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#60
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:01
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#61
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:04
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McClain warns O'Hara that the bolts on the SARJ cover are "the very touchy Fairchild fasteners" and to be careful when using the PGT.
Limiting consumable is battery on EV2, and they're just a little behind timeline but catching up.
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#62
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:06
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Heh... McClain also advises that when they call down turns and torques, they need to state who's talking, since they're both working bolt ops at the same time.
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#63
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:09
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#64
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:13
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Bit of an Earth view from Moghbeli's HECA.
McClain mentions that the H-fixture could self-release due to stored energy once the bolts are removed, to which Moghbeli responds "I hope so!"
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#65
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:15
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And also some Earth from O'Hara's HECA, viewed through the struts of the SARJ.
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#66
by
centaurinasa
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:19
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Simultaneous PGTing!
the "all-purpose" PGT!
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#67
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:19
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Whoops - one bolt O'Hara removed was actually on Cover 3, the next one over. They'll be retorquing that later.
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#68
by
centaurinasa
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:22
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#69
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:23
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Loral has the cover off and temp-stowed. Now inspecting the race ring and getting HECA views - she reports no metal shavings on the ring, which is good.
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#70
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:25
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The H-fixture did not pop off (not too surprising), so Moghbeli is retrieving some tools to work to pry it off.
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#71
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:30
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Cable on the degraded TBA has been demated.
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#72
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:33
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Moghbeli reports the H-fixture "likes where it's at." O'Hara is trying to get a cap installed over the socket from which she demated the cable, but it's also proving finicky.
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#73
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:33
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H-fixture has been released!
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#74
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:38
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Cap is in place on the socket, and O'Hara will now be attaching a French hook to the bearing package before removing it.
Moghbeli asks McClain to pass on thanks to Josh (Cassada, I assume) on his lessons on removing H-fixtures.
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#75
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:46
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O'Hara is breaking torque on the bolts securing the TBA, but her tether is drifting into the worksite - going to take a sec to reposition that. McClain also passes along a reminder not to let the PGT drift into the race rings.
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#76
by
centaurinasa
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:46
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US EVA-89 (PET: 1:27; EDT: 9:32am): O'Hara has removed insulation blankets and gained access to the trundle bearing assembly in the port SARJ; she reports no signs of metal shavings in the mechanism; the helmetcam view below shows the toothed race rings the bearing assembly clamps around
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1719709442445361460US EVA-89: Moghbeli, meanwhile, has removed a handling fixture to help make way for the future installation of another set of roll-out solar array blankets on the power channel 2A array; she'll now carry out a photo survey of the area
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1719710530053480571
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#77
by
centaurinasa
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:51
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Always love the kind of view with Earth in the background
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#78
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 12:53
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Moghbeli was in the process of doing a photo/video survey of the 2A mast canister area in advance of a future IROSA installation, but ground controllers have decided to redirect her over to the TBA R&R worksite to help out O'Hara and provide an extra pair of hands. O'Hara is reporting that the BRT is not rigidizing as well as she'd expect, which is making positioning a challenge.
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#79
by
Yellowstone10
on 01 Nov, 2023 13:20
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OK, back at my desk...
McClain reports that they are about an hour behind timeline at this point.
