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Astronaut's Head Upgraded During Spacewalk
Explanation: First, a new truss was added. Then, new solar panels were installed. Now, as part of the planned upgrade of the International Space Station , an Expedition 18 astronaut has upgraded her own head. The Human Extended Analog Device 9000 was attached with only minor delays, making the astronaut's remaining spacewalk s over 40 percent more efficient. With the HEAD 9000 attached, an astronaut can now directly access 4 Gigabytes of computer flash memory with their own brain , perform complex mathematics by “directed thinking”, and play a pre-installed game of Tetris at no additional charge. Happy April Fools' Day from the folks at APOD . In reality, the space shuttle Discovery's mission to upgrade the International Space Station ended Saturday after upgrading only the space station. The above image of astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper handling the box-like Nitrogen Tank Assembly was actually taken last November . For some reason , however, Astronaut Stefanyshyn-Piper can now factor 11 digit prime numbers in her head.
| Date | April 1, 2009 |
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| Credit | Credit: NASA |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |