Tag: EMU

  • Soyuz TMA-08M returns Expedition 36 back to Earth

    Soyuz TMA-08M returns Expedition 36 back to Earth

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    The Russian Soyuz TMA-08M undocked from the International Space Station, ahead of successfully returning its three person crew safely to the steppe of Kazakhstan early on Wednesday morning. The undocking marked the end of an eventful Expedition 36 that included a dramatic premature end to one of the spacewalks during the period. Soyuz TMA-08M Return:…

  • Root cause breakthrough during Luca’s leaky EMU investigation

    Root cause breakthrough during Luca’s leaky EMU investigation

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    The International Space Station (ISS) crew have managed to recreate the substantial water leak in Luca Parmitano’s faulty spacesuit, the cause of the premature end to EVA-23 last month. The crew are expected to removed and replace faulty components from the suit, for return to Earth on board the soon-to-depart Soyuz TMA-08M (34S).   EMU…

  • Russian EVA breaks record – EMU troubleshooting continues

    Russian EVA breaks record – EMU troubleshooting continues

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    Expedition 36 Flight Engineers Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin have completed the first of two spacewalks to prepare the International Space Station (ISS) for the arrival of the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM). Their extended EVA broke the spacewalk duration record for a Russian spacewalk. Meanwhile, the investigation into the leak in Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit…

  • NASA team close in on root cause of Luca’s leaking EMU

    NASA team close in on root cause of Luca’s leaking EMU

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    NASA’s Anomaly Resolution Team (ART) are continuing to investigate the cause of the water leak that terminated EVA-23 last week. Evaluations on Luca Parmitano suit have ruled out numerous root causes, with the remaining credible failure sources all in the PLSS (Portable Life Support Unit), with a sublimator, the gas trap, an I-134 filter clog…

  • Another EMU glove modification to debut on STS-126

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    Ever since a small amount of damage was observed on Robert ‘Beamer’ Curbeam’s EMU gloves during post flight checks after STS-116, NASA engineers have been creating ingenious modifications to improve the safety of their spacewalkers – the latest of which will debut on STS-126. Endeavour’s mission next month will focus heavily on EVA work on…