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:in HAL voice: "Good evening, Dave..."
To be quite honest, I didn't know how colorful the inside of Cupola was.
Updates STS-132 Updates
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:in HAL voice: "Good evening, Dave..."
To be quite honest, I didn't know how colorful the inside of Cupola was.
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From ISS Daily Report for 19/05/2010:
STS-132/ULF-4’s EVA-2 was completed successfully by EV-2 Stephen Bowen & EV-3 Michael Good in 7 hours 9 minutes, accomplishing all objectives plus two get-aheads.
During EVA-2, Bowen & Good:
. Cleared the snagged cable on the PTU (Pan & Tilt Unit) sensor of the OBSS, restoring it to full pan/tilt range.
. Prepared the P6 Truss worksite for replacing the batteries (breaking bolt torque & installing gap spanner).
. Removed & replaced four P6 batteries with new batteries from the ICC-VLD stowing the old batteries on the ICC-VLD (the battery #4 R&R, originally planned for EVA-3, was a get-ahead).
. Performed successful troubleshooting on the SGANT as another get-ahead, first verifying by wiggling the boom that boom & dish are solidly fixed without relative motion at the interface, then removing the tether installed during EVA-1 and releasing the gimbal locks that allow the dish to rotate.
Battery R&R:
Bowen & Good replaced four of the six batteries on the B side of the P6 Truss (each of the two wings of the four solar arrays at the space station are designated either A or B), the six batteries on the A side of the P6 having been replaced in July 2009 on STS-127 (2J/A). The first old battery was moved to temporary storage on the P6 IEA (Integrated Equipment Assembly), attached to a MUT (Multi Use Tether) called a ball-stack. The remaining three batteries were then swapped out, with the old units taking the slots of the new ones on the ICC-VLD hovering nearby on the SSRMS. Finally, the first battery was transferred from the ball-stack to the remaining free slot on the ICC-VLD which was then maneuvered to SARJ (Solar Alpha Rotary Joint) clearance position.
While Tracy & Ken provided campout & prebreathe support, MS-1 Garrett Reisman & MS-4 Piers Sellers supported the spacewalkers by operating the SRMS and SSRMS. [SSRMS first assisted during the PTU cable snag clearing, then grappled the ICC-VLD at the POA (Payload ORU Accomodation) on the MT (Mobile Transporter) MBS (Mobile Base System) and maneuvered it to the P6 Truss battery R&R worksite viewed by the SRMS video cameras.]
With the new MRM-1 now attached to the FGB Nadir port, Kotov & Skvortsov spent ~1 hour on a review of ingress procedures and MRM-1 cargo transfers, supported by ground specialist tagup via S-band as required. [RSC-Energia expressed gratitude for NASA’s support, reported full access to MRM-1 telemetry and stated that the module is in good shape.]
Afterwards, Oleg & Alexander laid out the equipment and personal protection gear for their first MRM-1 ingress. A preliminary initial ingress is scheduled tomorrow for the purpose of activating air scrubbers to clean the cabin atmosphere. The hatch will then be left “ajar”, and the final full ingress will be performed after STS-132 departure.
---------- Post added at 09:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:47 PM ----------
The FGB Nadir/MRM-1 hatches will be leak checked & opened tomorrow from 9:15 AM GMT to 10:30 AM GMT. It will be broadcast live on NASA TV.
---------- Post added at 11:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:52 PM ----------
Spaceflight Now: "Smooth spacewalk tackles planned work and more".
STS-132/ULF-4’s EVA-2 was completed successfully by EV-2 Stephen Bowen & EV-3 Michael Good in 7 hours 9 minutes, accomplishing all objectives plus two get-aheads.
During EVA-2, Bowen & Good:
. Cleared the snagged cable on the PTU (Pan & Tilt Unit) sensor of the OBSS, restoring it to full pan/tilt range.
. Prepared the P6 Truss worksite for replacing the batteries (breaking bolt torque & installing gap spanner).
. Removed & replaced four P6 batteries with new batteries from the ICC-VLD stowing the old batteries on the ICC-VLD (the battery #4 R&R, originally planned for EVA-3, was a get-ahead).
. Performed successful troubleshooting on the SGANT as another get-ahead, first verifying by wiggling the boom that boom & dish are solidly fixed without relative motion at the interface, then removing the tether installed during EVA-1 and releasing the gimbal locks that allow the dish to rotate.
