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\u201cISS Waste & Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Anomaly: At GMT 200\/14:14 the crew reported an error indication on the WHC control panel following an inadvertent dose pump activation. Control panel should have safed system after 8 sec and did not,\u201d noted a Mission Management Team (MMT) overview of the problem (L2).<\/p>\n
\u201cMCC had the crew manually shut the pump off by turning the main switch on the control panel to Off then the rack power switch to Off.<\/p>\n
\u201cTeam is investigating the dose pump failure to automatically deactivate. Potentially flooding the pump separator unit and COT with pre-treat & water. A similar issue occurred in the SM (ACY) during Exp 14 \u2013 required several days to recover (with hardware changeouts).<\/p>\n
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\u201cCrew has been directed to that the ISS crew should use the SM (ACY) and Shuttle crew should use the Shuttle WCS. Shuttle WCS has approximately 4 days of capability before offload required.\u201d<\/p>\nRocket building kits
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The offload of the Shuttle WCS would be carried out via a water dump. However, due to a contamination threat to the newly arrived JEM experiments \u2013 or more specifically potential corrosion issues with the attach points \u2013 Endeavour is not allowed to conduct a water dump until after undocking.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, the facility will be working again by the end of Flight Day 6, as components are replaced during a scheduled three hour work period on Monday.<\/p>\n
Otherwise the mission is proceeding right along the timeline, with good cryo margins noted on Endeavour, and half of the shuttle to station transfers now complete.<\/p>\n
\u201cCryo Margins (above 16+0+2) O2 Limited: 1 day of SSPTS-off time available.1 day 21 hrs of SSPTS-on time available,\u201d added the MMT overview. \u201cTransfer Status: Transfer is going well with 47 percent complete (now over 50 percent). CWC Transfers: 3 CWC-I\u2019s so far (123 lbm). N2 Transfer: 12 lbm thus far.\u201d<\/p>\n
TPS Clearance \u2013 ET-132 evaluations:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe MMT cleared the TPS for deorbit, entry, and landing,\u201d was the single line noted on the Mission Evaluation Room (MER) logs, following another fine effort from the DAT engineers \u2013 who are tasked with evaluating hundreds, if not thousands, of images from FD2\u2019s OBSS (Orbiter Boom Sensor System) surveys and FD3\u2019s RPM photography.<\/p>\n
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DAT\u2019s findings show Endeavour is a very clean vehicle, bar the 16 areas of damage to her starboard chine \u2013 only one of which required further evaluation for clearance due to the depth of the damage. A full article will follow this week, based on the 10 stunning DAT presentations acquired by L2.<\/p>\nFurther understanding of the liberation events during Endeavour\u2019s ride to orbit will be gained via the cameras on the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs), which are now back in port, with footage being sent to engineers on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiberty Star, with the RH (Right Hand) SRB, and Freedom Star, with the LH (Left Hand) SRB docked Saturday,\u201d noted processing information. \u201cOpen Assessment is scheduled to begin this morning (Monday).\u201d<\/p>\n
Although the Chine damage was not caused by the unusual liberation of foam from ET-131\u2019s intertank, the next tank to fly \u2013 ET-132 \u2013 is undergoing pull tests, to check the adhesive properties of its intertank application. Further tests are scheduled at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) on downstream tanks, if required.<\/p>\n
\u201cC Platform is retracted. E Platform was re-extended to allow plug pulls at initially 20 locations to start later today on ET-132,\u201d added Monday processing for STS-128 (L2). \u201cChit will be taken to the Noon Board today.\u201d<\/p>\n
