Hi, Maybe I am over sensitive. I used to climb a 130 foot radar mast. If I dropped a wrench from that height I could kill some one.
As a carpenter, we do a good deal of climbing aloft, and we take it pretty seriously. In space, if you lose the 'only tool you have to do the job' ,
the mission fails , and the bearings fail, and the Hubble fails...etc.
This is my view, but......if even one person reads this and takes heed of this simple advice, it will have served it's purpose. Once a mechanic,...
always a mechanic.
Like I said; perhaps they should employ a snap carabiner when servicing
eva, perhaps saving the job and the mission.
The most important thing is the people . If they are safe, then all is well.
The rest can be repaired.
Best regards,
Dan