Battery R&R:
Bowen & Good replaced four of the six batteries on the B side of the P6 Truss (each of the two wings of the four solar arrays at the space station are designated either A or B), the six batteries on the A side of the P6 having been replaced in July 2009 on STS-127 (2J/A). The first old battery was moved to temporary storage on the P6 IEA (Integrated Equipment Assembly), attached to a MUT (Multi Use Tether) called a ball-stack. The remaining three batteries were then swapped out, with the old units taking the slots of the new ones on the ICC-VLD hovering nearby on the SSRMS. Finally, the first battery was transferred from the ball-stack to the remaining free slot on the ICC-VLD which was then maneuvered to SARJ (Solar Alpha Rotary Joint) clearance position.
While Tracy & Ken provided campout & prebreathe support, MS-1 Garrett Reisman & MS-4 Piers Sellers supported the spacewalkers by operating the SRMS and SSRMS. [SSRMS first assisted during the PTU cable snag clearing, then grappled the ICC-VLD at the POA (Payload ORU Accomodation) on the MT (Mobile Transporter) MBS (Mobile Base System) and maneuvered it to the P6 Truss battery R&R worksite viewed by the SRMS video cameras.]
With the new MRM-1 now attached to the FGB Nadir port, Kotov & Skvortsov spent ~1 hour on a review of ingress procedures and MRM-1 cargo transfers, supported by ground specialist tagup via S-band as required. [RSC-Energia expressed gratitude for NASA’s support, reported full access to MRM-1 telemetry and stated that the module is in good shape.]
Afterwards, Oleg & Alexander laid out the equipment and personal protection gear for their first MRM-1 ingress. A preliminary initial ingress is scheduled tomorrow for the purpose of activating air scrubbers to clean the cabin atmosphere. The hatch will then be left “ajar”, and the final full ingress will be performed after STS-132 departure.
---------- Post added at 09:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:47 PM ----------
The FGB Nadir/MRM-1 hatches will be leak checked & opened tomorrow from 9:15 AM GMT to 10:30 AM GMT. It will be broadcast live on NASA TV.
---------- Post added at 11:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:52 PM ----------
Spaceflight Now: "Smooth spacewalk tackles planned work and more".
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Great view of MRM-1 berthed to FGB Nadir!
Hi-res version.
FD-6 HD Crew Choice Downlink Video:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-8gIMIjCCk"]YouTube- "Shuttle Crew Focused"[/nomedia]
---------- Post added at 05:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:39 AM ----------
The FGB Nadir & MRM-1 hatches were opened earlier today!
---------- Post added at 05:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:32 PM ----------
Some amazing on-orbit images:
Steve Bowen guides the new SGANT into place atop the Z1 Truss during EVA-1.
Hi-res version.
Steve Bowen loosens bolts on the new P6 Truss batteries on the ICC-VLD during EVA-1.
Hi-res version.
MRM-1 grappled by the SSRMS, being moved from Atlantis's Payload Bay to FGB Nadir port for berthing.
Hi-res version.
A few days ago, Donamy asked for a non-fish-eye lens photo of the interior of Cupola with the RWS installed. Don, this is the best I can do for now. This photo also shows the Cupola Crew Restraint installed.
Hi-res version.
And finally, Piers Sellers in the Cupola - Brits in spaaaace!
Hi-res version.
Hi-res version.
FD-6 HD Crew Choice Downlink Video:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-8gIMIjCCk"]YouTube- "Shuttle Crew Focused"[/nomedia]
---------- Post added at 05:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:39 AM ----------
The FGB Nadir & MRM-1 hatches were opened earlier today!
---------- Post added at 05:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:32 PM ----------
Some amazing on-orbit images:
Steve Bowen guides the new SGANT into place atop the Z1 Truss during EVA-1.
Hi-res version.
Steve Bowen loosens bolts on the new P6 Truss batteries on the ICC-VLD during EVA-1.
Hi-res version.
MRM-1 grappled by the SSRMS, being moved from Atlantis's Payload Bay to FGB Nadir port for berthing.
Hi-res version.
A few days ago, Donamy asked for a non-fish-eye lens photo of the interior of Cupola with the RWS installed. Don, this is the best I can do for now. This photo also shows the Cupola Crew Restraint installed.
Hi-res version.
And finally, Piers Sellers in the Cupola - Brits in spaaaace!
Hi-res version.
