Author Topic: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 12 - EVA-4 - P6 4B Solar Array Repair  (Read 154953 times)

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Deploy...planned abort...no deltas...ground said they will only call to stop, but otherwise continue...

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Deploy...planned abort...starting to see some load on the cufflinks...continuing...

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Low bearing on the cufflinks.  No separation at damage hinge point.

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2 bays to go, 5 bays have been extended now post EVA repair.

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Starting to see tension across the worksite and load bearing on cufflinks

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Deploy...planned abort...go to proceed further...setting up for next...

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Flattening out in the V.

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Deploy...tension bar appears to be out...didn't hear a call that time...

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1 bay to go, 6 bays have been extended post EVA repair, (my bay count is approximate).

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Setting up for next half bay...no objections...

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Pam says this might be the end game...they're going to talk about it...

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Cufflink #2 is under moderate tension.

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13 minutes to ZOE, 20 minutes to sunset.

Another half bay deploy coming up!

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Wheels says there's a half bay left looking at the mast canister...

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Deployed -- two deploy discretes...it's fully deployed!

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Sequence of half-bay deploy:

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MCC says they have a few questions, but for the EV crew to start making their way back...5 hours 21 minutes into the EVA...

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