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Deep Space Homer
Original airdate in N.A.: 24-Feb-94
Homer: Ah, TV respects me. It laughs _with_ me, not at me!
[Turns it on; a man points at him]
Man: You stupid -- [laughs uncontrollably]
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http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1999_3157212
NASA says wire rubbing on screw caused short during shuttle liftoff
MARK CARREAU Staff
TUE 08/10/1999
Houston Chronicle
The electrical short during last month's launching of the shuttle Columbia was caused by a wire rubbing on a screw head, NASA said Monday.
The repeated chafing over many flights had worn away the wire's insulation. Technicians should have applied Teflon tape to the wire before the launch as a protective measure, said James Hartsfield, a spokesman for NASA's shuttle program.
Managers have ordered new inspections on the shuttle Endeavour to check for similar wear. Endeavour is slated for a Sept. 16 liftoff with a sophisticated radar system to map the Earth's surface.
Led by Eileen Collins, the first woman spacecraft commander, the shuttle Columbia blasted off late July 22 with the $1.55 billion Chandra X-ray Observatory. Five seconds after launch a short disrupted the primary computers on two of Columbia's three main engines.
Backup controllers took over, but had they faltered Collins and her four crewmates would have been forced to attempt an unprecedented emergency landing.
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Deep Space Homer
Original airdate in N.A.: 24-Feb-94
Homer: Ah, TV respects me. It laughs _with_ me, not at me!
[Turns it on; a man points at him]
Man: You stupid -- [laughs uncontrollably]
Homer: D'oh! [switches channels]
The channel Homer happened to flick to shows two men talking about the impending launch of the space shuttle.
Tom: It's a lovely day for a launch, here, live at Cape Canaveral, at the lower end of the Florida Peninsula, and the purpose of today's mission is truly, really electrifying.
Man 2: That's correct, Tom. The lion's share of this flight will be devoted to the study of the effects of weightlessness on tiny screws.
Tom: Unbelievable, and just imagine the logistics of weightlessness. And of course, this could have literally millions of applications here on Earth -- everything from watchmaking to watch repair.
Homer: Boring.
[tries to switch channels, but the batteries fall from the remote control]
No! The batteries!
Tom: Now let's look at the crew a little.
Man 2: They're a colorful bunch. They've been dubbed "the Three Musketeers". Heh heh heh --
Tom: And we laugh legitimately. There's a mathematician, a different _kind_ of mathematician, and a statistician.
