Author Topic: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013  (Read 140592 times)

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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #300 on: 05/11/2013 02:24 pm »
Well this is a strange one. No sign of flakes, no sign of dirty hardware.

No smoking gun. And they will now go on to install the spare.
It would be nice and maybe lucky if the leak was coming from a location that was straightforward to access.  There's a lot of plumbing "underneath" the box.

I didn't hear about the current thinking about how much ammonia might have been still in the system or whether it might have evacuated before they got out there.

Hopefully the data they're getting (and will get by configuring the system with a different PFCS) can help them rule out some things.
« Last Edit: 05/11/2013 02:25 pm by psloss »

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The problem is, all the amomnia could have sublimated away since channel 2B was shut down yesterday morning, meaning the source of the leak might be right in front of them, but not visible.

My biggest fear is that the leak is deep inside the innards of the P6 - it'll be next to impossible to repair it if it is.
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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #303 on: 05/11/2013 02:26 pm »
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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #304 on: 05/11/2013 02:27 pm »
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30 mins ahead of the timeline as they lose KU.

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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #306 on: 05/11/2013 02:27 pm »
"crew working like 2 CSI investigators"  hehe

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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #307 on: 05/11/2013 02:28 pm »
Big Picture: 1hr 43min EVA time, 30 min ahead. 6 hour EVA (consumables limited: CO2)

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CO2 removal is the constraining factor for what will be a 6 hour EVA.
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Guy in the dark suit looks like he's got an idea! ;)
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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #310 on: 05/11/2013 02:35 pm »
I must have missed something.  I thought they would put the old PFCS back if there was no obvious issues.  When did that change?
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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #311 on: 05/11/2013 02:35 pm »
Someone tries to get into the cabinet, top left ;)
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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #312 on: 05/11/2013 02:38 pm »
Guy in the dark suit looks like he's got an idea! ;)
I believe that's SPARTAN.

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I must have missed something.  I thought they would put the old PFCS back if there was no obvious issues.  When did that change?

Changed during the EVA it seems.
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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #314 on: 05/11/2013 02:40 pm »
Potty break for Spanky and many of the controllers  ;D
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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #315 on: 05/11/2013 02:40 pm »
Sounds like they're in what's supposed to be a comm gap (given the typical exodus out of the flight control room), but still hearing a little bit.

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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #316 on: 05/11/2013 02:40 pm »
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Re: LIVE: Expedition 35 US Spacewalk (EVA-21) - May 11, 2013
« Reply #318 on: 05/11/2013 02:45 pm »

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PGT action to demate the spare unit next.
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