Author Topic: VKD-45a Russian Spacewalk (Dec 11th, 2018) (Read 47640 times)

eeergo · « **Reply #20 on:** 12/11/2018 01:35 pm »

Moving on to DC-1 depress to 15 mm Hg.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #21 on:** 12/11/2018 01:35 pm »

Article:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/12/russian-eva-hole-soyuz-ms-09/

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1072499187693031424

Thanks to centaurinasa and eeergo for being around already. I'll be back for the middle of this spacewalk at the very least.

eeergo · « **Reply #22 on:** 12/11/2018 01:37 pm »

563 mm Hg current pressure (down from ~750), holding there for 10 mins.

eeergo · « **Reply #23 on:** 12/11/2018 01:47 pm »

Further 5-minute leak check (2 mm Hg maximum ∆P)

centaurinasa · « **Reply #24 on:** 12/11/2018 01:50 pm »

NASA TV coverage in 10 mn...

eeergo · « **Reply #25 on:** 12/11/2018 01:52 pm »

Good leak checks.

eeergo · « **Reply #26 on:** 12/11/2018 01:53 pm »

Orlan purge and prebreathe (remember shorter than for American EMUs because of the different atmosphere)

eeergo · « **Reply #27 on:** 12/11/2018 01:58 pm »

30-minute countdown for the prebreathe starting now.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #28 on:** 12/11/2018 02:01 pm »

centaurinasa · « **Reply #29 on:** 12/11/2018 02:03 pm »

centaurinasa · « **Reply #30 on:** 12/11/2018 02:06 pm »

Worksite for today's EVA.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #31 on:** 12/11/2018 02:16 pm »

centaurinasa · « **Reply #32 on:** 12/11/2018 02:19 pm »

Speaking about GStM booms (improperly called "Strela " by NASA)

centaurinasa · « **Reply #33 on:** 12/11/2018 02:26 pm »

eeergo · « **Reply #34 on:** 12/11/2018 02:28 pm »

Prebreathe complete!

eeergo · « **Reply #35 on:** 12/11/2018 02:33 pm »

Depress in work.

eeergo · « **Reply #36 on:** 12/11/2018 02:38 pm »

Pressure <100 mm Hg.

eeergo · « **Reply #37 on:** 12/11/2018 02:43 pm »

5 minute DC-1 leak check, pressure has reached 12 mm Hg.

eeergo · « **Reply #38 on:** 12/11/2018 02:49 pm »

Pretty starry camera view

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #39 on:** 12/11/2018 02:49 pm »

Oooh, that's pretty!