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> Cupola windows got hit by debris a couple times, so now they are kept closed when not in use You'd think that opening the windows in space was a bad idea any

> Cupola windows got hit by debris a couple times, so now they are kept closed when not in use You'd think that opening the windows in space was a bad idea anytime.

edoceo 5y ago
Window shields were open
- wiml 5y ago
  Storm shutters?
josu 5y ago
Context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupola_(ISS_module) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupola_(ISS_module)
- usmannk 5y ago
  Thanks, I thought it was an unusual colloquialism for "couple of"
- speedgoose 5y ago
  I find it funny that someone wrote bulletproof in the specifications of the windows. Is the bulletproof term used in the space industry?
  - erik_seaberg 5y ago
    The funny part is that what they actually need is much stronger than merely "bulletproof," if only it had been invented.
    - martin_a 5y ago
      "spaceproof" would sound much cooler, to be honest.
      - nix23 5y ago
        "Earthlings thrash proof" would be more accurate.
        waheoo 5y ago
        Did you mean to say trash?
        nix23 5y ago
        Yes..yes i did ;)
      - Aeolun 5y ago
        Meteorite proof?
        treeman79 5y ago
        Bullet proof is a little open ended for a spec. Meteor may be a tad vague. “What do you mean it’s not Chicxulub proof?”
      - TeMPOraL 5y ago
        I think the closest would be "hypervelocity-impact resistant".
kaetemi 5y ago
But what if it gets too warm?
- nix23 5y ago
  I know it's not a real question, but it is actually the bigger problem to cool the ISS then to heat it. Also to distribute it ~evenly around the station. https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast21mar_1 https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/a...
  - xvector 5y ago
    Wow, it is just so cool we’ve created a little alcove up in space for us fragile humans to live in.
    - nix23 5y ago
      Yes it's impressive how many problems occur in a space-station. Fun-fact: The training bicycle needs to be suspended otherwise the whole station would start to wiggle/vibrate which can damage the solar-panels...because of one little human on a bike ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG3hG3iB5S4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG3hG3iB5S4
      - 0x10c0fe11ce 5y ago
        Little humans in good shape can sustain for several seconds bursts of 1000W+ on a bike. Not so little after all.
        nix23 5y ago
        Little Ant's and Bee's are even more impressive...well not on a bike but otherwise.
        jjoonathan 5y ago
        The cost-optimized mundane everyday machines that we expect to move are endowed with 150x that energy output -- and with the ability to sustain it rather than burst it. 1kW is large for a human but small for moving a big chunk of metal. Since the sort of resonant motion would be thoroughly damped if, say, you built a full scale ISS in your backyard, I tend to agree with them that it's notable.

> Cupola windows got hit by debris a couple times, so now they are kept closed when not in use You'd think that opening the windows in space was a bad idea anytime.

edoceo 5y ago

Window shields were open

wiml 5y ago
Storm shutters?

josu 5y ago

Context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupola_(ISS_module) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupola_(ISS_module)

usmannk 5y ago
Thanks, I thought it was an unusual colloquialism for "couple of"
speedgoose 5y ago
I find it funny that someone wrote bulletproof in the specifications of the windows. Is the bulletproof term used in the space industry?
- erik_seaberg 5y ago
  The funny part is that what they actually need is much stronger than merely "bulletproof," if only it had been invented.
  - martin_a 5y ago
    "spaceproof" would sound much cooler, to be honest.
    - nix23 5y ago
      "Earthlings thrash proof" would be more accurate.
      - waheoo 5y ago
        Did you mean to say trash?
        nix23 5y ago
        Yes..yes i did ;)
    - Aeolun 5y ago
      Meteorite proof?
      - treeman79 5y ago
        Bullet proof is a little open ended for a spec. Meteor may be a tad vague. “What do you mean it’s not Chicxulub proof?”
    - TeMPOraL 5y ago
      I think the closest would be "hypervelocity-impact resistant".

kaetemi 5y ago

But what if it gets too warm?

nix23 5y ago
I know it's not a real question, but it is actually the bigger problem to cool the ISS then to heat it. Also to distribute it ~evenly around the station. https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast21mar_1 https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/a...
- xvector 5y ago
  Wow, it is just so cool we’ve created a little alcove up in space for us fragile humans to live in.
  - nix23 5y ago
    Yes it's impressive how many problems occur in a space-station. Fun-fact: The training bicycle needs to be suspended otherwise the whole station would start to wiggle/vibrate which can damage the solar-panels...because of one little human on a bike ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG3hG3iB5S4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG3hG3iB5S4
    - 0x10c0fe11ce 5y ago
      Little humans in good shape can sustain for several seconds bursts of 1000W+ on a bike. Not so little after all.
      - nix23 5y ago
        Little Ant's and Bee's are even more impressive...well not on a bike but otherwise.
      - jjoonathan 5y ago
        The cost-optimized mundane everyday machines that we expect to move are endowed with 150x that energy output -- and with the ability to sustain it rather than burst it. 1kW is large for a human but small for moving a big chunk of metal. Since the sort of resonant motion would be thoroughly damped if, say, you built a full scale ISS in your backyard, I tend to agree with them that it's notable.