Author Topic: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 10 - EVA 4 (Read 99015 times)

psloss · « **Reply #280 on:** 12/18/2006 09:50 pm »

IV crew wondering if Beamer could space out the blankets...Beamer thinks he'd need to be in between the blankets (in the mast area)...

psloss · « **Reply #281 on:** 12/18/2006 09:52 pm »

IV crew talking about working on the middle guide wire -- doing that might clear the other wires. Talking about working on both blankets.

eeergo · « **Reply #282 on:** 12/18/2006 09:55 pm »

Christer's array doesn't look very nice...

Spiff · « **Reply #283 on:** 12/18/2006 09:55 pm »

That's pretty good thinking there by Mike LA. Hopefully that will give them some more bays to retract with each go.

psloss · « **Reply #284 on:** 12/18/2006 09:56 pm »

They are working up the aft blanket towards the end of the array, looks like Beamer is sort of setting up the folds so they will lay up better as the mast retracts.

psloss · « **Reply #285 on:** 12/18/2006 09:57 pm »

Moving over to the forward blanket...IV crew thinks they've reached a point of diminishing return on the aft blanket that Beamer has been working on.

eeergo · « **Reply #286 on:** 12/18/2006 09:58 pm »

Spiff · « **Reply #287 on:** 12/18/2006 09:58 pm »

Beamer just overtaking Yuri Onufrienko on the all time spacewalker list with 42h33m

psloss · « **Reply #288 on:** 12/18/2006 09:59 pm »

Moving to the forward blanket and moving closer to the blanket box...now that Beamer is clear of the ISS Ku antenna, it is being powered back up.

psloss · « **Reply #289 on:** 12/18/2006 10:00 pm »

Must be getting close to sunset...

JimO · « **Reply #290 on:** 12/18/2006 10:01 pm »

What is it going to take for them to get this job done before the end of the EVA?

JimO · « **Reply #291 on:** 12/18/2006 10:03 pm »

Flame Trench at Florida Today, at 5:08 PM, wrote: "So far, they've been able to draw in about four or five of the 11 sections that still were deployed at the beginning of today's spacewalk."

Have we missed the count? I certainly hope Todd's count is more accurate -- it suggests we're going to make it.

psloss · « **Reply #292 on:** 12/18/2006 10:05 pm »

Do you know what the limiting consummable is today, Jim? Is it LiOH? What's the time limit?

Spiff · « **Reply #293 on:** 12/18/2006 10:05 pm »

Oy, why has Joe Tanner left Steve Robinson's side?

(Too bad we haven't got KU at the moment....)

Squid.erau · « **Reply #294 on:** 12/18/2006 10:05 pm »

PAO says about 6 bays still out

psloss · « **Reply #295 on:** 12/18/2006 10:05 pm »

Thought I heard PAO say we're at six bays to go...

JimO · « **Reply #296 on:** 12/18/2006 10:06 pm »

Spaceflight now also counts "four and a half to five" segments by 5:05 pm.

"Six bays remaining" says Kyle at 5:46 pm EST.

eeergo · « **Reply #297 on:** 12/18/2006 10:07 pm »

Well, gentlemen, I'll call it a day... I have to get up early tomorrow

It was really great to share this EVA here!

Hope I get up and find good news!

Speedracer · « **Reply #298 on:** 12/18/2006 10:07 pm »

Crap missed their pass over my house. Best opp to see them tonight.

psloss · « **Reply #299 on:** 12/18/2006 10:07 pm »

Beamer has cleared a stuck grommet on the forward blanket and now going to work on spreading out the blankets on that side, repeating what he did on the aft blankets.