LIVE: STS-132 Flight Day 7/8 - FD7 MRM-1 Checks, Transfers, Off Duty - FD8 EVA-3

• LIVE: STS-132 Flight Day 7/8 - FD7 MRM-1 Checks, Transfers, Off Duty - FD8 EVA-3 by Chris Bergin on 20 May, 2010 02:13
• LIVE and interactive coverage of STS-132's Flight Day 7 and 8:
  
  STS-132 Mission Outlines/Pre-Launch:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/sts-132/
  
  Previous recent Articles:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/sts-132-mrm-1-installed-port-wing-boost/
  
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/eva-2-obss-ptu-cable-repair-p6-battery-rr-132/ - by Chris Gebhardt
  
  EVA-3 Article:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/sts-132-final-eva-wle-ids-data-review-in-focus/ by Chris Gebhardt
  
  Another FD8 Article:
  
  STS-132: Extensive evaluations allow for nominal Late Inspection plan:
  
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/sts-132-extensive-evaluations-nominal-late-inspection/  - by me.
  
  FD7: Water Dump, FGB/MRM-1 Leak Checks, Transfer, Off-Duty, EVA
  Prep
  – Water Dump
  – CWC-I fills
  – MRM1 leak check and air filter install
  – Middeck Transfer
  – Off-Duty (afternoon)
  – UROKO (‘fish scales’) sample stow
  – EVA3 Prep and Campout (Good and Reisman)
  
  FD8 EVA-3 will follow on this thread due to the low event nature of FD7.
  
  Please note, this is interactive, but all posts need to be on topic. If you post images, no more than two per post

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• #1 by Chris Bergin on 20 May, 2010 02:14
• NTV:

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• #2 by aquarius on 20 May, 2010 06:01
• It's wakeup time!
  
  The wakeup song is Welcome to the Working Week by Elvis Costello for Steve.
• #3 by cb6785 on 20 May, 2010 06:43
• Execute Package:
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/455932main_FD07.pdf
• #4 by marshallsplace on 20 May, 2010 08:57
• Atlantis' payload bay and ISS complex:

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• #5 by marshallsplace on 20 May, 2010 10:09
• Good leak check between MRM-1 and ISS.
• #6 by Fuji on 20 May, 2010 10:28
• EVA3 deltas
  http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/455932main_FD07.pdf
  
  Add the P4/P5 NH3 Jumper Install Task.
  And more Get-Ahead Tasks include P1 Radiator GF Stow Beam Troubleshooting, EOTP MLI Flap close and Tool Stow.
• #7 by marshallsplace on 20 May, 2010 10:49
• Go for hatch opening.
• #8 by Chris Bergin on 20 May, 2010 10:55
• 10:52 GMT hatch open:

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• #9 by marshallsplace on 20 May, 2010 10:57
• Ingressed MRM-1 and all is good.  Hatch opening at 10:52.
• #10 by Chris Bergin on 20 May, 2010 11:02
• Probably the most undramatic hatch opening ever!
• #11 by Chris Bergin on 20 May, 2010 11:04
• Soichi Noguchi - and as Fuji notes below, with the fish scales experiment.

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• #12 by Fuji on 20 May, 2010 11:05
• Noguchi finished the Fish Scale experiment sample fixation.

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• #13 by Chris Bergin on 20 May, 2010 11:38
• Still no real shots of inside MRM-1. Oleg (I believe) noting they are getting good readings from the ventilation and have already taken out one rack.
• #14 by Chris Bergin on 20 May, 2010 11:39
• About 50 minutes to the PAO event with AP/Fox News Radio and CBS - then off duty. Due to the low event nature of FD7, this will continue through to FD8.
• #15 by Fuji on 20 May, 2010 11:41
• Columbus FSL rack VMU(Video Management Unit).

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• #16 by steveS on 20 May, 2010 11:43
• Any indications that the mission will be extended? (read some where that the on time launch saved 29 hours of Cyro)
• #17 by Chris Bergin on 20 May, 2010 11:45
• Quote from: Fuji on 20 May, 2010 11:41

  Columbus FSL rack VMU(Video Management Unit).
  

  
  Thanks Fuji. We're seeing Tracy Caldwell struggling to pull out a data card.

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• #18 by Chris Bergin on 20 May, 2010 11:47
• Quote from: steveS on 20 May, 2010 11:43

  Any indications that the mission will be extended? (read some where that the on time launch saved 29 hours of Cyro)
  

  
  Depends if they need it. A decision on FD9 docked inspection of the Port Wing with the SRMS EE and any impacts to the timeline might be relevant. DAT were still working on what they have last I heard.
• #19 by Chris Bergin on 20 May, 2010 11:48
• Nice view of MRM-1

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