LIVE: STS-134 Flight Day 10 - EVA-3

[Chris Bergin]

LIVE and interactive coverage of STS-134's Flight Day 10 - EVA-3
Main links of use:

Endeavour's forum section for other threads - including non FD specific coverage:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=4.0


L2 Members:
STS-134 Special Section - Internal NASA (MER/OPO/DAT/MMT) Flight Day coverage (Over 1200mb of documentation, notes, videos and photos since FD1, all unreleased anywhere else - best ever start to a L2 mission coverage section):

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=48.0 or
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=tags&tags=STS-134


All STS-134 News Articles can be found on this link:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/sts-134/

Recent Articles:

Launch Day and APU Heater Overview Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/live-sts-134-attempt-2-updates/

Mission Timeline Article - by Chris Gebhardt:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-endeavour-packed-mission-overview/

Docking Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/endeavour-outstanding-shape-iss-for-docking/

Post-Docking/TPS damage Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-nasa-managers-reviewing-endeavours-tps-dings/

AMS Install/Ascent Review Article - by Chris Gebhardt:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/exceptional-endeavour-us-assembly-complete-station/

EVA-1, Status and FI Latest Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-eva-1-focused-inspection-decision-tps-damage/  - by me and Chris Gebhardt

FD6 Focused Inspection/TPS Clear/Pope Call Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-obss-focused-inspection-pope-call-iss/

EVA-2 - TPS Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-eva-2-endeavour-tps-clearance-overview/

FD8 Article - a really great article by Pete Harding on today's historic event:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/soyuz-tma-20-historic-photographic-event-landing/

EVA-3 Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-eva-3-debuts-isle-mmt-no-mission-extension/

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FD10  EVA3 (Feustel EV1, Fincke EV2)
– In Suit Light Exercise (ISLE) pre-breathe protocol
– EVA3 (6:30): Install FGB PDGF, install FGB Y power feed cables (Y-jumpers), install
1553 data cable, PDGF and FGB thruster photos
– SSRMS support of EVA operations (camera views), based on MBS
– Middeck transfer
– CWC-I fills
– Go/no go decision prior to crew sleep for ISLE on EVA 4

Subject to refinement.

[AnalogMan]

NASA TV schedule (click to enlarge)

[Space Pete]

From ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 24/05/2011.

At ~8:46am, Ron Garan joined the Shuttle crew for an in-depth one-hour review of procedures for tomorrow’s EVA-3 spacewalk, with egress scheduled early at ~1:51am. Instead of going through the usual overnight Campout procedure, Fincke & Feustel will test the new ISLE (In-Suit Light Exercise) protocol for denitrogenation, designed to create efficiency in spacewalk preparation. They will perform light exercise for 100 minutes while partially suited, using masks to breathe pure O2 (oxygen) to facilitate purging of N2 (nitrogen) from blood stream and tissues. If successful, this could eliminate the need for campouts in the future. [For their ~6h30m spacewalk, EV2 Mike “Spanky” Fincke & EV1 Drew Feustel plan to –
• Egress from the Airlock at ~1:51am tomorrow morning,
• Set up for the PDGF (Power & Data Grapple Fixture) installation,
• Retrieve the IEVE PAMA/PDGF,
• Install PDGF on the FGB “Zarya” module (to allow robotics operations
  from the RS/Russian Segment),
• Install VSC (Video Signal Converter),
• Install Y-jumper for Channels 1/4 on FGB (to provide backup power to
  the RS),
• Install MilSpec 1553 cable,
• Install Y-jumper channel 2/3 on FGB (to provide backup power to the RS),
• Take photographs of the STP-H3 (Space Test Program – Houston 3)
  technology payload (EV2),
• Take photographs of PDGF/FGB thruster (EV2),
• Stow EVA tools (EV1),
• Install MLI (Multi-Layer Insulation) on HPGT FRGF (High Pressure Gas
  Tank Flight Releasable Grapple Fixture, EV1),
• Clean up & ingress (~7:46am),
• Repress Airlock (~8:16am).

[Chris Bergin]

Nice one Pete!

We're really going to have to tag team this EVA's coverage. Everyone get your EVA caps on!

[Space Pete]

Some goodies I dug up for y'all.

Attached image 1 is an overview of the FGB worksite via L2.

Image 2 is an actual photo of the worksite. As you can see, there are three numbered attachment points on the FGB.

In image 3, you can see the back side of the PDGF "PAMA" (which is Russian for "frame"). As you can see, there are also three attachment points on the PAMA, which attach to the three attachment points on the FGB. The PAMA is the interface between the FGB attachment points and the PDGF.

Finally, image 4 is a photo of the front side of the PAMA, with PDGF attached.

[psloss]

Nice one Pete!

We're really going to have to tag team this EVA's coverage. Everyone get your EVA caps on!

The FD9 execute package has all the goodies on the replanned timeline.

Ms. Bolinger also provided another good overview of the ISLE pre-breathe protocol they'll use tomorrow -- including the variation of that they'll use tomorrow because it's the first time.

I'm likely going to miss this EVA while traveling.

[elnino99]

Has NASA provided an explanation for the infrared photography of the STP-H3 (Space Test Program – Houston 3) technology payload (EV2) planned for today's EVA?

[JimO]

I'm hearing some worried murmurs from contacts -- the separation image cards can't seem to be found. Anybody know more?

[Space Pete]

I'm hearing some worried murmurs from contacts -- the separation image cards can't seem to be found. Anybody know more?

What? How the heck could they lose those???

[dotdk]

Where did they store the cards for landing? Surely they were taken with the crew into the decent module... Or did they get lost after landing? 

[Chris Bergin]

I'm hearing some worried murmurs from contacts -- the separation image cards can't seem to be found. Anybody know more?

Well that wouldn't be good if true. They did expect to have them on nasa.gov by midday or afternoon Central, but PAO Kylie was strangely dismissive at the MSB, saying maybe tomorrow and not wanting to be drawn.

[saturnapollo]

And I was joking saying I hoped they remembered to remove them from the cameras

Let's sincerely hope the rumours are just that -rumours!

Keith

[Skylab]

Weren't those cards meant to be copied at the landing site, which might mean perhaps just one set is missing?

[Chris Bergin]

About 30 minutes to crew wake up to start FD10, by the way.

[Bubbinski]

Would that be all the cards or just some of them?  Could they have been misplaced after landing or return to Houston?