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November 20th, 2008:

Lame Ducks

The Post-Season Parade - Lame Ducks - Wikipedia

The Post-Season Parade - Lame Ducks - Wikipedia - The lame ducks depicted in this Clifford K. Berryman cartoon are defeated Democrats heading to the White House hoping to secure political appointments from then President Woodrow Wilson.

Tool Box Enters Orbit – More Debris Adds to Space Junk Hazard

Lost in space: the astronauts’ toolbox

AP Wednesday, 19 November 2008

A spacewalking astronaut accidentally let go of her tool bag after a grease gun inside it exploded, and helplessly watched as it floated away with everything inside.

It was one of the largest items ever to be lost by a spacewalker, and occurred during an unprecedented attempt to clean and lube a gummed-up joint on a solar panel.

Space Junk

By Robert Roy Britt Senior Science Writer posted: 05:19 pm ET 19 October 2000

Thousands of nuts, bolts, gloves and other debris from space missions form an orbiting garbage dump around Earth, presenting a hazard to spacecraft. Some of the bits and pieces scream along at 17,500 mph.

When these objects fall back into Earth’s atmosphere, which they inevitably do, they behave just like any other meteor, lighting up the sky.

Profile of space junk:

UPDATE: November 26, 2008

John's Pharmacy – 101st Avenue – Ozone Park, Queens

© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa