LIVE: STS-124 Flight Day 7 - JLM relocation / Flight Day 8 JEM RMS deployment

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Flight Day 7 / Flight Day 8 coverage of STS-124:

Latest Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5442

Planned Flight Day 7 activities:

(All times are eastern)

- Japanese Logistics Module (JLM) vestibule configuration, demate
  (9:42am) and depressurization (12:12pm)
- Canadarm2 grapple (2:02pm) and unberth of JLM from zenith berthing
  port of Harmony (2:57pm)
- JLM installation to zenith berthing port of JPM (3:37pm)
- JPM/Logistics Module vestibule leak checks (5:57pm)
- Japanese robotic arm activation (7:00pm)

Planned Flight Day 8 activities:

(All times are eastern)

- Japanese Robotic Arm hold/release mechanism inital release test
  (11:17am)
- Japanese Robotic Arm initial deployment and checkout (12:17pm)
- JLM vestibule outfitting (3:17pm)
- Port TV camera repairs
- EVA 3 procedure review (5:27pm)
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) VIP event (7:02pm)
- EVA 3 campout by Fossum and Garan (7:57pm)

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[Chris Bergin]

I believe we elements of crew time off over FD7-8, so we may opt to have one FD thread for both days combined. We'll see how today goes.

[Chris Bergin]

Wake up call for Flight Day 7 for Karen.

Bright as Yellow by Innocence Mission (errr, ok then Don't think we'll be treated to the Foo Fighters like STS-123)

[Chris Bergin]

Heading over the Western coast of Africa.

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SRB Ascent Videos at 7am Central (1pm UK). (Have your finger on record John 44!)

[Chris Bergin]

Five minutes to the ISS Flight Director replay. (Wasn't anything of great interest).

[Ronsmytheiii]

Once again just some touch ups:

[Ronsmytheiii]

the end towards the shuttle is looking pretty finished now

[ckiki lwai]

Close up of Zarya, and Jules verne

[Ronsmytheiii]

Top of the complex viewed from the OBSS.  Chris, you know you are signed in as a guest right?

[ckiki lwai]

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Booster videos about to start.

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