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Following ISS crew wake up, depressurization of the crew lock got underway. Once the crew lock was depressed, the outer hatch was opened and Feustel and Chamitoff took their spacesuits to battery power \u2013 officially beginning the EVA.<\/p>\nEndeavour\u2019s flight crew have completed the mission\u2019s first EVA, focusing on MISSE experiment swap outs and ammonia jumper line installations. Meanwhile, engineers on the ground poured over imagery data from FD-3\u2019s RPM (R-bar Pitch Maneuver) which helped engineers identify a debris impact area on Endeavour which will require a Focused Inspection (FI) during FD-6 (Saturday).<\/p>\n
EVA-1\/FD-5 Overview:<\/p>\n
After waking up at 2226 EDT, Endeavour\u2019s crew got right to work preparing for the mission\u2019s first of four spacewalks.<\/p>\n
Upon repressurizing the Quest Airlock (where Drew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff spent the night) from its overnight 10.2 psi campout pressure, the spacewalking duo enjoyed a brief hygiene break before re-entering the airlock which was promptly depressurized back to 10.2 psi.<\/p>\n
Spacesuit purge was then conducted about two hours after the completion of this hygiene break, and spacesuit pre-breathe commenced shortly after the spacesuit purge was complete.<\/p>\n
Following ISS crew wake up, depressurization of the crew lock got underway. Once the crew lock was depressed, the outer hatch was opened and Feustel and Chamitoff took their spacesuits to battery power \u2013 officially beginning the EVA.<\/p>\n
After exiting the ISS, Feustel and Chamitoff spent about 20mins setting up their various tools. Then, Feustel translated to the MISSE (Materials on ISS Experiment) 7 experiment and removed it from its current location on the Space Station and replace it with the MISSE 8 experiment.<\/p>\n
During this time, Chamitoff translated over to the P3 truss where he worked on installing a light onto the CETA cart. After this, Chamitoff translated across the ISS\u2019s Integrated Truss Structure to the Starboard SARJ (Solar Alpha Rotary Joint), where he installed a cover in the SARJ cover 7 position.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, at the tail-end of Chamitoff\u2019s work on the SARJ, Feustel translated over to the P3\/P4 truss and began work on ammonia jumper line installation.<\/p>\n
Space Shuttle (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n Feustel then move on to install another ammonia jumper across the P5\/P6 truss while Chamitoff stowed the P4 ammonia jumper.<\/p>\n Feustel next moved on to install the P6 EAS jumper before the spacewalking team tackled the Lab EWC antenna operation. However, due to a problem with Chamitoff\u2019s CO2 sensor, 45 minutes-worth of the task has been moved to EVA-3\u2019s timeline.<\/p>\n Feustel and Chamitoff split up and worked on mating various P3\/P4 and P1\/P2 connections for the duration of the EVA, which was the last task of the EVA.<\/p>\n EVA cleanup activities followed for Chamitoff, Quick Disconnect tool bag reconfiguration tasks for Feustel. After a total EVA time of 6 hours 19 minutes, Feustel and Chamitoff re-entered the Quest\u2019s crew lock and repressurized the airlock itself.<\/p>\n The crew will then spend the remainder of the day conducting post-EVA servicing operations before heading to bed at 1326 EDT.<\/p>\n STS-134 Specific Articles: http:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/tag\/sts-134\/<\/p>\n Endeavour Status:<\/p>\n Endeavour continues to perform extremely well during what is her final scheduled mission for NASA.<\/p>\n Mated with the International Space Station (ISS), the youngest orbiter in the fleet continues to draw power from the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS) without issue, allowing for her cryo margins to provide excellent mission length ability.<\/p>\n \u201cSubsystem performance is nominal. The PRSD (Power Reactant Storage and Distributation) O2\/H2 manifold 2 isolation valves were cycled closed for crew sleep at 138:17:51 GMT and reopened at 139:03:55 GMT,\u201d noted the latest status (L2) via the Mission Evaluation Room (MER).<\/p>\n \u201cOxygen tank 4 pressure continues to increase due to nominal heat leak; the pressure in now at 800 psia. Fuel cell 1 H2 flowmeter continues to read high and erratic (not unusual). The fuel cells continue to operate nominally at low power levels in combination with the SSPTS.