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I found this interesting: NASA RELL (Robotic External Leak Detector) [1]. "NASA’s Robotic External Leak Locator (RELL) is a robotic, remote-controlled tool
by tedd4u 4mo ago
I found this interesting: NASA RELL (Robotic External Leak Detector) [1].
"NASA’s Robotic External Leak Locator (RELL) is a robotic, remote-controlled tool that helps mission operators detect the location of an external leak and rapidly confirm a successful repair.
… Two instruments working in sync give RELL its ammonia-detecting superpowers. … Mass spectrometer & Ion vacuum pressure gauge"
[1] (PDF fact sheet from NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rell-factsheet-print-041519.pdf?emrc=68bc4cba7c1bb https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rell-factshe...
- duxup 4mo agoI’m imagining the robots from Silent Running 1972.
- Crunchified 4mo ago...or the scutters on Red Dwarf.
- hammock 4mo agoI’m imagining a pool snail
- Waterluvian 4mo ago“What is my purpose?” “You crawl around outside and smell for astronaut wizz.”
- p-e-w 4mo agoOne thing that’s rarely discussed about spaceflight is that for the foreseeable future, it will have to happen without the animals that humans rely upon on Earth. I think this will expose just how strong that reliance is in some areas.
- totetsu 4mo agoI wonder about what happens to gut micro biomes
- thaumasiotes 4mo agoThey'll standardize so that everybody has more or less the same stuff.
- marcosdumay 4mo agoHow cool, "ion vacuum pressure gauge" is basically a conductivity sensor with ionizing voltage. Now I wonder if it basically lasts forever or if it has problems with corrosion.