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#400
by
generic_handle_42
on 11 Feb, 2008 21:21
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Thanks for the great coverage. Work commitments have made it hard for me to join you for live coverage, but you guys made it really easy to catch up!
Have to say Stan Love did a great job in Hans's place. Great work all around to get Columbus installed today.
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#401
by
Ford Mustang
on 11 Feb, 2008 21:27
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Empty payload bay... close to it.
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#402
by
Lee Jay
on 11 Feb, 2008 21:27
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Ford Mustang - 11/2/2008 3:16 PM
Official EVA time: 7 hours, 58 minutes
Wow. That's quite a bit longer than average, isn't it?
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#403
by
JJ..
on 11 Feb, 2008 21:34
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who needs "hans" (lol)
a fantastic day,and one that ive waited for since the columbus program began way back when,
ive been here watching and will be for all events coming,
great work guys
JJ..
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#404
by
Kel
on 11 Feb, 2008 21:40
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Lee Jay - 11/2/2008 4:27 PM
Ford Mustang - 11/2/2008 3:16 PM
Official EVA time: 7 hours, 58 minutes
Wow. That's quite a bit longer than average, isn't it?
Longest one that I can recall...
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#405
by
Riley1066
on 11 Feb, 2008 21:42
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Longest EVA ever was James Voss and Susan Helms on STS-102 ... 8 hours 53 minutes
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#406
by
psloss
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:05
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Riley1066 - 11/2/2008 5:42 PM
Longest EVA ever was James Voss and Susan Helms on STS-102 ... 8 hours 53 minutes
Similar deal, too, in the sense that the EV crew went back on umbilicals for an extended period of time, as Bill Harwood noted back then:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/STS-102_Archive.txtExcerpt:
In a marathon spacewalk marked by unexpected glitches and
lost hardware, two astronauts mounted critical equipment on the hull
of the international space station today. They then stood by in
Discovery's cramped airlock for nearly three hours while their crewmates
struggled to reposition a shuttle docking port.
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.
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But the new record, like Roger Maris' home run mark, deserves an
asterisk. Shuttle spacewalks are measured from the time the crew
switches to internal battery power to the time the airlock is
repressurized.
But Voss and Helms reconnected their suits to shuttle air and
power at 6:55 a.m. after six hours and 43 minutes. While still in
vacuum, their spacesuit batteries and oxygen tanks were no longer
needed, making comparisons with other shuttle spacewalks somewhat
academic.
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#407
by
generic_handle_42
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:11
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MSB set to begin shortly...
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#408
by
generic_handle_42
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:18
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#409
by
generic_handle_42
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:19
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Davis: "Trading out crew members proved to be a very doable thing."
Shireman: Looking at transferring extra oxygen from Atlantis vs. Atlantis staying an extra day. Decision tomorrow possibly.
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#410
by
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:22
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They were talking about the extra day there. Is that an extra day ontop of the current extention? (so landing Weds)
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#411
by
generic_handle_42
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:24
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Thirkettle with a video montage of Columbus installation. "Great day for Europe..."
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#412
by
Jim
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:29
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psloss - 11/2/2008 6:05 PM
Riley1066 - 11/2/2008 5:42 PM
Longest EVA ever was James Voss and Susan Helms on STS-102 ... 8 hours 53 minutes
Similar deal, too, in the sense that the EV crew went back on umbilicals for an extended period of time, as Bill Harwood noted back then:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/STS-102_Archive.txt
Excerpt:
In a marathon spacewalk marked by unexpected glitches and
lost hardware, two astronauts mounted critical equipment on the hull
of the international space station today. They then stood by in
Discovery's cramped airlock for nearly three hours while their crewmates
struggled to reposition a shuttle docking port.
.
But the new record, like Roger Maris' home run mark, deserves an
asterisk. Shuttle spacewalks are measured from the time the crew
switches to internal battery power to the time the airlock is
repressurized.
But Voss and Helms reconnected their suits to shuttle air and
power at 6:55 a.m. after six hours and 43 minutes. While still in
vacuum, their spacesuit batteries and oxygen tanks were no longer
needed, making comparisons with other shuttle spacewalks somewhat
academic.
I would disagree with Bill, more specifically the NASA definition. It is no different than an umbilical spacewalk. So Skylab EVA's don't count at all? The duration should be from depress to repress
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#413
by
JohnV
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:31
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6 person station crew officially announced as Expedition 19 (May 2010?)
EDIT: that would be the first 6 person crew..
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#414
by
generic_handle_42
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:32
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JohnV - 11/2/2008 6:31 PM
6 person station crew officially announced as Expedition 19 (May 2010?)
May 2009 as per Alan Thirkettle
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#415
by
generic_handle_42
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:38
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Shireman quoting the station as 57% complete. Nice friendly numbers for the media and the public at large.
Talking in greater detail about the option to borrow some oxygen from Atlantis.
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#416
by
JohnV
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:40
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generic_handle_42 - 11/2/2008 5:32 PM
JohnV - 11/2/2008 6:31 PM
6 person station crew officially announced as Expedition 19 (May 2010?)
May 2009 as per Alan Thirkettle
Thanks! (I forgot the year :cool: )
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#417
by
daj24
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:44
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Reiterated a possible tradeoff between the shuttle spending an extra day at the ISS vs. transferring oxygen from the shuttle to the oxygen storage in the Quest airlock. This would reduce the oxygen on the shuttle reducing the on orbit time available for the shuttle.
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#418
by
daj24
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:50
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Oh no, Marcia Dunn asking personal medical data questions. She never learns!
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#419
by
on 11 Feb, 2008 22:50
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Are there we have the obligatory Hans illness question :angry:
