Author Topic: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 10 - EVA 4 (Read 99022 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #240 on:** 12/18/2006 09:22 pm »

Looked like a good retract, but they claim there's still guidewire's stuck.

psloss · « **Reply #241 on:** 12/18/2006 09:24 pm »

Houston asking for recommendations from crew...they are go for retract, as is Houston.

Good motion...abort at one bay.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #242 on:** 12/18/2006 09:24 pm »

One more bay retract.

dbhyslop · « **Reply #243 on:** 12/18/2006 09:24 pm »

Sometimes you just have to get through it one bay at a time...

eeergo · « **Reply #244 on:** 12/18/2006 09:24 pm »

Neat retract from Curbeam's position, Attempting another retract:

psloss · « **Reply #245 on:** 12/18/2006 09:25 pm »

Correction...stopped just short of one bay, but they all think it's good to continue. MCC-H request for a bay count but go for retract.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #246 on:** 12/18/2006 09:25 pm »

Christer's side good.

Stopped short of a full bay.

psloss · « **Reply #247 on:** 12/18/2006 09:26 pm »

Hang up on Beamer's side...after the blanket motion dies down, asking for recommendations on what to try.

eeergo · « **Reply #248 on:** 12/18/2006 09:26 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #249 on:** 12/18/2006 09:26 pm »

Beamer's side might need a shake.

psloss · « **Reply #250 on:** 12/18/2006 09:26 pm »

The blanket motion appears to have self-cleared the hang up on at least one wire...

psloss · « **Reply #251 on:** 12/18/2006 09:29 pm »

IV crew thinks a shake is better and that the blanket motion induced by the abort is "self-clearing" some of the hang-ups (as already called down).

sts1canada · « **Reply #252 on:** 12/18/2006 09:29 pm »

Isn't is amazing that everyone preflight was concerned about the potential problems when rewiring the power system on the station (pump modules, DDCU, MBSU failing etc.) and yet these arrays have been the big problem on this flight (preflight, they were only timelined for a 40 minute retract on FD 5)!

Richard

Johnny Rönnberg · « **Reply #253 on:** 12/18/2006 09:30 pm »

"Swedish Shake" on the way.

jmjawors · « **Reply #254 on:** 12/18/2006 09:31 pm »

It fixed itself! True miracle workers, these two.

Going for another bay retraction.

eeergo · « **Reply #255 on:** 12/18/2006 09:31 pm »

psloss · « **Reply #256 on:** 12/18/2006 09:32 pm »

Going to retract one bay instead...Discovery and Alpha are go. Houston is go for single bay.

Retracting...good motion...abort...something funky there.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #257 on:** 12/18/2006 09:32 pm »

One bay retract.

jmjawors · « **Reply #258 on:** 12/18/2006 09:33 pm »

Beamer's side is snagged a bit, and Christer thinks the guide-wire may be loose again. NOW we'll try the shake, maybe.

psloss · « **Reply #259 on:** 12/18/2006 09:33 pm »

Houston is go for a Christer shake on the forward array...some hangups on both arrays...