Author Topic: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 11 - Preps for the epic EVA-4 (Read 67474 times)

Andy_Small · « **Reply #40 on:** 11/02/2007 01:28 pm »

Clay giving MCC a list of transfer items.

Andy_Small · « **Reply #41 on:** 11/02/2007 01:29 pm »

Meanwhile, back in the airlock. Palo, Wheels, and Scott are working on more taping

TAPE: The best friend of astronauts for over 30 years!

whitewatcher · « **Reply #42 on:** 11/02/2007 01:33 pm »

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haywoodfloyd - 2/11/2007 4:27 PM

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Olaf - 2/11/2007 10:18 AM

I´m sorry, but I do not understand, why the SRMS need the help of the SSRMS and cannot direct put the OBSS.

The Orbiter arm (SRMS) is too short to reach the Solar Array with the OBSS.
It has to be handed off to the Station Arm (SSRMS).

I guess the question was why the SRMS could not unberth the OBSS from the shuttle payload bay and directly hand it over to the SSRMS.

@Olaf: I've written you a PM regarding this issue. Let's keep this live thread clean. I bet there is a Q&A thread dedicated to the P6 issue.

Andy_Small · « **Reply #43 on:** 11/02/2007 01:33 pm »

Scott reporting that they can still use the sheath. They just think they need to use more tape. and it won't effect their operations tomorrow

MCC wants the sheath too just wants them to make sure they can get their gloved hands around the tool

collectSPACE · « **Reply #44 on:** 11/02/2007 01:36 pm »

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hutchel - 2/11/2007 5:51 AM

I'm curious - I read in one of the many posts... that the parts for the cufflinks were flown as contingency parts - sheet aluminum, 12 gage wire and connectors - does anyone know when they were brought up?

According to the instructions uplinked to the crew on Thursday, the materials you mention came out of the ISS Pin Kit, Clamp and Bracket Kit and the Large Gauge Pin Kit. I'm not sure how often these are replenished (I'll ask after the briefings today), but a quick web search shows mention of at least the Clamp and Bracket Kit tracing all the way back to ISS Expedition 1 (which started its residency on the ISS seven years ago today, coincidentally).

You can read the seven-part instructions with illustrations that were sent to the crew here: How to build space station-saving cufflinks (link reposted on the advice of Chris).

Andy_Small · « **Reply #45 on:** 11/02/2007 01:40 pm »

while there is a break in the comm here's a pretty shot of the earth!

Andy_Small · « **Reply #46 on:** 11/02/2007 01:44 pm »

Palo asking about taping config on the crew lock bag (I think)

Here they are working in there. A better shot

Mobile transporter now on S0

Andy_Small · « **Reply #47 on:** 11/02/2007 01:46 pm »

Here is the mobile transporter. Five feet per min.

Andy_Small · « **Reply #48 on:** 11/02/2007 01:49 pm »

Still moving

Clay is going to be on the treadmill.

MCC suggesting he runs inverted

Andy_Small · « **Reply #49 on:** 11/02/2007 01:54 pm »

still moving!

another pic!

Andy_Small · « **Reply #50 on:** 11/02/2007 01:59 pm »

back to MCC. Peggy asking about a smoke dect.

JMS · « **Reply #51 on:** 11/02/2007 02:01 pm »

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Bret - 2/11/2007 9:08 AM

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ItsyAndy - 2/11/2007 8:43 AM

Thanks. I read that but confused me again. That means tomorrow it will have to move again to the Shuttle and again back to the array?

No. The SSRMS will move back out to the array today. It can reach the OBSS from there tomorrow now that the OBSS is unberthed from shuttle.

For those of us without L2, there's a decent set of 4 graphics depicting the hand off ballet in this USA Today article.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2007-11-01-shuttle_N.htm

edimus · « **Reply #52 on:** 11/02/2007 02:03 pm »

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whitewatcher - 2/11/2007 10:33 AM

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haywoodfloyd - 2/11/2007 4:27 PM

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Olaf - 2/11/2007 10:18 AM

I´m sorry, but I do not understand, why the SRMS need the help of the SSRMS and cannot direct put the OBSS.

The Orbiter arm (SRMS) is too short to reach the Solar Array with the OBSS.
It has to be handed off to the Station Arm (SSRMS).

I guess the question was why the SRMS could not unberth the OBSS from the shuttle payload bay and directly hand it over to the SSRMS.

@Olaf: I've written you a PM regarding this issue. Let's keep this live thread clean. I bet there is a Q&A thread dedicated to the P6 issue.

All: I can offer a final word on this. SRMS uses the grapple fixture at the front of the payload bay only. While undocked it can be reached but while docked the docking adapter and PMA2 are in the way so the SRMS can't pull the OBSS out of the bay. That is the only reason why SSRMS is required whenever OBSS is needed and the shuttle is docked.

Andy_Small · « **Reply #53 on:** 11/02/2007 02:04 pm »

mobile transport at worksite eight

working on latching it in place

Andy_Small · « **Reply #54 on:** 11/02/2007 02:07 pm »

MCC telling Clay that they he's finally figuring out life on the ISS and they are going to bring him home

he told them he has a very reasonable consulting fee :laugh:

Andy_Small · « **Reply #55 on:** 11/02/2007 02:18 pm »

Location. Currently in a LOS for a few more moments

Joffan · « **Reply #56 on:** 11/02/2007 02:19 pm »

I know Dextre is on its way upstairs in early 2008 but the boom seems like a useful piece of kit to have around on the space station too. Does anyone know of a plan to leave one up there post-Shuttle? Preferably one adapted to be used by the SSRMS as it is by the SRMS?

haywoodfloyd · « **Reply #57 on:** 11/02/2007 02:20 pm »

What would they have done if the rip had been on the far side of the panel?

joncz · « **Reply #58 on:** 11/02/2007 02:24 pm »

Rotated it around the beta axis (as they did to take images) to put it on the near side.

Andy_Small · « **Reply #59 on:** 11/02/2007 02:26 pm »

Anyways, back to the live action

they are still in the air lock working. MCC has tried to call them a few times.

Finally got them. Answering questions about the fish line.