Author Topic: LIVE: STS-124 Flight Day 9 - EVA 3 (Read 54548 times)

Bubbinski · « **Reply #160 on:** 06/08/2008 06:40 pm »

Some nice images just coming up now.

sts1canada · « **Reply #161 on:** 06/08/2008 06:41 pm »

Ron is working on the CP 9 camera work site on the P1 truss, complex is now passing east of New Zealand, 32 minutes to East handover, 50 minutes to sunset.

Richard

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #162 on:** 06/08/2008 06:42 pm »

Bubbinski · « **Reply #163 on:** 06/08/2008 06:43 pm »

Nice helmet cam shots of the complex.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #164 on:** 06/08/2008 06:46 pm »

Mike Fossum is about to start making his way out to the camera:

sts1canada · « **Reply #165 on:** 06/08/2008 06:46 pm »

Mike is taking closeout photos of the work site of the MMOD shields between the JEM & JLP and the cameras installed on the JEM.

Now PET is 4:50, 45 minutes to sunset.

Richard

Bubbinski · « **Reply #166 on:** 06/08/2008 06:46 pm »

Ron Garan's now working on the camera installation.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #167 on:** 06/08/2008 06:47 pm »

Ron Garan is removing the 'dummy box' installed on EVA-2 where the camera will be placed:

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #168 on:** 06/08/2008 06:50 pm »

Not quite sure what this is, but it looks like a light:

robertross · « **Reply #169 on:** 06/08/2008 06:51 pm »

Looking at get-aheads for Mike, as he may not need to help Rick with the camera install...he's doing really well

Bubbinski · « **Reply #170 on:** 06/08/2008 06:53 pm »

More images coming up.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #171 on:** 06/08/2008 06:54 pm »

robertross · « **Reply #172 on:** 06/08/2008 06:54 pm »

Quote from: Ford Mustang on 06/08/2008 06:50 pm

Not quite sure what this is, but it looks like a light:

Yup, that's a light. Good call.

sts1canada · « **Reply #173 on:** 06/08/2008 06:56 pm »

PET is now about 5:00, 16 minutes to East handover, 35 minutes to sunset, a nice black & white camera view from the shuttle payload bay cameras of Ron working the CP 9 installation. Discovery is about to cross the equator for orbit 126, crossing over Mexico in 8 minutes on a northeast pass.

Richard

robertross · « **Reply #174 on:** 06/08/2008 06:57 pm »

Mike is in the airlock getting an O2 recharge prior to his get-aheads.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #175 on:** 06/08/2008 06:59 pm »

Note the Zvezda and ATV solar panels in this helmet cam view from Ron:

robertross · « **Reply #176 on:** 06/08/2008 07:04 pm »

Camera is unlocked!

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #177 on:** 06/08/2008 07:05 pm »

Ron Garan hooking up electrical connections:

sts1canada · « **Reply #178 on:** 06/08/2008 07:07 pm »

Complex is passing north of Houston, Texas, 6 minutes to East handover, 24 minutes to sunset, MCC-H is now going to power up the CP 9 camera package.

Richard

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #179 on:** 06/08/2008 07:10 pm »

MCC-H sending a Pan/Tilt command to the newly installed camera.

It worked!