LIVE: STS-122 Flight Day 9 - EVA-3

• #100 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 14:47
• Now moving into the ZOE (zone of exclusion) for about the next 16 minutes, we have KU through TDRS-Z right now, sunset is now! we may get S-band video stills and mixed KU coverage for the next 20  - 25 minutes or so.
  
  Richard
  
• #101 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 14:53
• Stan is asked by either Leland or Alan how the view is while he (Stan) is being moved slowly to ESP-2: His response 'Dark' Now in orbital night, sunrise in 28 minutes, Rex will install one handrail and maybe two on Columbus during this time.
  
  Halfway through this ZOE pass, 9 minutes to West coverage. Complex passing southwest of India over the Indian Ocean.
  
  Richard
  
• #102 by ckiki lwai on 15 Feb, 2008 14:55

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• #103 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 14:56
• Stan is helping Rex to attach some handrails to Columbus, still have good KU through TDRS-Z right now, 5 minutes to West comm, 23 minutes to sunrise.
  
  Richard
  
• #104 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:02
• Now at a PET of 2:55, the next task, the removal and storage of the failed CMG from ESP-2 to the ICC-L is time lined for about 1:50 minutes, EVA is currently 20 minutes behind in the time line, optimistic they can catch up. Now moving into West comm, 17 minutes to sunrise.
  
  Richard
  
  
  
  
  
• #105 by Analyst on 15 Feb, 2008 15:05
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  sts1canada - 15/2/2008  5:02 PM
  
  ...the next task, the removal and storage of the failed CMG from ESP-2 to the ICC-L is time lined for about 1:50 minutes...

  
  2:50
• #106 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:07
• Loss of KU through TDRS-Z due to blockage, expect periods of S-band video and KU for the next 15 - 20 minutes as move away from TDRS-Z and start to move more under TDRS-West KU comm coverage, this is normal for every orbit.
  
  PET is almost 3:00, Rex is finishing the handrail tasks, a few handrails will be installed later, and Stan is being moved to ESP-2 for the CMG removal.
  
  Richard
  
• #107 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:10
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  Analyst - 15/2/2008  11:05 AM
  
  

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  sts1canada - 15/2/2008  5:02 PM
  
  ...the next task, the removal and storage of the failed CMG from ESP-2 to the ICC-L is time lined for about 1:50 minutes...

  
  2:50

  
  Thanks, I thought I misheard that, it is tough to watch & listen to NASA-TV, look a satellite tracking program and transcribe and type what I hear at the same time. Please bear with me with any mistakes I make, I'm doing the best I can juggling these three things at once
  
  Richard
  
• #108 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:13
• We are under West voice comm right now, we should get KU through West again in about 15 minutes after sunrise occurs in 7 minutes, the complex is passing south and west of Australia right now.
  
  Richard
  
• #109 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:16
• Rex is on his way to the ESP-2 after temp finishing the handrail task on Columbus, Stan is being moved into position at the ESP-2 location for the CMG removal tasks. 4 minutes to sunrise, current PET 3:08
  
  Richard
  
  
  
• #110 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:18
• Sorry for all the text updates right now but I cannot provide any screen shots while providing comm coverage, hopefully someone can continue to provide screen shots when KU resumes, I can only do 3 things at time, 4 would be really pushing it
  
  Richard
  
• #111 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:20
• Sunrise now occurring, KU through West should resume in 5 - 10 minutes as the complex moves north and east of New Zealand right now.
  
  Richard
  
• #112 by Jeff Lerner on 15 Feb, 2008 15:23
• "Please bear with me with any mistakes I make, I'm doing the best I can juggling these three things at once "
  
  Hey, no worry's, I really appreciate the coverage you and the rest of team provide...please keep it up !!!!
  
• #113 by ckiki lwai on 15 Feb, 2008 15:23
• No problem Richard, I'll be posting screenshots for another hour, then I'll have to leave.

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• #114 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:23
• The EVAers are at ESP-2 and they are removing the clamshell thermal cover from the failed CMG that has been stored on ESP-2 since STS-118 last August, this thermal cover kept it "warm" while it was stored there. 36 minutes to East handover, 54 minutes to sunset.
  
  Richard
  
  
  
• #115 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:26
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  Wildthing - 15/2/2008  11:23 AM
  
  "Please bear with me with any mistakes I make, I'm doing the best I can juggling these three things at once "
  
  Hey, no worry's, I really appreciate the coverage you and the rest of team provide...please keep it up !!!!
  

  
  Thanks for the kind words, I'm in Southern Ontario like you in Toronto, no place I would rather be than here providing coverage to our fellow NSFers, while it is freezing cold outside.
  
  Richard
  
• #116 by ckiki lwai on 15 Feb, 2008 15:29

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• #117 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:29
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  ckiki lwai - 15/2/2008  11:23 AM
  
  No problem Richard, I'll be posting screenshots for another hour, then I'll have to leave.

  
  Thanks Ckiki, you have done a great job this morning with the screen shots Hopefully someone can take over when you have to leave, or this is going to be a very boring thread with my updates
  
  Richard
  
• #118 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:34
• We have KU back through West, complex is passing over the south central Pacific Ocean on a northeast pass, the EVAers are unbolting the failed CMG that failed in October 2006 and that was placed on the ESP-2 in August 2007.
  
  28 minutes to East handover, 46 minutes to sunset, the EVAers has made up some time on the time line, we are coming up to a PET of 3:30
  
  Stan is reporting some RTV lifting off from his left thumb of this glove, no vectran damage is seen.
  
  Richard
• #119 by sts1canada on 15 Feb, 2008 15:36
• MCC-H happy to proceed with the EVA.
  
  Now doing a SAFER handle checks of both EMUs, both SAFERS look good.
  
  Richard