Space Station Robot Forgets Key Again
Explanation:
Space station robot AFJ013 has forgotten her space lock key again.
The
frustrated robot was reduced to tapping on a
space station window and asking for a
human to let her back in -- for the third time this week.
"Yes, she did a great job adjusting the tolerances on the new
science
module, but why she can't remember to take her key is beyond me,"
said incredulous station commander
Koichi Wakata
(
Japan).
"We would keep the entry unlocked but we are afraid that space aliens will
come in and
raid our refrigerator", the astronaut lamented.
Happy
April Fools' Day from the
folks at APOD.
In reality,
International Space Station astronaut
Wakata
poses in front of a
Cupola window while the
Latching End Effector, attached to
Canadarm2,
is visible just outside.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
Specific
rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