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From ISS Daily Report for 20/05/2010:
In the Russian Segment, the big event today was the opening of and first ingress in the newly arrived MRM-1. Spending most of their work hours on these activities, CDR Kotov & FE-1 Skvortsov:
. Configured STTS intermodule communications between FGB & MRM-1.
. Set up internal lighting for MRM-1 ingress.
. Readied equipment for sampling the air in MRM-1.
. Conducted, on TsUP GO, a one-hour leak check between the FGB and MRM-1.
. Opened, on TsUP GO, the vestibule hatches between the FGB & MRM-1.
. Performed the standard first-ingress sampling of the cabin atmosphere, looking for Carbon Monoxide.
. Started several hours of air scrubbing.
. Performed final ingress in MRM-1.
. Uninstalled & removed the StM "probe" docking mechanism, after taking documentary photographs of the StM and downlinking them to the ground.
Kornienko retrieved a Simvolika kit from MRM-1 and spent close to 3 hrs on the traditional Russian preparation of commemorative (“symbolic”) items of MRM-1’s addition to the ISS, to be returned in part on Soyuz TMA-17/21S and in part on STS-132. [The Simvolika items consist of 17 packages with several hundred Rassvet pennants, which Mikhail imprinted with the ISS stamp, repacked into rubber-lined bags and stowed in 21S and Atlantis.]
EVA-3 Objectives:
Because of yesterday’s excellent spacewalk performance by Bowen & Good, getting well ahead of their timeline and transferring one more battery than planned, EVA-3 has been replanned to include about 25 minutes of get-aheads:
. Install two remaining batteries (E, F) at the P6 Truss, returning the old units (#5, #6) on the ICC-VLD.
. Clean up the P6 truss.
. Install P4/P5 NH3 (ammonia) jumper.
. Retrieve PDGF (Power & Data Grapple Fixture) from Atlantis’s Payload Bay.
. Remove & re-install P1 Truss RGFSB (Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Beam) – deferred from STS-131/19A EVA-2 in April.
. Re-secure MLI (Multi-Layer Insulation) cavity flap on EOTP (Enhanced ORU Temporary Platform) Input Drive at SPDM (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator) “Dextre” - get-ahead.
. Stow EVA tools (can be broken up) - get-ahead.
In the Russian Segment, the big event today was the opening of and first ingress in the newly arrived MRM-1. Spending most of their work hours on these activities, CDR Kotov & FE-1 Skvortsov:
. Configured STTS intermodule communications between FGB & MRM-1.
. Set up internal lighting for MRM-1 ingress.
. Readied equipment for sampling the air in MRM-1.
. Conducted, on TsUP GO, a one-hour leak check between the FGB and MRM-1.
. Opened, on TsUP GO, the vestibule hatches between the FGB & MRM-1.
. Performed the standard first-ingress sampling of the cabin atmosphere, looking for Carbon Monoxide.
. Started several hours of air scrubbing.
. Performed final ingress in MRM-1.
. Uninstalled & removed the StM "probe" docking mechanism, after taking documentary photographs of the StM and downlinking them to the ground.
Kornienko retrieved a Simvolika kit from MRM-1 and spent close to 3 hrs on the traditional Russian preparation of commemorative (“symbolic”) items of MRM-1’s addition to the ISS, to be returned in part on Soyuz TMA-17/21S and in part on STS-132. [The Simvolika items consist of 17 packages with several hundred Rassvet pennants, which Mikhail imprinted with the ISS stamp, repacked into rubber-lined bags and stowed in 21S and Atlantis.]
EVA-3 Objectives:
Because of yesterday’s excellent spacewalk performance by Bowen & Good, getting well ahead of their timeline and transferring one more battery than planned, EVA-3 has been replanned to include about 25 minutes of get-aheads:
. Install two remaining batteries (E, F) at the P6 Truss, returning the old units (#5, #6) on the ICC-VLD.
. Clean up the P6 truss.
. Install P4/P5 NH3 (ammonia) jumper.
. Retrieve PDGF (Power & Data Grapple Fixture) from Atlantis’s Payload Bay.
. Remove & re-install P1 Truss RGFSB (Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Beam) – deferred from STS-131/19A EVA-2 in April.
. Re-secure MLI (Multi-Layer Insulation) cavity flap on EOTP (Enhanced ORU Temporary Platform) Input Drive at SPDM (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator) “Dextre” - get-ahead.
. Stow EVA tools (can be broken up) - get-ahead.
