RE: LIVE: STS-117 Flight Day 5 - S4 deploy

• #240 by Zachstar on 13 Jun, 2007 20:17
• Pat moved away!
  
  Good Visual!
  
  Asking ground for retract permission!

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• #241 by sts1canada on 13 Jun, 2007 20:17
• As I mentioned earlier, we should have some good KU again in about 30 minutes as the complex starts to move towards TDRS-West more directly on a south-west to north-east track from the vantage point of TDRS-West over the equator. This KU pass should start after sunrise after 4:40 PM EDT (8:40 PM EDT). Be patient everyone, I expect this pattern to continue during this EVA.
  
  Right now we have Ku through TDRS-Z, it will not last long.
  
  Richard
  
• #242 by Zachstar on 13 Jun, 2007 20:18
• Go for retract!
  
  Ready!
  
  Retract!
• #243 by Zachstar on 13 Jun, 2007 20:19
• Good Retract!
  
  Watching for Hangs!
  
  One more bay!

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• #244 by Chris Bergin on 13 Jun, 2007 20:19
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  hornet - 13/6/2007  9:08 PM
  
  so thats 10 or 11 retracted so far right?

  
  12 now I believe.
• #245 by TrueBlueWitt on 13 Jun, 2007 20:20
• How many bays total? Have they cleared the new array for rotation?
  
• #246 by Zachstar on 13 Jun, 2007 20:20
• Ready for retract!
  
  Retract!

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• #247 by sts1canada on 13 Jun, 2007 20:21
• 16 minutes to sunrise, 1 minute or so to TDRS-West handover.
  
  Richard
  
• #248 by Zachstar on 13 Jun, 2007 20:21
• One more fluff then thats it for this EVA on the panel.
  
  Big picture plan.
  
  Fluff
  
  great job!
  
  Retract Tomorrow
  
  Press on to SARJ Tasks.
  
  Bay count: Soon enough.
• #249 by Zachstar on 13 Jun, 2007 20:23
• Moving Pat to the array.
  
  Quick Glove Inspection before and after the fluff.
  
  Then its back to the airlock to switch tethers!

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• #250 by Zachstar on 13 Jun, 2007 20:24
• Thanks "Hockey Stick"! Now it's to be stored.
• #251 by Captain Scarlet on 13 Jun, 2007 20:26
• I've counted:
  
  14 bays retracted
  7 Wiggles
  0 Bounces
• #252 by ace007 on 13 Jun, 2007 20:26
• They said they still would not be able to rotate the new array after all the retraction that has been done.  Anybody know why?
• #253 by Speedracer on 13 Jun, 2007 20:30
• So is P6 cleared of S4?  Can S4 and SARJ be activated?
• #254 by Speedracer on 13 Jun, 2007 20:31
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  Captain Scarlet - 13/6/2007  4:26 PM
  
  I've counted:
  
  14 bays retracted
  7 Wiggles
  0 Bounces

  
  Any shimmers?  
• #255 by TrueBlueWitt on 13 Jun, 2007 20:31
• If DEXTRE was onboard.. would they be able to do this array work without a spacewalk?
• #256 by Chris Bergin on 13 Jun, 2007 20:31
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  Speedracer - 13/6/2007  9:30 PM
  
  So is P6 cleared of S4?  Can S4 and SARJ be activated?

  
  I think they are about three to five bays short. Waiting for someone to confirm.
• #257 by Blade_Pride on 13 Jun, 2007 20:31
• Dave S. said earlier they needed 19.5 bays before they could rotate.
• #258 by sts1canada on 13 Jun, 2007 20:31
• I think we still have KU though TDRS-Z but I could be wrong, if we still have KU brought to us in ten minutes at sunrise time, then we have KU through TDRS-West, any KU is good KU. Sunrise at 4:37 PM EDT (8:37 PM GMT), should get a better look at the P6 2B array then.
  
  Richard
  
• #259 by Chris Bergin on 13 Jun, 2007 20:33
• Node 1 port aft heater light needs to be powered up - note to crew.
  
  Same image still, so won't be adding any new ones unless it's of something different.