If the pressure drops, the soil pressure increases and this leads to subsidence at the ground level. Since exploitation of the Slochteren (Netherlands) gas field started in the late 1960s the ground level over a 250 kmÂ² area has dropped by a current maximum of 30 cm.
Confidence votes 18.5K. There are quite a few tools that the Astronauts use, though for construction and maintenance in space, the Pistol Grip Tool (PGT) is the primary tool of choice. Its predecessor was the Power Ratchet Tool (PRT), originally developed and created for servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.
Repairs and Retrievals. While in space, NASA astronauts often must handle a variety of repairs on highly sophisticated equipment. Mission specialists receive training in the area of equipment operations so that they will be prepared to make repairs in space to spacecraft, including to space stations.