LIVE: STS-124 Flight Day 6 - EVA 2 / JEM-PM outfitting

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Official EVA start time 10:04 am CDT.

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Astronauts coming out as they're passing over Barcelona!

[faustod]

This is the fifth EVA for Fossum.

[Ronsmytheiii]

Bringing Kibo camera bracket out of airlock:

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Both coming out of the airlock now, go to install JPM TV assemblies, flanking the robot arm.

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Fossum: "Let's get started!!"

Navias noting the new TurtleSkin modification for the gloves.

The cameras have been pre-configured inside ISS, so that they can be more easily installed.

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Fossum on the port end of Kibo.

[rdale]

sts1canada, do you have anything about KU?

Hi everyone, this is a FYI for EVA comm coverage for EVA #2 from me today, due to changing work schedules out of my control, I won't be able to follow the EVA coverage here on NSF & provide comm coverage for this EVA until it is halfway completed I will rejoin the coverage here when I can sometime during this EVA

Richard

[Ronsmytheiii]

Oh, ooops:

Moving down Destiny

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Actually, Navias got a bit confused, they're still getting to Kibo.

[Ronsmytheiii]

on JPM

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Go for camera install, now Fossum is getting there.

"Mike, you've got a long way!"

[eeergo]

Joggling the camera around, close to the JRMS:

[maxx]

Orbiting complex now over Australia.

[eeergo]

Those cameras are going to provide one hell of a view, and probably will show a good angle for dockings, now that we've lost the truss view.

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From the OBSS, looking down on the hard-working astros:

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First releasing 3 bolts in the camera bracket installed on Kibo, to then attach the camera boom to that bracket and tighten the bolts again.

[bobthemonkey]

Great close up.

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The big guns have arrived, guys.

Removing the 3 launch locks, on the "right side" (forward) of Kibo.

[BobF4321]

Anybody know the specs of the Kibo cameras?   I'm hoping they will be hi-def....
HDTV experiment: http://iss.jaxa.jp/kibo/kibomefc/hdtvcam_e.html