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Live space walk now streaming from ISS

  1. kilofinal Aug 15, 2018

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  2. kilofinal Aug 15, 2018

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  3. kilofinal Aug 15, 2018

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    It's 18:01 here so it looks like this astronaut's watch is set to zulu time of 2201

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  4. ext1 Aug 15, 2018

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    Watching it now as well! Really reminds me again the true heritage of the speedy- a modest, reliable TOOL WATCH! And a very good one at that! Unlike the billions of limited editions we've seen!
     
  5. ext1 Aug 15, 2018

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    In the last one you can really see it's a speedy.
    But what really honestly surprised me is just how legible these things are. Even with the not-the-best video quality and the lighting conditions we can see what time it is and even the chrono counters.
     
  6. ddurham Aug 17, 2018

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    Doesn't look like a Speedmaster to me.
     
  7. 89-0 Aug 17, 2018

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    The lugs definitely look different.
     
  8. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Aug 17, 2018

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    Of course it's an Omega Speedmaster chronograph... since 2013 they're using the extra wide bit as pin onto the velcro over the Orlan glove
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  9. ddurham Aug 17, 2018

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    Maybe, but they were Russian astronauts...
     
  10. Davidt Aug 17, 2018

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    They need to tell the time too!
     
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  11. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Aug 17, 2018

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    During ISS spacewalks, the Speedmaster chronograph has only be used for spacewalks with Russian Orlan "Sea Eagle" space suits...
    To be more precisely with Orlan-M, Orlan-MK and nowadays with Orlan-MKS space suits
     
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  12. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Aug 17, 2018

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    Here's a photo of a Speedmaster chronograph with the same black strap over the Sokol "Falcon" IVA space suit... worn by European astronaut Alexander Gerst...
    The white roundel is the Sokol space suit pressure valve... in case You're interested the watch directly on his wrist is a Swedish HALDA aka the digital "space module" chronograph...
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  13. ext1 Aug 17, 2018

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    That's interesting, so the 'extra pin' thing is basically something like an end-link piece for velcro?
     
  14. vbrad26 Aug 17, 2018

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    And what is the point you are trying to make?
     
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  15. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Aug 17, 2018

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  16. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Aug 21, 2018

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    Here are my lecture slides on the HALDA ( coming soon to a town near You ) ;)
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