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#280
by
mkirk
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:04
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Chris Bergin - 13/6/2007 3:52 PM
Brew being asked to move the arm aft a bit more. Making his way down the array nicely.
Just FYI because it is semi interesting;
BREW is actually BRU - for Bomb Release Unit - not to be confused with his bartending or beer drinking ability.
On aircraft such as the F-16 and F-15 the practice bombs are attached to the aircraft via a rack called the BRU. Apparently early on in Archambault’s career he was making a run in a Lawn Dart…uhm I mean F-16…at the practice range and somehow managed to drop the whole bomb rack instead of just the practice bomb(s)…oops! Damn switchology will get you every time! That is considered bad form and you tend to loose cool points for something like that.
As is standard in the flying community when you screw something up everyone makes sure you never forget it…a call sign is a good way to ensure people you haven’t even met yet will evetually hear how you messed something up…
Mark Kirkman
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#281
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:04
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Arm ops done! CandaArm2 Safed.
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#282
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:05
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View of the spacewalkers hanging around the Quest airlock.
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#283
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:06
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Looks like they found some piece of glove?
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#284
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:07
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Zachstar - 13/6/2007 10:06 PM
Looks like they found some piece of glove?
There's a guy called Beamer who'd like that back (I hope!)
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#285
by
sts1canada
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:08
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12 minutes left of TDRS-West Coverage, also under TDRS-East coverage for another 42 minutes, but KU may not be available on EAST as time goes on, we'll see. 30 minutes to sunset on this pass.
Richard
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#286
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:09
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#287
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:10
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Egress for a 2nd time today
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#288
by
sts1canada
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:12
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Now starting orbit 79 of the STS-117 mission, sunset on this pass is in 25 minutes, next sunrise will occur at 6:09 PM EDT (10:09 PM GMT).
Richard
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#289
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:12
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#290
by
chksix
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:13
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Enjoyed the BRU story!
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#291
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:14
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#292
by
Speedracer
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:15
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mkirk - 13/6/2007 5:04 PM
Chris Bergin - 13/6/2007 3:52 PM
Brew being asked to move the arm aft a bit more. Making his way down the array nicely.
Just FYI because it is semi interesting;
BREW is actually BRU - for Bob Release Unit - not to be confused with his bartending or bear drinking ability.
On aircraft such as the F-16 and F-15 the practice bombs are attached to the aircraft via a rack called the BRU. Apparently early on in Archambault’s career he was making a run in a Lawn Dart…uhm I mean F-16…at the practice range and somehow managed to drop the whole bomb rack instead of just the practice bomb(s)…oops! Damn switchology will get you every time! That is considered bad form and you tend to loose cool points for something like that.
As is standard in the flying community when you screw something up everyone makes sure you never forget it…a call sign is a good way to ensure people you haven’t even met yet will evetually hear how you messed something up…
Mark Kirkman
Poor Bob. Why would they release him from an F-16? What'd he ever do to Archambault?
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#293
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:16
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#294
by
spacequestioner
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:17
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This could be Beamer's cut spacesuit glove part.
From EVA - 5:05 pm EST
"Hey JR can you see my (WBF? ) what I see right here. Kinda interesting."
"Let me get the...Let me get your left camera on. Hold on."
"Ok, point at it again."
"Looks like some discoloration in the Metal."
"It's about a 3/4 inch by 1/2 inch piece of RTV from a glove from a
previous spacewalk."
"Really!"
"So I'm just going to go grab it I think."
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#295
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:18
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#296
by
sts1canada
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:18
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20 minutes to sunset, 2 minutes to handover from West to East, half an hour to ZOE (14 minutes long).
Richard
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#297
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:19
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#298
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:20
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And pat gets to work! Moving the launch brace to Orbit mode.
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#299
by
Zachstar
on 13 Jun, 2007 21:22
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