Jacques van Oene
August 1st 05, 04:11 AM
Sunday, July 31, 2005 - 3 p.m. CDT
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas
STS-114 MCC Status Report #11
The transfer of equipment and supplies from Discovery to the International
Space Station and preparations for Monday's planned spacewalk by Mission
Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Steve Robinson were the focus of today's
activities in space.
Noguchi, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Robinson, along with
remaining Discovery crewmembers, Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly
and Mission Specialists Andy Thomas, Wendy Lawrence and Charlie Camarda,
worked on moving items from the Shuttle to the Station. They were helped by
International Space Station Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA ISS Science
Officer John Phillips.
Approximately six tons of hardware and equipment, including the 600-pound
Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) that will be installed on the exterior of the
Station during Monday's spacewalk, will be moved from Discovery to the
Station. Just over three and a half tons of material, including the replaced
CMG, will return to Earth aboard Discovery.
Noguchi, Robinson and Thomas prepared for Monday's spacewalk by setting up
some of the tools they will use to install the new CMG outside the Station.
Thomas will once again serve as coach and monitor inside Discovery during
the spacewalk. Working from aboard the Station, Kelly and Lawrence will use
the Station's Canadarm2 to maneuver Noguchi between the two spacecraft
during the removal and installation of the CMGs. In preparation for that
activity, Kelly and Lawrence "walked" the Station arm into position on the
Destiny Laboratory. All nine crewmembers also participated in a review of
spacewalk activities near the end of their working day.
Collins, Kelly and Camarda talked with reporters from ABC News, Fox News and
NBC at about 5:40 a.m. CDT. About 7:25 a.m. Collins, Noguchi, Robinson and
Phillips talked with CBS News, CNN and Discovery Channel.
Engineers and mission managers continued to analyze information about
Discovery's thermal protection system. They have cleared the orbiter's tiles
and a decision was expected later today on the analysis of reinforced
carbon-carbon protection for the nose cone and wing leading edges.
Mission managers continue to look at two gap-filler areas. These
coated-fiber gap fillers are used to keep hot gas from flowing into gaps in
the thermal protection, in these two cases, in tile-protected areas. Two gap
fillers are protruding, and teams are working to determine whether any
action is required by the crew.
The next STS-114 mission status report will be issued Monday morning, or
earlier if events warrant.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas
STS-114 MCC Status Report #11
The transfer of equipment and supplies from Discovery to the International
Space Station and preparations for Monday's planned spacewalk by Mission
Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Steve Robinson were the focus of today's
activities in space.
Noguchi, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Robinson, along with
remaining Discovery crewmembers, Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly
and Mission Specialists Andy Thomas, Wendy Lawrence and Charlie Camarda,
worked on moving items from the Shuttle to the Station. They were helped by
International Space Station Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA ISS Science
Officer John Phillips.
Approximately six tons of hardware and equipment, including the 600-pound
Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) that will be installed on the exterior of the
Station during Monday's spacewalk, will be moved from Discovery to the
Station. Just over three and a half tons of material, including the replaced
CMG, will return to Earth aboard Discovery.
Noguchi, Robinson and Thomas prepared for Monday's spacewalk by setting up
some of the tools they will use to install the new CMG outside the Station.
Thomas will once again serve as coach and monitor inside Discovery during
the spacewalk. Working from aboard the Station, Kelly and Lawrence will use
the Station's Canadarm2 to maneuver Noguchi between the two spacecraft
during the removal and installation of the CMGs. In preparation for that
activity, Kelly and Lawrence "walked" the Station arm into position on the
Destiny Laboratory. All nine crewmembers also participated in a review of
spacewalk activities near the end of their working day.
Collins, Kelly and Camarda talked with reporters from ABC News, Fox News and
NBC at about 5:40 a.m. CDT. About 7:25 a.m. Collins, Noguchi, Robinson and
Phillips talked with CBS News, CNN and Discovery Channel.
Engineers and mission managers continued to analyze information about
Discovery's thermal protection system. They have cleared the orbiter's tiles
and a decision was expected later today on the analysis of reinforced
carbon-carbon protection for the nose cone and wing leading edges.
Mission managers continue to look at two gap-filler areas. These
coated-fiber gap fillers are used to keep hot gas from flowing into gaps in
the thermal protection, in these two cases, in tile-protected areas. Two gap
fillers are protruding, and teams are working to determine whether any
action is required by the crew.
The next STS-114 mission status report will be issued Monday morning, or
earlier if events warrant.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info