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Don't think this has been poted yet. STS-132 doing some potty training:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1wwzwvfsC0&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube- Shuttle's Toilet Requires Special Training[/nomedia]
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1wwzwvfsC0&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube- Shuttle's Toilet Requires Special Training[/nomedia]
tblaxland
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Thierry Legault does it again, Atlantis/ISS transit the sun during RPM:
http://www.axilone.com/legault/iss_atlantis_transit_2010.html
More of his work, including video of ISS passes, here: http://www.astrophoto.fr/
http://www.axilone.com/legault/iss_atlantis_transit_2010.html
More of his work, including video of ISS passes, here: http://www.astrophoto.fr/
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EVA-3, the final EVA for STS-132 and what is planned to be the last ever EVA for Shuttle Atlantis, is now underway.
Spacewalkers Garrett Reisman & Mike Good have already completed the first minor task of connecting the back-up ammonia jumper between the P4 & P5 Truss, and are now working on the major task or R&Ring the remaining batteries on the P6 Truss.
Spaceflight Now: "Atlantis crew taking final spacewalk outside station".
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FD-7 HD Crew Choice Downlink Video, which includes a conversation with Mike Good about the differences between spacewalking on Hubble & ISS, and some HD shots of MRM-1 filmed from the Cupola:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnN4sjhdjhQ"]YouTube- Shuttle Astronauts Produce Highlight Video[/nomedia]
---------- Post added at 02:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:14 PM ----------
All new batteries have been installed on the P6 Truss, and all old batteries have been installed on the ICC-VLD for return to Earth! :speakcool:
---------- Post added at 03:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:56 PM ----------
The spacewalkers have just re-secured the MLI (Multi-Layer Insulation) cavity flap on the EOTP (Enhanced ORU Temporary Platform) Input Drive at the SPDM (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator) “Dextre”.
The spacewalkers are currently in the process of retrieving the PDGF (Power & Data Grapple Fixture) from the sidewall carrier in Atlantis’s Payload Bay. The PDGF will then be transferred to the airlock to be brought inside the ISS. This PDGF will be installed on the exterior of the FGB during ISS US EVA-15, which will be performed by Doug Wheelock & Tracy Caldwell-Dyson on 8th July. This spacewalk will be based from the Quest Airlock, which is a rarity for ISS (or “stage”) EVAs. The purpose of installing the PDGF on the FGB is to allow the SSRMS to be based from the FGB, which will be needed for transferring the STS-132-delivered MLM airlock from MRM-1 to the MLM when the MLM arrives in mid-2012.
---------- Post added at 04:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:55 PM ----------
As the Shuttle/ISS complex was flying directly over KSC, spacewalkers reported they could see the SLF. PLT Tony Antonelli then called "Houston, runway in sight"! :rofl:
---------- Post added at 04:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:24 PM ----------
And the PDGF has now been removed from Atlantis's sidewall carrier.
Spacewalkers have now left Atlantis's Payload Bay for the final time.
---------- Post added at 05:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:25 PM ----------
The PDGF is now inside the airlock.
---------- Post added at 06:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:24 PM ----------
EVA-3 is now complete! The total time was 6 hours 46 minutes. Atlantis’s final spacewalk is now over.
---------- Post added at 06:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:14 PM ----------
Some awesome images of Atlantis taken from the Cupola:
Hi-res version.
Hi-res version.
---------- Post added at 08:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:20 PM ----------
EVA-3 time-lapse:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNWdk9MeZIo"]YouTube- STS-132 EVA-3 Timelapse Final EVA Space Shuttle Atlantis[/nomedia]
---------- Post added at 08:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:20 PM ----------
The ICC-VLD is now back on the POA on the MBS, and the MT with the MBS attached is now translating back toward the S0 Truss.
---------- Post added at 10:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:42 PM ----------
From ISS Daily Report for 21/05/2010:
STS-132/ULF-4's EVA-3 was completed successfully by EV-1 Mike Good & EV-2 Garrett Reisman today in 6 hours 46 minutes, accomplishing all objectives plus one get-ahead.
During EVA-3, Good & Reisman:
. Installed a NH3 (ammonia) jumper between the P4 & P5 Trusses.
. Installed the two remaining batteries (E, F) at the P6 Truss, storing the old units (#5, #6) on the ICC-VLD.
. Cleaned up the P6 Truss.
. Retrieved a PDGF (Power & Data Grapple Fixture) from the Atlantis’s Payload Bay and took it inside the Quest Airlock (to be installed on the FGB during the Stage EVA-15 by Tracy Caldwell-Dyson & Doug Wheelock on 08/07, thus creating a new base point for the SSRMS).
