LIVE: STS-124 Flight Day 4 - EVA 1 / JEM-PM installation

[Chris Bergin]

Flight Day 4 coverage of STS-124:

FD-4 Article: To follow shortly.

Planned Flight Day 4 activities:

(All times are eastern)

- EVA 1 preparations (7:12am)
- Canadarm2 grapple of Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) on S1
  truss (8:02am)
- EVA 1 by Fossum and Garan (11:32am):
 
  Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
   
    EVA operations:
    - Release the straps holding the shuttle robotic arm’s elbow joint
    camera down for launch (12:07pm)
    - Transfer the Orbiter Boom Sensor System from the station’s
    starboard truss to the shuttle (12:07pm)
    - Canadarm2 base change from Destiny to Harmony (2:47pm)
    - Prepare the Kibo laboratory for installation
    - Replace one of the 12 trundle bearing assemblies on the starboard
    solar alpha rotary joint (3:37pm)
    - Inspect damage to the solar alpha rotary joint (3:37pm)
    - RMS grapple of JEM-PM (4:17pm)
    - Test cleaning methods for use on the solar alpha rotary joint’s
    race ring (4:22pm)
    -JEM-PM unberth (4:37pm)

EVA 1 ends (6:02pm)

- Installation of JEM-PM on port side of Harmony (6:07pm)
- JEM-PM vestibule leak check (8:17pm)

Please note, this is interactive, but all posts need to be on topic. If you post images, no more than two per post.

Remember, lots of people use these threads as a catch up, so let's keep the chatter down, and keep it on updates only. This is going to be a long one!

[geminy007]

Crew awake. Wake Up was a japanese song (didn´t catch the title) for Hoshide. Airlock Crew preparing for Hatch opening @1058 GMT for hygene.

[Targeteer]

Thanks to all for allowing me to follow the flight while I'm deployed to Iraq. I'm hoping to get internet access in my room which may allow me to get audio--bandwidth is limited.  Looking forward to following the rest of the mission and watching the Hubble repair on the dish once I get home.

[Bejowawo]

Execute Package for FD4 is now available

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/237031main_fd04_exec_pkg.pdf

[Ronsmytheiii]

Overview of EVA's:

http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/video/sts-124/replay7.php

[Chris Bergin]

Thanks to all for allowing me to follow the flight while I'm deployed to Iraq. I'm hoping to get internet access in my room which may allow me to get audio--bandwidth is limited.  Looking forward to following the rest of the mission and watching the Hubble repair on the dish once I get home.

Check your PM (My Messages - top tab), I'll give you free L2. Stay safe.

[Chris Bergin]

EMUs ready for action later today:

[Chris Bergin]

Opening RPM (stunners) images on L2. Will use one of them in the upcoming article. Will include Pad 39A update, as we've got the investigation notes now.

[Chris Bergin]

Getting ready for the grapple of the OBSS.

[daj24]

Flight Day 4 NASA TV Schedule:

[Chris Bergin]

It's all happening! Quest being prepped for the EVAers. Robotics for OBBS grapple:

[Chris Bergin]

11:30 EDT start time may be advanced for EVA-1, according to PAO Rob.

[KDelande]

If I wanted to follow along with all of the steps the crew is taking for the EVA, which document should I be following?

KD

[Chris Bergin]

If I wanted to follow along with all of the steps the crew is taking for the EVA, which document should I be following?

KD

There's an EVA FDF. Can someone link up the nasa.gov version (I can't find it off hand).

[Chris Bergin]

OBSS has been grappled. We had no images of the process.

[kneecaps]

There's an EVA FDF. Can someone link up the nasa.gov version (I can't find it off hand).

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/229503main_EVA_124_F_1.pdf

[Chris Bergin]

Thanks Mr Caps

[ckiki lwai]

What are we looking at now? Some part of the truss?

[kneecaps]

Thanks Mr Caps

No problem!

Followers will also want the PDRS CL. Procedures for the robotics and stuff.

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/229562main_PDRS_124_F_A.pdf

[Chris Bergin]

What are we looking at now? Some part of the truss?

It wasn't noted, but I also thought it was the truss where the OBSS has been since 123, as it looks like the fixture.