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The day NASA used duct tape to fix a car... on the Moon!

From David E. Powell@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 4 18:57:29 2015

High Tech Redneck!

http://blog.nasm.si.edu/stories/duct-tape-auto-repair/

<http://blog.nasm.si.edu/stories/duct-tape-auto-repair/>

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From mbjorn@y7mail.com@21:1/5 to David E. Powell on Sat Sep 5 01:54:35 2015

On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 9:57:31 AM UTC+8, David E. Powell wrote:

High Tech Redneck!

http://blog.nasm.si.edu/stories/duct-tape-auto-repair/

<http://blog.nasm.si.edu/stories/duct-tape-auto-repair/>

Well they already used to fix CO2 scrubbers on Apollo 13, so I am sure
they took a roll on every mission.

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From Jeff Findley@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 5 12:44:07 2015

In article <1771b2ce-e6d5-4be7-ae4d-7ff426b1cdb1@googlegroups.com>, mbjorn@y7mail.com says...

On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 9:57:31 AM UTC+8, David E. Powell wrote:

High Tech Redneck!

http://blog.nasm.si.edu/stories/duct-tape-auto-repair/

<http://blog.nasm.si.edu/stories/duct-tape-auto-repair/>

Well they already used to fix CO2 scrubbers on Apollo 13, so I am sure
they took a roll on every mission.

True. NASA still files tape like this on every mission. You never know
when it might come in handy.

Jeff
--
"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer

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