. Removed & re-installed P1 Truss RGFSB (Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Beam) – deferred from STS-131/19A EVA-2 in April.
. Re-secured a MLI (Multi-Layer Insulation) cavity flap on the EOTP (Enhanced ORU Temporary Platform) Input Drive at the SPDM (Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator) “Dextre” - a get-ahead.
. Stowed & organized EVA tools in the Z1 Truss ETSD (External Tool Stowage Device) - a get-ahead.
While Steve Bowen & Ken Ham provided campout & prebreathe support, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson & Piers Sellers supported the spacewalkers by operating the SSRMS from the Cupola. [The SSRMS first assisted at the P6 Truss worksite for the battery R&R, then moved the ICC-VLD with the old batteries to the POA (Payload ORU Accommodation) on the MT (Mobile Transporter) MBS (Mobile Base System) and released it in that translate/stow location. Final ICC-VLD berthing in the Atlantis’s Payload Bay is scheduled for tomorrow.]
Skvortsov & Kornienko continued preparing the new MRM-1 for unloading. [Yesterday, upon ingress in MRM-1, the crew reported floating metal shavings. They closed the hatch and ran the circulation fans overnight in order for the filters to capture the shavings. Upon ingress today, wearing PPE (Personal Protection Equipment), Misha & Sasha reported that the amount of metal shavings had significantly decreased. Tonight, the crew will remove MRM-1 panels 201 & 202, close the hatch and activate the dust fans again to help capture the remaining shavings. This is not an uncommon experience with new modules, exposed to zero-G for the first time.]
---------- Post added at 10:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:22 PM ----------
Awesome! :speakcool:
---------- Post added 22nd May 2010 at 12:14 AM ---------- Previous post was 21st May 2010 at 10:56 PM ----------
Okay, here we go – some REAL nice on-orbit images have just been released! :speakcool:
MRM-1 & the ICC-VLD are seen in Atlantis’s Payload Bay.
Hi-res version.
MRM-1 & the ICC-VLD are seen in Atlantis’s Payload Bay, photographed from DC-1 “Pirs”.
Hi-res version.
The Moon is seen next to Atlantis’s Payload Bay & MRM-1.
Hi-res version.
Garrett Reisman holds the new SGANT while anchored to an APFR (Articulating Portable Foot Restraint) on the end of the SSRMS during EVA-1.
Hi-res version.
Great view of Garrett Reisman on the end of the SSRMS during EVA-1.
Hi-res version.
Spacewalkers Garrett Reisman & Mike Good have already completed the first minor task of connecting the back-up ammonia jumper between the P4 & P5 Truss, and are now working on the major task or R&Ring the remaining batteries on the P6 Truss.
Spaceflight Now: "Atlantis crew taking final spacewalk outside station".
-----
FD-7 HD Crew Choice Downlink Video, which includes a conversation with Mike Good about the differences between spacewalking on Hubble & ISS, and some HD shots of MRM-1 filmed from the Cupola:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnN4sjhdjhQ"]YouTube- Shuttle Astronauts Produce Highlight Video[/nomedia]
---------- Post added at 02:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:14 PM ----------
All new batteries have been installed on the P6 Truss, and all old batteries have been installed on the ICC-VLD for return to Earth! :speakcool:
---------- Post added at 03:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:56 PM ----------
The spacewalkers have just re-secured the MLI (Multi-Layer Insulation) cavity flap on the EOTP (Enhanced ORU Temporary Platform) Input Drive at the SPDM (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator) “Dextre”.
The spacewalkers are currently in the process of retrieving the PDGF (Power & Data Grapple Fixture) from the sidewall carrier in Atlantis’s Payload Bay. The PDGF will then be transferred to the airlock to be brought inside the ISS. This PDGF will be installed on the exterior of the FGB during ISS US EVA-15, which will be performed by Doug Wheelock & Tracy Caldwell-Dyson on 8th July. This spacewalk will be based from the Quest Airlock, which is a rarity for ISS (or “stage”) EVAs. The purpose of installing the PDGF on the FGB is to allow the SSRMS to be based from the FGB, which will be needed for transferring the STS-132-delivered MLM airlock from MRM-1 to the MLM when the MLM arrives in mid-2012.
