LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 10 - MT/OBSS Ops - EVA-4 Preps

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redgryphon - 1/11/2007  2:02 AM

For Orbit 138, shouldn't that be "Mobile Transporter Transfer to Worksite *3* to grapple OBSS"? Worksite 8 is its current position.

Yeah, I believe you are correct.  But hey, I don't write the thing, I just post it!  :cool:

Good catch, by the way!

[uko]

I don't know but the folks in MCC seem to be really nervous today

[uko]

And once again.. SATURDAY is the big day!!! The procedures and tools are not ready yet.

[ETEE]

Why would they grapple the OBSS two days early?  Surely that could be left for another 24 hours at least.

[uko]

It can be that they just want to test that the SSRMS can grapple and move the OBSS. But it is also possible that after the decision to move EVA4 to saturday, they don't grapple it until tomorrow.

[gordo]

uko - 1/11/2007  9:51 AM

It can be that they just want to test that the SSRMS can grapple and move the OBSS. But it is also possible that after the decision to move EVA4 to saturday, they don't grapple it until tomorrow.

The did that already this mission to get Columbus out of the bay...were you not watching?

[DaveS]

gordo - 1/11/2007  11:49 AM
The did that already this mission to get Columbus out of the bay...were you not watching?

Don't you mean Node 2 AKA "Harmony"? Columbus is the priority of the next mission.

[DaveS]

EVA-4 tools and repair equipment is being manufactured in Node 2 right now by Pambo and Zambo.

[ckiki lwai]

busy on making the tools
they are packing aluminum strips in some kind of foil/tape, and attaching it to something out of view

[DaveS]

ckiki lwai - 1/11/2007  12:03 PM
they are packing aluminum strips in some kind of foil/tape, and attaching it to something out of view

That would be insulating them with Kapton tape.

[triddirt]

Just slightly off topic on a slow day for us "1G bound" crew members... Dan Tani's first attempt at the ISS "Worm Report" was not the smooth delivery of our Jokester Clay Anderson.. Add this to the "We'll sure miss Clay" Thread

[ckiki lwai]

Pambo and Zambo are working on the tools again.
They are cutting the edges of the kapton tape

[psloss]

triddirt - 1/11/2007  7:41 AM

Just slightly off topic on a slow day for us "1G bound" crew members... Dan Tani's first attempt at the ISS "Worm Report" was not the smooth delivery of our Jokester Clay Anderson.. Add this to the "We'll sure miss Clay" Thread

It wouldn't be as amusing if everyone was like Clay.  Nothing wrong with a little variety.

[ckiki lwai]

smoothing out the edges

[Roci Stone]

Are the "plans" tor these tools out here someplace? I'd love to see them.

Roci

[ckiki lwai]

at the moment they are planning make 20 of these aluminum strips with, they will be connected with wires, and they will be putt through the holes in the solar panel.

[Syntax]

Looks like they are peeling potatoes

[Mike_1179]

I understand how the "cufflinks" go through aluminum-reinforced holes, but how do they plan on applying tension on the strip that connects two adjacent attachment points?  Will the blanket be "slack" between these attachment points or will they pull the two holes close together (without touching the blanket) to try to retain the blanket shape?

I suppose my question can be rephrased: Are they planning on approximating the edges that separated, or will they simply put a strap in place across the tear to take the load off the blanket when it is fully tensioned, essentially just a stress shield?

Like was said a few days ago, it doesn't have to look good, it has to produce power and be stable

[ckiki lwai]

here is a good snapshot of of how they look like.

[Jim]

every work bench should have a vacuum cleaner