Author Topic: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 12 - EVA-4 - P6 4B Solar Array Repair (Read 154955 times)

eeergo · « **Reply #240 on:** 11/03/2007 11:54 am »

The SAW is waving like "a flag in the wind" by Wheels' words, and is near the WIF, but no problem.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #241 on:** 11/03/2007 11:54 am »

SAW is 'waving like a flag in the wind'

triddirt · « **Reply #242 on:** 11/03/2007 11:56 am »

Cufflink #3 is 66 and 3/8ths inches long

eeergo · « **Reply #243 on:** 11/03/2007 11:56 am »

Good image of the planned repairs:

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #244 on:** 11/03/2007 11:56 am »

S-Band stills:

Kel · « **Reply #245 on:** 11/03/2007 11:59 am »

I believe they are currently inserting cufflink 3? The diagram of the repairs is very helpful.

eeergo · « **Reply #246 on:** 11/03/2007 12:02 pm »

Yes, that's the long #3:

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #247 on:** 11/03/2007 12:02 pm »

triddirt · « **Reply #248 on:** 11/03/2007 12:02 pm »

Daylight coming in 2 minutes or so..

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #249 on:** 11/03/2007 12:03 pm »

Insertion:

eeergo · « **Reply #250 on:** 11/03/2007 12:05 pm »

He's touched the arrays pretty thouroghly, but fortunately nothing happened

triddirt · « **Reply #251 on:** 11/03/2007 12:05 pm »

Looks like #3 is in completely. MCC-H is OK with config

eeergo · « **Reply #252 on:** 11/03/2007 12:06 pm »

The damage seems to have folded back on itself:

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #253 on:** 11/03/2007 12:07 pm »

Super close-up of circuitry!

eeergo · « **Reply #254 on:** 11/03/2007 12:07 pm »

Going to get a close look of the snarl in the wires.

eeergo · « **Reply #255 on:** 11/03/2007 12:09 pm »

Some separation of the solar cells in the most beaten cells in the big damage location.

DwightM · « **Reply #256 on:** 11/03/2007 12:10 pm »

Wheels - "Do you need a moist towelette, Doctor?"

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #257 on:** 11/03/2007 12:10 pm »

gordo · « **Reply #258 on:** 11/03/2007 12:11 pm »

"Thats Just Ugly"

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #259 on:** 11/03/2007 12:11 pm »

Closeup of the snarl..

'Oh, that's just ugly!'