---------- Post added at 04:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:55 PM ----------
As the Shuttle/ISS complex was flying directly over KSC, spacewalkers reported they could see the SLF. PLT Tony Antonelli then called "Houston, runway in sight"! :rofl:
---------- Post added at 04:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:24 PM ----------
And the PDGF has now been removed from Atlantis's sidewall carrier.
Spacewalkers have now left Atlantis's Payload Bay for the final time.
---------- Post added at 05:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:25 PM ----------
The PDGF is now inside the airlock.
---------- Post added at 06:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:24 PM ----------
EVA-3 is now complete! The total time was 6 hours 46 minutes. Atlantis’s final spacewalk is now over.
---------- Post added at 06:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:14 PM ----------
Some awesome images of Atlantis taken from the Cupola:
Hi-res version.
Hi-res version.
---------- Post added at 08:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:20 PM ----------
EVA-3 time-lapse:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNWdk9MeZIo"]YouTube- STS-132 EVA-3 Timelapse Final EVA Space Shuttle Atlantis[/nomedia]
---------- Post added at 08:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:20 PM ----------
The ICC-VLD is now back on the POA on the MBS, and the MT with the MBS attached is now translating back toward the S0 Truss.
---------- Post added at 10:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:42 PM ----------
From ISS Daily Report for 21/05/2010:
STS-132/ULF-4's EVA-3 was completed successfully by EV-1 Mike Good & EV-2 Garrett Reisman today in 6 hours 46 minutes, accomplishing all objectives plus one get-ahead.
During EVA-3, Good & Reisman:
. Installed a NH3 (ammonia) jumper between the P4 & P5 Trusses.
. Installed the two remaining batteries (E, F) at the P6 Truss, storing the old units (#5, #6) on the ICC-VLD.
. Cleaned up the P6 Truss.
. Retrieved a PDGF (Power & Data Grapple Fixture) from the Atlantis’s Payload Bay and took it inside the Quest Airlock (to be installed on the FGB during the Stage EVA-15 by Tracy Caldwell-Dyson & Doug Wheelock on 08/07, thus creating a new base point for the SSRMS).
. Removed & re-installed P1 Truss RGFSB (Radiator Grapple Fixture Stowage Beam) – deferred from STS-131/19A EVA-2 in April.
. Re-secured a MLI (Multi-Layer Insulation) cavity flap on the EOTP (Enhanced ORU Temporary Platform) Input Drive at the SPDM (Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator) “Dextre” - a get-ahead.
. Stowed & organized EVA tools in the Z1 Truss ETSD (External Tool Stowage Device) - a get-ahead.
While Steve Bowen & Ken Ham provided campout & prebreathe support, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson & Piers Sellers supported the spacewalkers by operating the SSRMS from the Cupola. [The SSRMS first assisted at the P6 Truss worksite for the battery R&R, then moved the ICC-VLD with the old batteries to the POA (Payload ORU Accommodation) on the MT (Mobile Transporter) MBS (Mobile Base System) and released it in that translate/stow location. Final ICC-VLD berthing in the Atlantis’s Payload Bay is scheduled for tomorrow.]
Skvortsov & Kornienko continued preparing the new MRM-1 for unloading. [Yesterday, upon ingress in MRM-1, the crew reported floating metal shavings. They closed the hatch and ran the circulation fans overnight in order for the filters to capture the shavings. Upon ingress today, wearing PPE (Personal Protection Equipment), Misha & Sasha reported that the amount of metal shavings had significantly decreased. Tonight, the crew will remove MRM-1 panels 201 & 202, close the hatch and activate the dust fans again to help capture the remaining shavings. This is not an uncommon experience with new modules, exposed to zero-G for the first time.]
---------- Post added at 10:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:22 PM ----------
NASA's Twitter page said:
Awesome! :speakcool:
---------- Post added 22nd May 2010 at 12:14 AM ---------- Previous post was 21st May 2010 at 10:56 PM ----------
Okay, here we go – some REAL nice on-orbit images have just been released! :speakcool:
MRM-1 & the ICC-VLD are seen in Atlantis’s Payload Bay.
Hi-res version.
MRM-1 & the ICC-VLD are seen in Atlantis’s Payload Bay, photographed from DC-1 “Pirs”.
Hi-res version.
The Moon is seen next to Atlantis’s Payload Bay & MRM-1.
Hi-res version.
Garrett Reisman holds the new SGANT while anchored to an APFR (Articulating Portable Foot Restraint) on the end of the SSRMS during EVA-1.
Hi-res version.
Great view of Garrett Reisman on the end of the SSRMS during EVA-1.
