Author Topic: LIVE: STS-119 Flight Day 8 - Transfers (Read 47995 times)

Chris Bergin · « **on:** 03/22/2009 09:05 am »

Live coverage of FD8:

FD7 article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/03/packed-eva-2-on-fd7-of-sts-119/

Transfers.
EVA-3 Preps.
More to be added when info available.

This may be a less eventful day, in which case this will be merged with the FD7 thread.

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

jacqmans · « **Reply #1 on:** 03/22/2009 09:47 am »

NASA TC schedule for FD-8

cb6785 · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/22/2009 10:37 am »

Execute Package and timeline

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #3 on:** 03/22/2009 10:42 am »

Yep, looks like a slow Sunday for this mission. Will leave this as a set thread for now, but likely merge it later.

Next article on site will be Ares I-X/STS-125/STS-400 - might be two parter over today and tomorrow, depending on how the draft works out.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #4 on:** 03/22/2009 10:44 am »

Wow, live look in the NBL for work ongoing on evaluating work requirements for EVA-3.

Rex Walhelm and Dan Burbank (hope I caught their names correctly) will be carrying out the mock EVA without EMUs later.

jacqmans · « **Reply #5 on:** 03/22/2009 10:47 am »

Flight Plan for today

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #6 on:** 03/22/2009 10:52 am »

Always a nice shot...

cb6785 · « **Reply #7 on:** 03/22/2009 11:50 am »

Just as some background info: Rex Walheim was EV2 on ST-110 in 2002, he performed two EVAs back then and last year flew as EV1 on STS-122, performing three spacewalks. Dan Burbank was the IV for one EVA on STS-106 in 2000 and was EV3 on STS-115 in 2006, performing one EVA.

NavySpaceFan · « **Reply #8 on:** 03/22/2009 12:37 pm »

Anyone catch this morning's wake up song?

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #9 on:** 03/22/2009 12:46 pm »

Working on the DA

NavySpaceFan · « **Reply #10 on:** 03/22/2009 12:53 pm »

Quote from: NavySpaceFan on 03/22/2009 12:37 pm

Anyone catch this morning's wake up song?

Never mind, it was “Alive Again” by Chicago for COL Archambault.

MikeMi. · « **Reply #11 on:** 03/22/2009 12:57 pm »

I made small animation.. amazin how much in 15 minutes the arrays moved.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #12 on:** 03/22/2009 01:03 pm »

view of russian segment from the orbiter

AnalogMan · « **Reply #13 on:** 03/22/2009 01:12 pm »

Definitely planning for a bit of UCCAS pin intimidation tomorrow looking at the additional tools being gathered

• Hammer A/L crewlock- Staging Bag, fish stringer#1, Hook #7
• Cheater bar A/L crewlock- Staging Bag, fish stringer#1, Hook #6
• Prybar A/L crewlock- Staging Bag, fish stringer#2, Hook #4
• Russian Hammer (still working on permission to use this)
• Bolt puller Airlock Toolbox #1 zenith door
• GP Cutters Airlock Toolbox #2 nadir door

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #14 on:** 03/22/2009 01:13 pm »

Good refill on progress

its free refill day!

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #15 on:** 03/22/2009 01:16 pm »

animation of stars flying by, click to animate:

AnalogMan · « **Reply #16 on:** 03/22/2009 01:16 pm »

Quote from: MikeMi. on 03/22/2009 12:57 pm

I made small animation.. amazin how much in 15 minutes the arrays moved.

Very Nice!

The SARJ should rotate the solar arrays at 4 degrees a minute when in normal tracking mode (360 degrees in one orbit of ~90 min), so for your animation they rotate about 60 degrees.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #17 on:** 03/22/2009 01:17 pm »

6 cycles for DA today, 2 done

wjbarnett · « **Reply #18 on:** 03/22/2009 01:19 pm »

Quote from: AnalogMan on 03/22/2009 01:12 pm

Definitely planning for a bit UCCAS pin intimidation tomorrow looking at the additional tools being gathered

• Hammer A/L crewlock- Staging Bag, fish stringer#1, Hook #7
• Cheater bar A/L crewlock- Staging Bag, fish stringer#1, Hook #6
• Prybar A/L crewlock- Staging Bag, fish stringer#2, Hook #4
• Russian Hammer (still working on permission to use this)
• Bolt puller Airlock Toolbox #1 zenith door
• GP Cutters Airlock Toolbox #2 nadir door

Ok, now I'm confused by this aggressive set of tools, as well as by the MSB yesterday (ie talk of cutting the pin handle). It would seem that they could more simply reverse the UPPAS deploy procedure, backing out to the point where the pin was put in "upside down" (I think was at most 45 mins), verses the greater effort/time involved in hitting/prying/cutting (assuming it takes all that). Perhaps the procedure had some irreversible step...?

robertross · « **Reply #19 on:** 03/22/2009 01:21 pm »

Quote from: AnalogMan on 03/22/2009 01:12 pm

Definitely planning for a bit of UCCAS pin intimidation tomorrow looking at the additional tools being gathered

• Hammer A/L crewlock- Staging Bag, fish stringer#1, Hook #7
• Cheater bar A/L crewlock- Staging Bag, fish stringer#1, Hook #6
• Prybar A/L crewlock- Staging Bag, fish stringer#2, Hook #4
• Russian Hammer (still working on permission to use this)
• Bolt puller Airlock Toolbox #1 zenith door
• GP Cutters Airlock Toolbox #2 nadir door

Wow...you weren't kidding! My favourite term is brute force and ignornace...hahaha

The only item missing on that list is crazy glue (or something else to put the pieces back together)