NASA 'nauts wrap last spacewalk of shuttle era

NASA 'nauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan have wrapped the last spacewalk of the shuttle era, during which they successfully stowed a clapped-out International Space Station ammonia pump in Atlantis's cargo bay.
The pump is the same unit which failed at the end of July last year, knocking out half of the ISS's cooling system. Spacewalkers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Doug Wheelock heroically battled the troublesome device, eventually replacing it with a new box and leaving the dead kit outside the station for later retrieval.
During today's 6 hour, 31 minute EVA, Fossum and Garan also installed the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) experiment onto a platform on the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, aka Dextre.
NASA explains: "In the future, the RRM will demonstrate robotic refueling technology and techniques using Dextre, four unique RRM tools and an RRM enclosure filled with refueling components and activity boards.
"The tests will demonstrate that remote-controlled robots can perform refueling tasks in orbit, using commands sent from controllers on Earth. RRM is expected to reduce costs and risks, and lay the foundation for future robotic servicing missions."


To wrap their excursion's major tasks, the pair installed the Optical Reflector Materials Experiment, part of the Materials on International Space Station Experiment - 8 (MISSE-8), which is designed as "a test bed for materials and computing elements" which are "evaluated for the effects of atomic oxygen, ultraviolet, direct sunlight, radiation, and extremes of heat and cold".

Nasabah BCA Dirampok, Rp85 Juta Raib

VIVAnews - Perampokan dengan menggunakan senjata api terjadi di kawasan Cakung, Jakarta Timur. Korbannya adalah seorang nasabah Bank Central Asia (BCA) yang baru saja mengambil uang.

Perampokan terjadi sekitar pukul 9.45 WIB, tidak jauh dari BCA Cabang Cakung Timur. Pelaku yang menodongkan senjata api, dengan mudah menggasak uang Rp85 juta dari tangan korban.

Seperti disampaikan Kepala Seksi Humas Polsek Cakung, Inspektur Satu Soetrisno, saat berjalan beberapa meter dari bank, motor korban dipepet dan ditabrak dua pengendara motor Yamaha RX King.

Kontan korban jatuh, salah satu pelaku langsung menodongkan golok dan senjata api dan denga mudah mengambil uang milik korban. Karena takut, korban langsung lari ke toko material tidak jauh dari tempat kejadian.

"Sempat ada dua kali suara tembakan, saat korban menyelamatkan diri ke material," ujarnya.

Saat ini, korban masih dimintai keterangan di Polsek Cakung. Minimnya saksi membuat polisi harus kerja keras untuk menangkap pelakunya.

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