Author Topic: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 12 - EVA-4 - P6 4B Solar Array Repair (Read 154957 times)

sts1canada · « **Reply #520 on:** 11/03/2007 03:53 pm »

Before MCC-H commands high tension of the 4B array, they want a visual check of the cuff link repairs on the array and see how they are holding up to the commands. Everything appears to look nominal, cuff link 5, 4 and 3 look good, look flush, cuff links 1 & 2 appear to have a slight bow due to the tear in the array, Pam thinks everything will be fine for high tension, MCC will look at it more.

Richard

eeergo · « **Reply #521 on:** 11/03/2007 03:53 pm »

Back at the airlock. Someone remind them to get the camera back!

Bubbinski · « **Reply #522 on:** 11/03/2007 03:54 pm »

Array is tensioned up now. OBSS now moving to pregrapple position.

eeergo · « **Reply #523 on:** 11/03/2007 03:54 pm »

All tensioned up and looks good

Awesome!

sts1canada · « **Reply #524 on:** 11/03/2007 03:56 pm »

15 minutes to ZOE, 16 minutes to sunset. EV crew making final preps for airlock ingress, 4B is fully tensioned now, crew reports the array looks good after all their work with the repairs, congratulations all around!

Richard

eeergo · « **Reply #525 on:** 11/03/2007 03:57 pm »

Yuri reporting the lost tool is moving nadir and forward. They seem to have video and photo of it.

Both EVAers are in the airlock.

sts1canada · « **Reply #526 on:** 11/03/2007 04:00 pm »

Shuttle arm is moving in to grapple the OBSS from the SSRMS, the SSRMS is still holding on at the middle grapple fixture of the OBSS.

Complex moving southwest of Africa, 12 minutes to ZOE, 13 minutes to sunset, Scott has a GO to ingress airlock.

Richard

eeergo · « **Reply #527 on:** 11/03/2007 04:03 pm »

Have they got the camera?? :O

chksix · « **Reply #528 on:** 11/03/2007 04:04 pm »

Hope the tool won't come back and smash into the arrays

sts1canada · « **Reply #529 on:** 11/03/2007 04:06 pm »

Both EV crew members are in the airlock, once Scott gets his tethers organized, they will perform a glove inspection of their EVA gloves after touching an APFR (this equipment is suspected of causing glove tears).

6 minutes to a 5 minute ZOE, 7 minutes to sunset.

Richard

eeergo · « **Reply #530 on:** 11/03/2007 04:10 pm »

Both arrays in autotrack.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #531 on:** 11/03/2007 04:10 pm »

Wheels reports a tear in his overglove. RTV rolled back a bit, some discoloration. Solar array wings are on AUTOTRACK in a good config.

sts1canada · « **Reply #532 on:** 11/03/2007 04:12 pm »

Wheels has a slight tear in the RTV of the right index finger, did not hear Scott's glove check, EV crew hooking up their umbilicals, the port solar arrays are back in normal SARJ autotrack mode tracking the sun, so one side of the solar truss is tracking the sun, the right SARJ is still locked of course.

1 minute to sunset, entering ZOE, comm through TDRS-Z.

Richard

dawei · « **Reply #533 on:** 11/03/2007 04:12 pm »

EV1, EV2 water off for 2 minute timer.

dawei · « **Reply #534 on:** 11/03/2007 04:13 pm »

Hatch is closed and locked.

dawei · « **Reply #535 on:** 11/03/2007 04:14 pm »

SCU is connected EV1, EV2. Go to disconnect waist tether. Deferred. O2 Valve open.

dawei · « **Reply #536 on:** 11/03/2007 04:15 pm »

Power to SCU.

sts1canada · « **Reply #537 on:** 11/03/2007 04:17 pm »

As the EV crew is inside the airlock and the EVA is finishing up, this will be my last update for the day, crew given a GO for airlock hatch closure and the hatch is locked, repress soon to start.

2 minutes to handover to West, KU will resume in about 20 minutes, 23 minutes to sunrise.

Great coverage today everyone, thank you

Talk to you all later. Wow what a flight! I love it!

Richard

dawei · « **Reply #538 on:** 11/03/2007 04:17 pm »

Some comm problems.

jmjawors · « **Reply #539 on:** 11/03/2007 04:17 pm »

Sheesh... what is with these coms?

Clay's asking about it too!