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- Expedition 30 Cosmonauts Perform Spacewalk
This image of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, was taken during a spacewalk on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. During the six-hour, 15-minute spacewalk, Kononenko and Shkaplerov moved the Strela-1 crane from the Pirs Docking Compartment in preparation for replacing it in 2012 with a new laboratory and docking module. The duo used another boom, the Strela-2, to move the hand-operated crane to the Poisk module for future assembly and maintenance work. Both telescoping booms extend like fishing rods and are used to move massive components outside the station. On the exterior of the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2, they also installed the Vinoslivost Materials Sample Experiment, which will investigate the influence of space on the mechanical properties of the materials. The spacewalkers also collected a test sample from underneath the insulation on the Zvezda Service Module to search for any signs of living organisms. Both spacewalkers wore Russian Orlan spacesuits bearing blue stripes and equipped with NASA helmet cameras. Image Credit: NASA
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Category Archives: Iran
The Heartbeat of War with Iran – Global Guerrillas
I have written before about the covert threat that Iran poses to the Western Hemisphere and the activity of the Republican Guard within Central America. Here is a quick look at a macro level of the drivers of the current … Continue reading
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Interesting Happenings In Iran
So much of the focus recently has been on Iran’s nuclear program, and threats to close the Straits of Hormuz, that we forget the internal issues that are still in play. Over at the Long War Journal we are finding … Continue reading
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Inappropriate Actions
There are a lot of actions that people take in this world that are often considered inappropriate. They range from politically incorrect, to insulting, to just plain criminal. This morning I read a headline “U.S. Orders Covert Military Action in … Continue reading
Posted in Counter Intelligence, GWOT, Iran, Politics
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Middle East Developments
Well it looks like the Iranian’s are taking some interesting tactical and strategic steps, In some ways this is reminiscent of the Cold War concept of MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction). You can find an interesting description and analysis of the … Continue reading
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Changing the Axis of Attack
A couple of interesting pieces showing up on various sources this week. In the past I have posted about Iran’s continuing thrust into Latin America, and from there the potential for infiltration across our southern border. Douglas Farrah has an … Continue reading
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Iranian Antics
I have commented before, about the rather low key recognition that seems to be given the threat to these United States that is Iran. We have recently seen Specifics about their nuclear weapons development. The ties that have been developed … Continue reading
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Images
I have commented before about how there is so very much that takes place subliminally in images. Things that we may not conciously be aware of that play on our perceptions. In one camp there are those that actually research … Continue reading
Posted in Evil walks the earth, Iran, Politics
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Iran in Latin America
Several months ago I referenced a post that detailed the acceptance and safe basing of Irain covert operators in Nicaragua, and the potential pipeline that this established through our southern border, directly into the United States. Recently broader facts have … Continue reading
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A Positive to The Econimic Crisis
I have made no bone about my opinions of the threat that is posed to the United States by Iran. I have pretty clearly stated my opinion that Iran has been a huge supporter of terrorism across the globe since … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Energy, Iran, Threats
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Iranian Fusion
Ed Morrisey over at Hot Air popped this one up a few days ago. He nails most of this on the head so I won’t drive too deep into it. I looked at the headline and the fusion comment puzzled … Continue reading
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