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Offline Chris Bergin

RE: LIVE: STS-123 Flight Day 11 - EVA-4
« Reply #280 on: 03/21/2008 06:08 am »
There were some challenges with the connector, but it was a very successful EVA.

Speaks of how the TRAD test is linked to the needs post Columbia.
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Offline Chris Bergin

RE: LIVE: STS-123 Flight Day 11 - EVA-4
« Reply #281 on: 03/21/2008 06:13 am »
TRAD - it appears to be a very managable material. During zero G plane tests it seemed to go all over the place, so that helped with training. It appears to have worked very well.

Appears to act similar to a caulking gun. Bubbles seem to rise as they pushed it down, but then started to harden. "Imagine trying to do that whilst sky diving".
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Offline Chris Bergin

RE: LIVE: STS-123 Flight Day 11 - EVA-4
« Reply #282 on: 03/21/2008 06:22 am »
Happy with the current status of the TPS repair:

TRAD STA-54, Overlay, and of course the Mitten Swash ;) TRAD could be used on blankets too - if only to stick down a loose blanket.

That's it.
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Re: LIVE: STS-123 Flight Day 11 - EVA-4
« Reply #283 on: 03/21/2008 06:38 am »
Endeavour's landing will be one revolution (~92 min) earlier than originally planned on 3/26, to take advantage of the first daylight landing opportunity.

NASA TV Schedule Rev.H
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/mission_schedule.html

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RE: LIVE: STS-123 Flight Day 11 - EVA-4
« Reply #284 on: 03/21/2008 08:01 am »
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Riley1066 - 20/3/2008  12:01 AM  Yes I heard that ... curious ...

Probably just routine Dr. visit to the crew, if something was up we would have seen or heard something by now I would suspect :)


Except I believe conference was with flight director not flight surgeon.
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RE: LIVE: STS-123 Flight Day 11 - EVA-4
« Reply #285 on: 03/21/2008 02:34 pm »
Thanks for the really good coverage!

Offline Bubbinski

Re: LIVE: STS-123 Flight Day 11 - EVA-4
« Reply #286 on: 03/21/2008 02:42 pm »
Here's a couple of downlinked images from NASA TV during crew sleep.
I'll even excitedly look forward to "flags and footprints" and suborbital missions. Just fly...somewhere.

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