Hi-res version.
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And some more (posting separately as forum limited me to 15 attachments per post).
MRM-1 is grappled by the SRMS in Atlantis’s Payload Bay, photographed from the Cupola.
Hi-res version.
MRM-1 is grappled by the SSRMS, being manoeuvred to the pre-install position below the FGB Nadir port.
Hi-res version.
MRM-1 is seen at the pre-install position below the FGB Nadir port, photographed from DC-1 “Pirs”.
Hi-res version.
And here’s the shot we’ve all been waiting for – MRM-1 berthed to FGB Nadir, photographed from the Cupola! <- Rotated 180° and made my desktop background! :thumbup:
Hi-res version.
Mike “Bueno” Good seen in Atlantis's Payload Bay during EVA-3.
Hi-res version.
MRM-1 is grappled by the SRMS in Atlantis’s Payload Bay, photographed from the Cupola.
Hi-res version.
MRM-1 is grappled by the SSRMS, being manoeuvred to the pre-install position below the FGB Nadir port.
Hi-res version.
MRM-1 is seen at the pre-install position below the FGB Nadir port, photographed from DC-1 “Pirs”.
Hi-res version.
And here’s the shot we’ve all been waiting for – MRM-1 berthed to FGB Nadir, photographed from the Cupola! <- Rotated 180° and made my desktop background! :thumbup:
Hi-res version.
Mike “Bueno” Good seen in Atlantis's Payload Bay during EVA-3.
Hi-res version.
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Kyle
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Mike Good says Station EVA's are much better than Hubble.. although he says the curvature of the Earth was much more distinctive in Hubble.
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SRB camera video replays:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K__IO9atbVI"]YouTube- Shuttle's Twin Boosters Supply Stunning Views[/nomedia]
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From Soichi Noguchi via Twitter - Aurora & Atlantis!
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K__IO9atbVI"]YouTube- Shuttle's Twin Boosters Supply Stunning Views[/nomedia]
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From Soichi Noguchi via Twitter - Aurora & Atlantis!
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The ICC-VLD has been re-berthed in Atlantis's Payload Bay.
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Spaceflight Now: "Cargo pallet returned to Atlantis from space station".
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Spaceflight Now: "Cargo pallet returned to Atlantis from space station".
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From Soichi Noguchi via Twitter - P6 Truss battery R&R.
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I just came across these amazing STS-132 360° panoramas, which include MRM-1 & the ICC-VLD in the SPACEHAB facility, and Atlantis in the VAB!
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Atlantis will un-dock from the ISS for the final time tomorrow (Sun. 23) at 10:22 AM CDT/3:22 PM GMT.
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From ISS Daily Report for 22/05/2010:
With Piers Sellers & Garrett Reisman operating the SSRMS, the ICC-VLD, carrying the six old P6 Truss batteries, was successfully transferred to the Shuttle Payload Bay and berthed securely for return.
Preparatory to tomorrow’s Atlantis undocking, Noguchi reconfigured the O2 (oxygen) transfer equipment from its pre-breathing configuration and initiated the pump-over of gaseous O2 from the Shuttle to the ISS HPGT (High Pressure Gas Tank) on the outside of the Quest A/L (Airlock). [MCC-Houston performed the necessary reconfiguration of the A/L CCAA (Common Cabin Air Assembly). Transfer of a total of 73 lbs of O2 has been approved.]
Later, Soichi terminated N2 (nitrogen) transfer from Atlantis to the ISS.
Kornienko & Skvortsov spent several hours on cargo transfer from the newly arrived MRM-1 module to the ISS, and then Mikhail installed a VD1 air duct between MRM-1 and the FGB for ventilation.
STS-132 Undock Events:
. Local sunset – 3:07 PM GMT.
. Undock – 3:22 PM GMT.
. Initial Sep. – 3:23 PM GMT.
. Local sunrise – 3:42 PM GMT.
. Start flyaround @ 400 ft – 3:51 PM GMT.
. Range ~600 ft – 4:00 PM GMT.
. Range >2000 ft – 4:50 PM GMT.
. Range >3000 ft – 4:54 PM GMT.
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FD-8 Crew Choice Downlink Video, which includes some interior views of the new MRM-1 at 4:28!
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6GpYdhfa3c"]YouTube- Shuttle Crew's "Highlight Reel"[/nomedia]
FD-9 Crew Choice Downlink Video, which also includes some interior views of the new MRM-1 at 1:59!
