. They know engineering. They do not know how to bathe properly. How to communicate with cooth. I find them to be passive aggressive when dealing with subjects outside their realm. I also consider them "teh FAIL" at proper workplace confrontation management. Never in my career have I been sworn at while at work. I have had engineers use "Jackass" "Asshole" "CUNT" "Dick" "Fucktard" and a few others as descriptors of me while engaging in arguments about their lack of knowledge in the area of MY job. No joke.

    But those are just the engineers I works with.
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    Oh, and that post is Teh WIN Terri
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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Quote Originally Posted by Devaclis View Post
    Literally some of the dumbest real world people I have ever met in my life. Not all of them, but a goooood deal of them. They know math. They know engineering. They do not know how to bathe properly. How to communicate with cooth. I find them to be passive aggressive when dealing with subjects outside their realm. I also consider them "teh FAIL" at proper workplace confrontation management. Never in my career have I been sworn at while at work. I have had engineers use "Jackass" "Asshole" "CUNT" "Dick" "Fucktard" and a few others as descriptors of me while engaging in arguments about their lack of knowledge in the area of MY job. No joke.

    But those are just the engineers I works with.
    It's like you can see into my office

    We have incredibly smart engineers who can do miraculous stuff with satellites but can't log into a website or update a powerpoint without hand holding.

    but wait, we use all those same terms when talking about you too...
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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Without me googling it, what is the End Date for the ISS service? I thought it was a pretty short term commitment. Then they were going to use what they learned to go for a big SS in earnest?
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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Quote Originally Posted by dirkterrell View Post
    Except when hanging microwave ovens.

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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Quote Originally Posted by Devaclis View Post
    Without me googling it, what is the End Date for the ISS service? I thought it was a pretty short term commitment. Then they were going to use what they learned to go for a big SS in earnest?
    I want to say 2015...but I didn't google it either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shea View Post
    I want to say 2015...but I didn't google it either.
    Wrong.. the world is going to end in 2012. The ISS won't exist either, once we're gone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister BOYD View Post
    Wrong.. the world is going to end in 2012. The ISS won't exist either, once we're gone.
    Damn, how could I've forgotten???? Dec 21, 2012 we're all sucking solar plasma...
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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    No, the WORLD is going to end, that's why it's a big race to get onboard the ISS!

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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    awesome!

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    Re: How the International Space Station Came Together

    Pretty cool, but i have a question, why do the aliens not bother the ISS? I mean why do they continually waste their time buzzing over all the worlds trailer parks when they could be wreaking havoc on a defenseless human space station? Why are they not taking our orbiting junk for inspection? Aliens are dumb.
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