Author Topic: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 8 - EVA-3 and P5/P6 Events (Read 120698 times)

sts1canada · « **Reply #260 on:** 10/30/2007 01:21 pm »

Hi everyone, enjoying the coverage of the EVA from all of you this morning, great job!

I will provide some sun times, and comm updates as needed for the remainder of this EVA and hopefully for the 2B array redeploy attempt.

For those watching on NASA-TV, we have KU through either TDRS-Z or West (not sure which TDRS we are on right now), however we may have a short break in KU soon if we have not handed over to TDRS-West yet, 6 minutes to sunrise on this pass.

Richard

Felix · « **Reply #261 on:** 10/30/2007 01:21 pm »

ckiki lwai · « **Reply #262 on:** 10/30/2007 01:23 pm »

sts1canada · « **Reply #263 on:** 10/30/2007 01:24 pm »

2 minutes to sunrise, 37 minutes of comm available on the West pass, complex passing southeast of New Zealand.

Richard

ckiki lwai · « **Reply #264 on:** 10/30/2007 01:29 pm »

What are they attaching here again?

Felix · « **Reply #265 on:** 10/30/2007 01:29 pm »

MKremer · « **Reply #266 on:** 10/30/2007 01:29 pm »

Docked, Scott driving first connector.

MKremer · « **Reply #267 on:** 10/30/2007 01:30 pm »

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ckiki lwai - 30/10/2007 9:29 AM

What are they attaching here again?

Spare MBSU (Main Bus Switching Unit) to the ESP on Unity.

Felix · « **Reply #268 on:** 10/30/2007 01:32 pm »

Inspecting gloves

MKremer · « **Reply #269 on:** 10/30/2007 01:33 pm »

Scott glove check. No change, OK.

Felix · « **Reply #270 on:** 10/30/2007 01:34 pm »

about 5mins away from one bay deploy

sts1canada · « **Reply #271 on:** 10/30/2007 01:34 pm »

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ckiki lwai - 30/10/2007 10:29 AM

What are they attaching here again?

They are attaching a spare MBSU to the ESP2 (external stowage platform 2) - (MBSU is a main bus switching unit, it is like a big electrical panel box that you would have in your house that routes electricity to various areas of the ISS). the ISS has 4 of them inside the S0 truss.

Richard

dawei · « **Reply #272 on:** 10/30/2007 01:34 pm »

Space suit and glove checks often end with the astronauts reporting "alpha." What does this mean?

dotdk · « **Reply #273 on:** 10/30/2007 01:35 pm »

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dawei - 29/10/2007 4:34 PM

Space suit and glove checks often end with the astronauts reporting "alpha." What does this mean?

I think it is the ISS.

MKremer · « **Reply #274 on:** 10/30/2007 01:36 pm »

Wheels on the arm going back to egress at the base of the lab.

Felix · « **Reply #275 on:** 10/30/2007 01:36 pm »

ckiki lwai · « **Reply #276 on:** 10/30/2007 01:37 pm »

thanks Mkremer and Richard

sts1canada · « **Reply #277 on:** 10/30/2007 01:37 pm »

Starting orbit 111 in five minutes, 24 minutes to TDRS-East handover, 62 minutes to sunset on this pass, 56 minutes to the ZOE.

Richard

MKremer · « **Reply #278 on:** 10/30/2007 01:37 pm »

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dawei - 30/10/2007 9:34 AM

Space suit and glove checks often end with the astronauts reporting "alpha." What does this mean?

ISS is called "Alpha" when it has a U.S. commander.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #279 on:** 10/30/2007 01:40 pm »

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MKremer - 30/10/2007 10:37 AM

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dawei - 30/10/2007 9:34 AM

Space suit and glove checks often end with the astronauts reporting "alpha." What does this mean?

ISS is called "Alpha" when it has a U.S. commander.

Also, its original name was the Space Station Alpha in 1993 when it was announced, it just never really caught on.

http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat3/151975.pdf