<\/p>\n \u201cCRYO Margins (above 16+0+2 day mission) O2 limited: 2 day 4 hours (non-SSPTS). 4 day 14 hours (SSPTS on).\u201d<\/p>\n However, despite the prospect of both a Focused Inspection and a Soyuz Flyabout being included in an already packed mission, the Mission Management Team (MMT) have no plans to extend the mission past the current 16+0+2 duration at this time, mainly in the thanks to the excellent work by the planning team on the ground, according to MMT chair LeRoy Cain.<\/p>\n TPS Status:<\/p>\n While it has to be emphasized there is no risk to the vehicle or her crew, teams evaluated the potential need for a Focused Inspection on Endeavour\u2019s Thermal Protection System (TPS).<\/p>\n They immediately cleared four areas, ahead of a ding on Endeavour\u2019s starboard Main Landing Gear Door (MLGD) also being cleared from any further inspections.<\/p>\n Two areas remained open from an assessment standpoint going into Friday, with one \u2013 on the inboard elevon \u2013 then cleared during Flight Day 5. The evaluations have been officially tagged as \u201cMER-7 Tile Anomalies\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cSummary: Imagery review complete. ET (External Tank) doors verified closed. Forward viewing angle and lighting sufficient. Five items on lower surface have been evaluated \u2013 All analysis completed. All lower surface tile damages,\u201d noted a DAT overview to the MMT (numerous STS-134 DAT presentations available on L2).<\/p>\n \u201cNo protrusions or upper surface discrepancies identified. No TPS damage identified at T-0 umbilicals.<\/p>\n \u201cFocused Inspection Candidates: Inboard elevon tile damage. Damage depth from 3D measurement: 0.3 +\/- 0.1\u201d. Thermal analysis in work; Stress assessment to follow.<\/p>\n (Animated GIF created by NSF member Lee Jay Fingersh via the several hundred hi res RPM images available in L2).<\/p>\n \u201cLarge Damage Site. Structural definition complete. Worst case damage prediction assessments in work. Thermal results pending. Stress to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI feel pretty confident if, in fact, we\u2019re not able to clear it by the morning, when we get the focused inspection data we\u2019ll be able to clear this problem and not have to do anything,\u201d noted Mr Cain on the main area of interest. \u201cBut having said that, we\u2019re going to go do whatever is necessary and we\u2019re going to follow the data all the way along.\u201d<\/p>\n Although the ding\u2019s appearance is \u2013 as explained by Commander Mark Kelly during on orbit interviews \u2013 by no means any worse than previously cleared damage, the photography of the area is slightly inconclusive, which may provide the main reason why a FI is still on the cards.<\/p>\n \u201cThree Dimensional Measurements: Maximum depth of damage is 0.6\u201d +\/- 0.1\u201d. Reduced confidence as you approach tile edge.<\/p>\n \u201cHistorical Three Dimensional Accuracy: Good correlation between on orbit and post flight measurements. Confined to shallower damages (0.4\u201d deep or less). Lone case of deep damage was STS-118. Poor prediction of deep portion (abrupt drop off). Predicted 0.5\u201d VS FI depth of around 1.0\u201d (partially due to shadowing).<\/p>\n \u201cDAT and imagery support personnel split over imagery interpretation. DAT recommends proceeding with planning for FI.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCavity definition: Utilize limited point cloud data from imagery lab to generate cavity. Create \u2018shoe box\u2019 cavity for use in thermal analysis. Two cavities (3-D and bounding 3-D),\u201d was listed as forward work by the DAT on this specific area.<\/p>\n \u201cAeroheating: Run CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and engineering model to define cavity heating factors. Thermal analysis: Conservative cavity analysis (damage down to dense layer and exposed filler bar).<\/p>\n \u201cPreparing model with more accurate damage dimensions. Stress Analysis. Waiting for Thermal results. Team 4 and repair support sites\/personnel. Ready to support if \u201ccalled up\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n *UPDATE: DAT recommend Focused Inspection on remaining area of interest.