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Tag-Along Balloon
A bladder-like device that both finds and temporarily fixes leaks in moon tunnels or space station habitats. (Read the full article)
| "There were similar devices in Glen Cook's PASSAGE AT ARMS. Called "plug-ups", they were ping pong ball sized balloons, used in Climber type warships due to their exceedingly thin hulls." (Winchell Chung 3/17/2006 7:30:43 AM ) |
| "What is the possibility of engineering micro versions of Tag-alongs that would be beneficial to humans when injected medically?
spaceman186000mps@hotmail.com
rwilkins17@nc.rr.com
Eric Wilkins
Henderson N. C. 27536
Thanks" (Question from Spaceman C 3/24/2006 6:28:46 AM ) |
| "...small leaks, and leaks that aren't behind the delicate instruments and equipment that occupy pretty much every square inch of the bulkheads of present-day spacecraft." (Your Obdeient Serpent 10/8/2007 8:06:30 PM ) |
| "I was watching a rerun of Mission to Mars, and during the micrometeor scenes, I was thinking they really could have used some tag-alongs. Balloons filled with super-glue would work well I think.
" (Moondragon 5/15/2009 2:03:59 AM ) |
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