STS-128\u2019s launch date is currently under evaluation, based on ET-132\u2019s results, and a realignment of the flow timeline once Discovery has arrived in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for mating. It is likely Discovery will still launch in the second half of August.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe following operations have been rescheduled to support inspections resulting from the STS-127 launch debris events: Rollover to VAB for integration is scheduled NET (No Earlier Than) July 23. Shuttle Interface Testing will pickup immediately following Orbiter\/ET mate.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe STS-128 Shuttle Final Countdown Phase Simulation for team certification \u2013 July 21. Payload transport to Pad-A July 23.\u201d<\/p>\n
Flight Day 5 Catch Up:<\/p>\n
Flight Day 5 was one of the more \u201crelaxed\u201d days in the mission so far \u2013 despite the toilet trouble. The main focus of the day was the continued the handover of Endeavour\u2019s elaborate payloads to the ISS, as managers aim to boost the logistical supplies on Station ahead of shuttle retirement, \u201ccurrently\u201d set for 2010.<\/p>\n
The 2J\/A package includes the Japanese Experiment Module \u2013 Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) and the Japanese Experiment Logistics Module \u2013 Exposed Section (ELM-ES) as well as the Integrated Cargo Carrier \u2013 Vertical Light Deployable (ICC-VLD).<\/p>\n
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It was the latter ICC-VLD that was pulled out of Endeavour\u2019s Payload Bay on Flight Day 5 by her robotic arm, before being handed over to the SSRMS and stowed on the Payload Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodation (POA).<\/p>\nAttached to the ICC-VLD are six P6 truss batteries \u2013 which will be part of the P6 battery R&R activities during EVA 3 \u2013 a Linear Drive Unit, Pump Module #2, and a Space to Ground Antennae \u2013 all of which will be transferred to ESP-3 (External Stowage Platform-3) during the upcoming spacewalks.<\/p>\n
The Japanese ELM-ES will be installed on to the JEM-EF during Flight Day 7, while the Station\u2019s robotic arm removes the ICC-VLD from POA, before using the Mobile Transporter system to move different worksite.<\/p>\n
Endeavour is also flying with DRAGONSAT (Dual RF Autonomous GPS On-Orbit Navigator Satellite), MAUI (Maui Analysis of Upper-Atmospheric Injections), ANDE-2 (Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment-2), SEITE (Shuttle Engine Ion Turbulence Experiment), and SIMPLEX (Shuttle Ionospheric Modification with Pulsed Local Exhaust).<\/p>\n
EVA-2:<\/p>\n
Wolf and Marshburn\u2019s EVA-2 conducted the transfer of critical station spare components from ICC-VLD to External Stowage Platform-3, on an EVA that lasted 6 hours and 53 minutes.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSSRMS ICC GRAPPLED: Prior to the start of the EVA, the SSRMS will grapple the ICC, which has been hanging out on the SRMS overnight on FN05,\u201d noted the Flight Plan Walkthrough overview of EVA-2.<\/p>\n\u201cThe SRMS will ungrapple and the SSRMS will install the ICC on the POA. The SRMS will then maneuver to an EVA 2 viewing position. Lastly, the SSRMS releases from the ICC.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cICC ORU (Orbital Replacement Units) Transfers: The EV crew will translate to the ICC and transfer 3 ORUs (SGANT \u2013 Space to Ground Antenna, PM \u2013 Pump Module, LDU \u2013 Linear Drive Unit) from the ICC to ESP3.<\/p>\n
\u201cEV1 will use the APFR (Foot Restraint) during the translation and installation of the ORUs and will egress the APFR at the end of the task.\u201d<\/p>\n
As hoped, the communication issues did not interfere during EVA-2, following noisy audio issues during the opening spacewalk. The MMT noted that the problem was related to a poor placement of the microphone inside Tim Kopra\u2019s helmet.<\/p>\n
\u201cEVA1 Noisy Audio from EV2 Comm Cap (AR 4081): Suspected issue with microphone placement \u2013 noise level changed during EVA when EV2 tried to adjust microphones. This comm cap is not planned for use again. No further troubleshooting is planned.\u201d<\/p>\n
For live coverage, refer to the live update pages linked above.<\/p>\n
L2 members<\/em><\/em>: Documentation \u2013 from which the above article has quoted snippets \u2013 is available in full in the related L2 sections, now over 4000 gbs in size.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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