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#440
by
Zachstar
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:40
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#441
by
sbt
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:46
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Now on hardline comms. There was a short delay whilst they worked round a switch whose 'toggle is missing'.
In Repress
Rick
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#442
by
jmjawors
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:46
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Unofficial time : 7h 16m
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#443
by
Zachstar
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:46
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Airlock already pressurizing.
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#444
by
Chris Bergin
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:46
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End of EVA. Good work all in all.
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#445
by
sfxtd
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:48
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jabe - 13/6/2007 6:37 PM
why do they need to wait the 2 minutes?
I assume to ensure that the spray cooling system water has entirely sublimated.
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#446
by
Zachstar
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:48
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#447
by
Zachstar
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:50
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7:16 EVA Duration Final!
LONG EVA thats for sure!
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#448
by
Zachstar
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:55
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Hatch is Open.
Wow that was fast.
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#449
by
bsegal
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:57
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Little too close for comfort with Forrester's consumables.
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#450
by
Joffan
on 14 Jun, 2007 01:57
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We need confirmation on Patrick's state... Is he blue or purple?
ETA:... or is he OK? poorly phrased expression on my part, sorry, just glad that they ended up safely.
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#451
by
dawei
on 14 Jun, 2007 02:00
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No biomed received for this EVA. Obviously must not be a flight rule constraint to performing an EVA.
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#452
by
Zachstar
on 14 Jun, 2007 02:00
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Joffan - 13/6/2007 8:57 PM
We need confirmation on Patrick's state... Is he blue or purple?
That isn't funny man. :angry:
EVAs are highly dangerous. Please note that this isn't a walk in the park.
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#453
by
shuttlefan
on 14 Jun, 2007 02:03
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Ankle-bone12 - 13/6/2007 7:48 PM
shuttlefan - 13/6/2007 7:43 PM
I hope I'm posting this in the right thread--
OK, really, how much damage do they seriously expect to the orbiter if they re-enter with the torn thermal blanket not repaired and is it really worth going through all this testing on the ground, reference to Chris's article, and actually sending an astronaut to the OMS pod to do this?
They said in the briefing yesterday that its happened before alot aand they didn't do anytrhing about it. They also said that it would be fine if the whole blanket came off. No I dont think its worth the extended mission. but then again Im not an nasa engineer, Im a freshman In college.
EDIT: so im not telling anyone how to do there job.
I'm not trying to tell anyone how to do their job either. I'm just wondering if the risk is worth the reward in this case.
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#454
by
Lee Jay
on 14 Jun, 2007 02:03
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Zachstar - 13/6/2007 8:00 PM
Please note that this isn't a walk in the park.
They sure make it look easy. Talented and well-trained professionals tend to have that effect on difficult tasks. I'm sure most of us would look like bumbling idiots by comparison.
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#455
by
ZeeNL
on 14 Jun, 2007 02:06
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Lee Jay - 14/6/2007 4:03 AM
Zachstar - 13/6/2007 8:00 PM
Please note that this isn't a walk in the park.
They sure make it look easy. Talented and well-trained professionals tend to have that effect on difficult tasks. I'm sure most of us would look like bumbling idiots by comparison.
Well, from what I saw during this space walk, it sure didn't look easy! And the joke about turning blue or purple was made after hatch open, Zachstar, so I am sure it was just a well meant joke.
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#456
by
sbt
on 14 Jun, 2007 02:08
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Zachstar - 14/6/2007 3:00 AM
Please note that this isn't a walk in the park.
Quite. I caught a sense of rising concern regarding Pat during the Airlock phase. He took a long time to connect his umbilical than there was an issue with, I think, a power switch either on his suit or the umbilical control.
They got the two of them to connect up simultainiously when, IIRC, they normaly do it one at a time. Plus Megan actually had to clarify whether they were going to do a rapid or normal repress.
Rick
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#457
by
Lee Jay
on 14 Jun, 2007 02:10
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This one did look harder than most, but I'm just trying to imagine the difficulty in handling the suit, the gloves, the tools, the tethers, crawling all around, getting onto and off of an arm, maintaining awareness of your location without much reference (like gravity and the ground), having sunrise and sunset every 45 minutes or so, working for 7 hours non-stop, being watched and listened to by tons of people real-time, and yet getting lots done without sounding grumpy. Frankly, I'm always amazed at how well they do and how easy they make it look.
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#458
by
haywoodfloyd
on 14 Jun, 2007 02:15
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When is the MSB?
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#459
by
ZeeNL
on 14 Jun, 2007 02:15
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Lee Jay - 14/6/2007 4:10 AM
This one did look harder than most, but I'm just trying to imagine the difficulty in handling the suit, the gloves, the tools, the tethers, crawling all around, getting onto and off of an arm, maintaining awareness of your location without much reference (like gravity and the ground), having sunrise and sunset every 45 minutes or so, working for 7 hours non-stop, being watched and listened to by tons of people real-time, and yet getting lots done without sounding grumpy. Frankly, I'm always amazed at how well they do and how easy they make it look.
I fully agree with this. Sometimes you see them struggling with things, like putting things in a bag or securing things in place and I am sure I would get very frustrated.