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgzd6FIicq0"]YouTube- Moving Day in Space[/nomedia]
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Atlantis will un-dock from the ISS for the final time tomorrow (Sun. 23) at 10:22 AM CDT/3:22 PM GMT.
---------- Post added at 12:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:32 AM ----------
From ISS Daily Report for 22/05/2010:
With Piers Sellers & Garrett Reisman operating the SSRMS, the ICC-VLD, carrying the six old P6 Truss batteries, was successfully transferred to the Shuttle Payload Bay and berthed securely for return.
Preparatory to tomorrow’s Atlantis undocking, Noguchi reconfigured the O2 (oxygen) transfer equipment from its pre-breathing configuration and initiated the pump-over of gaseous O2 from the Shuttle to the ISS HPGT (High Pressure Gas Tank) on the outside of the Quest A/L (Airlock). [MCC-Houston performed the necessary reconfiguration of the A/L CCAA (Common Cabin Air Assembly). Transfer of a total of 73 lbs of O2 has been approved.]
Later, Soichi terminated N2 (nitrogen) transfer from Atlantis to the ISS.
Kornienko & Skvortsov spent several hours on cargo transfer from the newly arrived MRM-1 module to the ISS, and then Mikhail installed a VD1 air duct between MRM-1 and the FGB for ventilation.
STS-132 Undock Events:
. Local sunset – 3:07 PM GMT.
. Undock – 3:22 PM GMT.
. Initial Sep. – 3:23 PM GMT.
. Local sunrise – 3:42 PM GMT.
. Start flyaround @ 400 ft – 3:51 PM GMT.
. Range ~600 ft – 4:00 PM GMT.
. Range >2000 ft – 4:50 PM GMT.
. Range >3000 ft – 4:54 PM GMT.
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FD-8 Crew Choice Downlink Video, which includes some interior views of the new MRM-1 at 4:28!
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6GpYdhfa3c"]YouTube- Shuttle Crew's "Highlight Reel"[/nomedia]
FD-9 Crew Choice Downlink Video, which also includes some interior views of the new MRM-1 at 1:59!
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgzd6FIicq0"]YouTube- Moving Day in Space[/nomedia]
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STS-132 crew has said goodbye.. undocking coming close at 11:22 a.m EDT
The next 3 days Atlantis will fly solo.
The next 3 days Atlantis will fly solo.
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View of the MRM-1 interior from the FD-8 Crew Choice Downlink Video! :speakcool:
From the looks of things, it closely resembles the Mir Docking Module.
Hi-res version.
From the looks of things, it closely resembles the Mir Docking Module.
Hi-res version.
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I hadn't time to post a timer for undocking earlier, but here it is in this calendar event.
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Take a good look people, because this is the last time you'll ever see this sight - Atlantis in its final moments with its greatest achievement, the ISS.
Thank you for helping to make the ISS a reality, Atlantis.
Good luck, and Godspeed.
Thank you for helping to make the ISS a reality, Atlantis.
Good luck, and Godspeed.
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We have physical separation! Atlantis has now left the ISS for the final time. 
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Flyaround is in progress. Atlantis is now performing its "last dance" with the ISS.
Hatch closure video:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K38SBD9aKY8"]YouTube- STS-132 Final hatch closure for Space Shuttle Atlantis[/nomedia]
Undocking video:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jESPp7e-dg"]YouTube- STS-132 Space shuttle Atlantis undocks for the final time[/nomedia]
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Flyaround is complete, and the two separation burns have been completed. Atlantis is now flying away from the ISS, never to return.
I didn't think I'd get sentimental watching Atlantis fly away from the ISS for the final time, but I am.
I hope everyone here can join me in raising a virtual glass to a great Orbiter.
Thanks for helping to build the ISS, Atlantis!
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Flyaround is in progress. Atlantis is now performing its "last dance" with the ISS.
Hatch closure video:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K38SBD9aKY8"]YouTube- STS-132 Final hatch closure for Space Shuttle Atlantis[/nomedia]
Undocking video:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jESPp7e-dg"]YouTube- STS-132 Space shuttle Atlantis undocks for the final time[/nomedia]
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Flyaround is complete, and the two separation burns have been completed. Atlantis is now flying away from the ISS, never to return.
I didn't think I'd get sentimental watching Atlantis fly away from the ISS for the final time, but I am.
I hope everyone here can join me in raising a virtual glass to a great Orbiter.
Thanks for helping to build the ISS, Atlantis!
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