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#220
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:46
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PGT on the additional PAS:
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#221
by
Analyst
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:47
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This is the last PAS that needs to be deployed if I'm not mistaken.
Hmm.. I thought that outboard, nadir one PAS is still stowed. Am I wrong? So far it seems we will have 3 PAS deployed (and one UCCAS) after this day...
There are 2 UCCAS's on P3 and 4 PAS's on S3. Both UCCAS's were deployed on earlier missions, now ESP-3 and ELC-1 are living there. One PAS was deployed on AFAIR STS-128, ELC-2 lives there since today. The other 3 were deployed during this mission, 1 during EVA-1, and two today.
Analyst
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#222
by
robertross
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:47
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I've always wondered why they didn't plan all three PAS deployments in the same EVA. You're always fast in doing the same thing the second time so they would have gain more time by doing that.
You obviously don't remember the problems they had with the first (previous flight). Almost busted it trying to jump up and down on it trying to get it to deploy. They had to develop a special tool to release the detents.
I was thinking more about this flight. They had planned to do two PAS deployments, one in EVA2 and one in EVA3. Why didn't they plan them to the same EVA? They would have saved time since they didn't have to transition to the workplace as well.
That's what I mean. It's hard to schedule a spacewalk knowing you had serious issues with a piece of hardware in the past. Better to do as much as you can in one area, get them done, and leave the 'biggies' for later. They are just lucky things are going this well.
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#223
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Chris Bergin
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:50
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"Give it a little push" - all bolts released.
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#224
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:51
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And that PAS is pivoted out of the truss. Diagonal support beam next.
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#225
by
cd-slam
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:51
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PGT on the additional PAS:
Nice close up of the PGT. I
WANT one of those!
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#226
by
Retired Downrange
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:52
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Just watching these guys WVS, it appears that they really are working faster than I am used to seeing. real fluid movements with few hesitations
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#227
by
robertross
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:52
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Coming up on orbital sunset (as the screen goes black)
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#228
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:52
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Reinstalling the bracket.
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#229
by
robertross
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:53
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PGT on the additional PAS:
Nice close up of the PGT. I WANT one of those!
(with 'Tim the toolman Taylor' grunting sounds) oh yeah baby
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#230
by
arkaska
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:54
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The truss looks really empty now when the PAS have been deployed.
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#231
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:54
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PGT on the additional PAS:
Nice close up of the PGT. I WANT one of those!
Free PGT shipped to your postal address with every one year L2 membership
Just watching these guys WVS, it appears that they really are working faster than I am used to seeing. real fluid movements with few hesitations
We've only been around since STS-114, but this is easily the most fluid EVA I've seen.
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#232
by
Retired Downrange
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:55
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PGT on the additional PAS:
Nice close up of the PGT. I WANT one of those!
My local Makita Tool distributor "tells me" that the internal guts of the PGT are from Makita tools.
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#233
by
robertross
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:55
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#234
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:56
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Go for retorque on the bracket.
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#235
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:59
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This PAS is behaving too.
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#236
by
MikeMi.
on 21 Nov, 2009 17:59
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This is the last PAS that needs to be deployed if I'm not mistaken.
Hmm.. I thought that outboard, nadir one PAS is still stowed. Am I wrong? So far it seems we will have 3 PAS deployed (and one UCCAS) after this day...
There are 2 UCCAS's on P3 and 4 PAS's on S3. Both UCCAS's were deployed on earlier missions, now ESP-3 and ELC-1 are living there. One PAS was deployed on AFAIR STS-128, ELC-2 lives there since today. The other 3 were deployed during this mission, 1 during EVA-1, and two today.
Analyst
Shh didnt know about second UCCAS!
Thx Analyst
Soo two are planned for today? After done job with that one they are going to deploy last one yes?
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#237
by
Retired Downrange
on 21 Nov, 2009 18:00
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Also, these guys seem very comfortable to change the plan given by the IV coordinator when they see a faster way to do something
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#238
by
arkaska
on 21 Nov, 2009 18:01
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Shh didnt know about second UCCAS! Thx Analyst
Soo two are planned for today? After done job with that one they are going to deploy last one yes?
No this is the last one they are working on now. There are 2 more UCCAS but there is no need to deploy them since no more ELCs are planned.
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#239
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Nov, 2009 18:03
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