Tag: EVA
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Constellation Program Proceeds with Orion Capsule EVA Testing
With the fate of the Constellation Program at this juncture of time all but a certainty, Program officials are, nonetheless, pressing ahead with testing of the Orion crew capsule design. Specifically, current testing on Orion’s design is geared toward EVA egress/ingress procedures and mechanics for the four person capsule that was supposed to serve as…
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STS-133: Discovery ready to rollover next week – EVA running order swapped
Discovery had been placed on the Orbiter Transporter System (OTS) in preparation for her rollover next Wednesday. The veteran orbiter remains on track for her November 1 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), as managers refine the STS-133 mission content, including the swapping of the running order of the two spacewalks (EVAs). STS-133 Processing…
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ETCS Pump Module changeout success following epic ISS EVA
International Space Station (ISS) astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell-Dyson have completed their third specialized spacewalk to kick off a week that will hopefully result in the return of Loop A cooling on the External Thermal Control System (ETCS) for the first time since its failure at the end of last month. ISS EVA-17’s prime…
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Large success for second EVA as failed Pump Module is removed
Following the eventful first Station EVA to remove and replace a failed ETCS (External Thermal Control System) Loop A PM (Pump Module), ISS crewmembers Tracy Caldwell-Dyson and Doug Wheelock once again ventured outside the ISS for the second of now three planned EVAs to bring the Station’s cooling system back to full operating capacity following…
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Opening ISS spacewalk to replace coolant pump completed
NASA’s Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson have completed their eventful opening EVA to changeout a failed ammonia coolant Pump Module (PM) on the International Space Station’s (ISS) External Thermal Control System (ETCS) “Loop A”. Lasting eight hours and three minutes, the spacewalk will be followed by a second EVA next Wednesday. EVA-1: The main…
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Opening ISS spacewalk to replace coolant pump completed
NASA’s Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson have completed their eventful opening EVA to changeout a failed ammonia coolant Pump Module (PM) on the International Space Station’s (ISS) External Thermal Control System (ETCS) “Loop A”. Lasting eight hours and three minutes, the spacewalk will be followed by a second EVA next Wednesday. EVA-1: The main…
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STS-132: Final EVA completes battery task – WLE IDS data review in focus
Following a spectacular performance by Steve Bowen and Mike Good during a packed EVA-2, STS-132’s final planned space walk was completed in a similar fashion. Meanwhile, Mission Managers are reviewing the Wing Leading Edge Impact Detection System (WLE IDS) sensor information from Atlantis’ ascent one week ago in an effort to perpetuate understanding of the…
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STS-132 completes EVA-1 as SGANT Installation takes center stage
Following a stunning R-bar Pitch Maneuver (RPM) and docking to the ISS Sunday morning, Atlantis’ crew have completed the first of three complex EVAs (spacewalks) of the STS-132 mission. The EVA completed the installation of a new SGANT (Space to Ground ANTenna), installation of an EOTP (Enhanced ORU Temporary Platform), and preparations for the P6…
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STS-131: MMOD strike no concern – No fourth EVA for Discovery
STS-131 is continuing to move through the docked timeline, although a possibility of a fourth EVA being added to the mission – due to a problem with the Nitrogen Tank Assembly (NTA) on Station – was discussed, and dismissed late on Thursday. A MMOD (Micrometeoroid Orbital Debris) strike on Discovery’s Window 1 has also been…
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STS-131: MMOD strike no concern – No fourth EVA for Discovery
STS-131 is continuing to move through the docked timeline, although a possibility of a fourth EVA being added to the mission – due to a problem with the Nitrogen Tank Assembly (NTA) on Station – was discussed, and dismissed late on Thursday. A MMOD (Micrometeoroid Orbital Debris) strike on Discovery’s Window 1 has also been…