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#100
by
Celebrimbor
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:52
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I imagine this question has been posed before now but: Why is it that we have to wait until the next shuttle mission to retract the P6 array and engage the P4? Is it just a case of not rushing unnecessary things or is there a real engineering issue?
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#101
by
Jim
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:53
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Oli4 - 14/9/2006 8:29 AM
This is going so smoothly.... it surprises me really.
Remember those arrays on Hubble? Man man were those a pain in the ... Shows that those NASA engineers learned lots about solar array deployment.
Good job so far guys! Lets hope for the best.
Totally different design, not comparable. ESA supplied the HST arrays
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#102
by
nathan.moeller
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:55
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Go for deploy! Atlantis in free drift. Deploy beginning!
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#103
by
Oli4
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:55
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Hi JIM.... Blame the Europeans!
hahaha
But sure it's a different design. But since Hubble, I don't think they will use that design ever again... This one looks much more rigid
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#104
by
rosbif73
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:56
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Jonesy STS - 14/9/2006 2:18 PM
It's all gone solar array barmy in here! 
Great views.
I'll leave the captures to Jacques this time - I'm trying to record the stream instead...
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#105
by
Jim
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:56
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nacnud - 14/9/2006 8:31 AM
Does anyone know how the central boxwork strut is folded? I can see how the cloth mounted z folded cells are stowed and deployed but I can't figure out how the box strut is unfolding.
The mast is wound up (twisted) in the cylinder. The deployment mechanism unwinds and it unfurls.
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#106
by
jacqmans
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:57
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#107
by
Oli4
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:57
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This is so awesome....
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#108
by
Oli4
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:58
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Like a big spring?
Jim - 14/9/2006 2:43 PM
nacnud - 14/9/2006 8:31 AM
Does anyone know how the central boxwork strut is folded? I can see how the cloth mounted z folded cells are stowed and deployed but I can't figure out how the box strut is unfolding.
The mast is wound up (twisted) in the cylinder. The deployment mechanism unwinds and it unfurls.
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#109
by
CentEur
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:59
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nacnud - 14/9/2006 2:31 PM
Does anyone know how the central boxwork strut is folded? I can see how the cloth mounted z folded cells are stowed and deployed but I can't figure out how the box strut is unfolding.
See for yourself (last picture, to the right):
http://www.aec-able.com/Booms/coilboom.htmlThe longerons are (un)folded along the slides when container's lower part is rotated by electric motor.
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#110
by
nathan.moeller
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:59
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Notice how they've changed the station graphic on the MCC tracker.
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#111
by
jacqmans
on 14 Sep, 2006 12:59
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#112
by
Oli4
on 14 Sep, 2006 13:00
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Nice catch!
nathan.moeller - 14/9/2006 2:46 PM
Notice how they've changed the station graphic on the MCC tracker.
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#113
by
Celebrimbor
on 14 Sep, 2006 13:02
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But is the radiator truly deployed yet?
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#114
by
jacqmans
on 14 Sep, 2006 13:03
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#115
by
Oli4
on 14 Sep, 2006 13:03
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Are those arrays now 100% deployed or 98%?
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#116
by
Spirit
on 14 Sep, 2006 13:07
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I also wonder when will the radiator be deployed.
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#117
by
RedSky
on 14 Sep, 2006 13:09
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Opening the array was amazing. What I really would be interested in seeing is how it all folds back up! Next mission they will fold up the P6 array on the Z1 truss to make way for these new ones to rotate.
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#118
by
DaveS
on 14 Sep, 2006 13:18
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Spirit - 14/9/2006 2:54 PM
I also wonder when will the radiator be deployed.
Tommorow.
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#119
by
Celebrimbor
on 14 Sep, 2006 13:23
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Has the SSRMS walk on to the Destiny happened yet? Will it be televised?
hahaha