<\/p>\n \u201cDamage Assessment Team split over value of determining crack tile in damage site. Portion of team recommending Focused Inspection regardless of thermal results. DAT recommends execution of Focused Inspection,\u201d noted Flight Day 5 MMT documentation (L2).<\/p>\n MMT concured with this finding.<\/p>\n A new article will be published later tonight overviewing the Focused Inspection plan and updated DAT information via L2 presentions.*<\/p>\n Only inches away from her STS-118 incident in 2007, the tile damage from that mission required a Focused Inspection, prior to being cleared for re-entry \u2013 a decision which was shown to be 100 percent correct, with hardly any ill effects observed on either the damaged tile or the underlying structure after examinations on the ground.<\/p>\n As was the case with STS-118, Mr Cain also explained that the damage is unlikely to have been related to a foam liberation event, with footage from the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) cameras now showing what appears to be an ice liberation from an ironically named Ice Frost Ramp (IFR).<\/p>\n Two events around T+70 seconds have been observed on the footage, one of which is highly likely to have caused the damage on Endeavour\u2019s belly.<\/p>\n With a Focused Inspection confirmed, documentation (L2) had already been drawn up on the procedures for both the Inboard Elevon damage and the aforementioned primary damage site inspections via the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS). This will now be implemented.<\/p>\n New article for FD6 later tonight\/Morning GMT.<\/p>\n (Images via L2 and NASA.gov. Extensive coverage is being provided on the news site, forum and L2 special sections \u2013 the latter of which is the world\u2019s best front row seat to Shuttle missions. With specific and extensive flight day coverage, from interactive \u201cone stop\u201d FD live coverage in the open forum, to internal documentation, photos, videos and content in the specific L2 FD areas).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Endeavour\u2019s flight crew have completed the mission\u2019s first EVA, focusing on MISSE experiment swap outs and ammonia jumper line installations. Meanwhile, engineers on the ground poured over imagery data from FD-3\u2019s RPM (R-bar Pitch Maneuver) which helped engineers identify a debris impact area on Endeavour which will require a Focused Inspection (FI) during FD-6 (Saturday). 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Seven areas were flagged via FD3 RPM imagery, requiring the Damage Assessment Team (DAT) to carry out their methodical analysis to evaluate the option of carrying out a Focused Inspection.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/STS-134-Elevon-chip.gif\" "\\"STS-134-Elevon-chip\\"")
\u201cSeven damages identified. Five of the items have been cleared. Two remaining items in work. No downstream effects.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/A69.jpg\" "\\"A6\\"")
As explained by Mr Cain via one of his excellent overviews on the vehicle\u2019s status, the DAT engineers expect to clear the inboard elevon damage from the need for a FI, but are less confident on being able to avoid a FI on the remaining area of interest, which is located between the starboard MLG and ET door. Clearing all areas with a FI remains a possibility.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/A95.jpg\" "\\"A9\\"")
\u201cRPM Imagery: Visual indications of RTV (filler bar) and dark line (abrupt change in depth). Three Dimensional data: Indications of \u2018ledges\/drop off\u2019 in cavity. Decreasing thickness as you approach the edge,\u201d added the DAT summary overview to the MMT.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/A79.jpg\" "\\"A7\\"")
Work being conducted by the DAT engineers includes the utilization of their many analytical tools, along with their understanding of the underlying structure which the damage tile is designed to protect, and the use of flight history.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/A85.jpg\" "\\"A8\\"")
Flight history always plays a major role in TPS assessments, with STS-134\u2019s ding no stranger to Endeavour from both a location, cause and appearance standpoint.<\/p>\n