Quote from: kschachn on 11/19/2008 02:48 pmIn this article:http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/11/sts-126-eva-1-major-effort-repair-sarj/it says that:"This mission also includes the transfer, installation, and activation of several systems to support six person crew, such as ... a food refrigerator..."But that refrigerator is elsewhere described as a "lab refrigerator". Is the ISS really getting a food refrigerator?It is a refrigerator designed for ISS lab use being used as a food refrigerator
In this article:http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/11/sts-126-eva-1-major-effort-repair-sarj/it says that:"This mission also includes the transfer, installation, and activation of several systems to support six person crew, such as ... a food refrigerator..."But that refrigerator is elsewhere described as a "lab refrigerator". Is the ISS really getting a food refrigerator?
I understand that most glove damage in EVA happen during moving around? Is that true? If so, why astronauts don`t use some overall gloves, chain-mail maybe?
HiI've searched for "knocking noise" "banging sound" without a relevant resultWhen I watch NASA TV for the EVAs, the audio between the astronauts and controllers carries a background banging noise, like someone banging a barrel?? Very odd...
Shuttle and American spacewalks have SAFER as a backup if an astronaut's tether comes loose, but as I understand it there is no similar jetpack used on the Russian-side EVAs. Is there any emergency procedure if an astronaut in an Orlan suit loses his/her tether and drifts away?
Shuttle and American spacewalks have SAFER as a backup if an astronaut's tether comes loose, but as I understand it there is no similar jetpack used on the Russian-side EVAs
Quote from: henryhallam on 11/24/2008 11:01 pmShuttle and American spacewalks have SAFER as a backup if an astronaut's tether comes loose, but as I understand it there is no similar jetpack used on the Russian-side EVAs. Is there any emergency procedure if an astronaut in an Orlan suit loses his/her tether and drifts away?I've wondered about that too, thanks for asking. I'm sure someone with the answer will chime in.A speculative thought: Being that the "stranded" EVA person is in their own independant orbit, could the ISS conceivably alter it's orbit such that there would be a rendezvous with the stranded astronaut? Seems possible in theory at least. Also seems like it would take ultra-precise targeting to prevent the astronaut from running into an undesirable location, like a solar array.
HiI read in one of the STS-126 live threads that once operational, the WRS will actually produce more potable water than the *noughts will consume with the excess being used as a raw material for the new OGA.Is this correct?Based on 3 inhabitants of the ISS, by how much does the WRS reduce the need for potable water to transferred from the ground?Assuming the OGA will do some form of electrolysis, what will the hydrogen be used for?Thanks in advanceMark
Assuming the OGA will do some form of electrolysis, what will the hydrogen be used for?Thanks in advanceMark
So is the starboard SARJ in autotrack mode, or is it back to the old style "move only when needed" until a later date?
Hi,regards ISS mission control.Do the teams generally do the same shift times.If not it must effect their own body clocks/family life.I assume they all live "locally"
The only use I could think of for the hydrogen is as propellant would be in the VASIMR that trying to find it's way up there.
Quote from: nacnud on 11/26/2008 07:29 pmThe only use I could think of for the hydrogen is as propellant would be in the VASIMR that trying to find it's way up there.One potential use for the Hydrogen is to be merged with CO2 to produce Methane and Water. The Methane would be dumped overboard and the Water would be sent to the Water Processing Assembly.