Author Topic: LIVE: STS-124 Flight Day 6 - EVA 2 / JEM-PM outfitting (Read 60312 times)

eeergo · « **Reply #200 on:** 06/05/2008 09:01 pm »

Bad time for LOS!

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #201 on:** 06/05/2008 09:02 pm »

No signs of metal shavings or anything like the other side.. A lot cleaner, but..

MCC-H requesting the remaining time to be used for getting photos to the ground.

eeergo · « **Reply #202 on:** 06/05/2008 09:02 pm »

No metal shavings, just what appears to be drag mechanisms.

Doesn't appear to be the kind of failure mechanism found in S3-S4.

cb6785 · « **Reply #203 on:** 06/05/2008 09:04 pm »

I guess they'll keep a closer eye on the port side now...

eeergo · « **Reply #204 on:** 06/05/2008 09:05 pm »

Ron continuing work on the old NTA.

robertross · « **Reply #205 on:** 06/05/2008 09:05 pm »

Quote from: eeergo on 06/05/2008 09:02 pm

No metal shavings, just what appears to be drag mechanisms.

Doesn't appear to be the kind of failure mechanism found in S3-S4.

We'll probably need a new thread to discuss all this...
Never any sign of wear last time they checked this one, until now.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #206 on:** 06/05/2008 09:05 pm »

Much better shot of the Port SARJ:

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #207 on:** 06/05/2008 09:07 pm »

Ron Garan is at the old NTA.

The Station/Shuttle Complex is now orbiting 211 miles over Mexico:

sts1canada · « **Reply #208 on:** 06/05/2008 09:07 pm »

10 minutes to East handover, passing over Baja California, 23 minutes to sunset.

Richard

cb6785 · « **Reply #209 on:** 06/05/2008 09:09 pm »

one quick question: isn't it possible to do more frequent controlls of both SARJs by station crew EVAs?

sts1canada · « **Reply #210 on:** 06/05/2008 09:10 pm »

Current PET now 6:05, complex is about to pass over west central Texas.

The SSRMS has now been released from the JEM after it was installed yesterday.

Richard

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #211 on:** 06/05/2008 09:10 pm »

The SSRMS has now ungrappled the Kibo module:

sts1canada · « **Reply #212 on:** 06/05/2008 09:12 pm »

Quote from: cb6785 on 06/05/2008 09:09 pm

one quick question: isn't it possible to do more frequent controlls of both SARJs by station crew EVAs?

If you mean inspections, yes it is possible and it probably become more commonplace with future EVA tasks if there is a concern about P3/P4 SARJ wear.

Richard

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #213 on:** 06/05/2008 09:12 pm »

This line is speculated to be white grease:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #214 on:** 06/05/2008 09:12 pm »

Big relief it's looking like grease!

eeergo · « **Reply #215 on:** 06/05/2008 09:13 pm »

Some engineers are starting to let go of the defibrillators they were charging up... Fossum saying it definitely appears to be a line of white grease.

sts1canada · « **Reply #216 on:** 06/05/2008 09:14 pm »

The 'deposit' seen on the P3/P4 appears to be white grease with 'streaks' in it, now it is time to close up the cover on the port SARJ and start to wrap up this EVA.

The complex is passing over central Wisconsin, 4 minutes to East handover, 16 minutes to sunset.

Richard

cb6785 · « **Reply #217 on:** 06/05/2008 09:16 pm »

that's great news!!

Quote from: sts1canada on 06/05/2008 09:12 pm

If you mean inspections, yes it is possible and it probably become more commonplace with future EVA tasks if there is a concern about P3/P4 SARJ wear.

yes, that's what i meant! thanks!

sts1canada · « **Reply #218 on:** 06/05/2008 09:17 pm »

Now passing over Northern Quebec, 1 minute to East handover (this means KU is only through TDRS East), 13 minutes to sunset, PET 6:13

Richard

sts1canada · « **Reply #219 on:** 06/05/2008 09:21 pm »

Discovery is on orbit 80 of STS-124, passing north of Newfoundland, Canada, and out over the North Atlantic, 10 minutes to sunset, 30 minutes to the ZOE.

Richard