Author Topic: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 8 - EVA-3 and P5/P6 Events (Read 120704 times)

dawei · « **Reply #280 on:** 10/30/2007 01:41 pm »

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MKremer - 30/10/2007 11:37 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.

Yes, I understand this. I was under the impression this "Alpha" (repeated with each glove/suit check) was not a call to the station but rather a report on suit condition. However, I could be wrong. I will listen carefully next time to see how the word is used.

MKremer · « **Reply #281 on:** 10/30/2007 01:41 pm »

Wheels now back on the lab, cleaning the arm back up.

Felix · « **Reply #282 on:** 10/30/2007 01:41 pm »

One bay deploy

ckiki lwai · « **Reply #283 on:** 10/30/2007 01:43 pm »

Felix · « **Reply #284 on:** 10/30/2007 01:43 pm »

sts1canada · « **Reply #285 on:** 10/30/2007 01:44 pm »

Just a note (a heads-up if you will) for those watching on NASA-TV, should have some good KU for the next 15 minutes or so on West, however after this time we will be on TDRS-East and I am not sure we have going to have KU after that handover occurs in 20 minutes or so based on the FD8 execute plan so be forewarned (I hope I am wrong).

Richard

Felix · « **Reply #286 on:** 10/30/2007 01:45 pm »

ckiki lwai · « **Reply #287 on:** 10/30/2007 01:47 pm »

Are they deploying only one bay today?

rdale · « **Reply #288 on:** 10/30/2007 01:48 pm »

Felix · « **Reply #289 on:** 10/30/2007 01:49 pm »

sts1canada · « **Reply #290 on:** 10/30/2007 01:49 pm »

The 2B array is about to be redeployed on P6, the first time it has 'seen' the sun since STS-116 last December if I remember correctly.

12 minutes left of this West comm pass, 49 minutes to sunset.

Richard

sts1canada · « **Reply #291 on:** 10/30/2007 01:51 pm »

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ckiki lwai - 30/10/2007 10:47 AM

Are they deploying only one bay today?

No they hope to deploy this 2B array to full length today, and then deploy the other 4B array on P6 to full length later today in a couple of hours.

Richard