ISS Spacewalk May 30

[MeteorWayne]

Wednesday's spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 2:20 p.m. EDT and will last about six hours. NASA Television coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 1:30 p.m. <br /><br /><br /> link <br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[ckikilwai]

I'm watching the spacewalk now, although there isn't much to see...<br />They still use the old ISS icon on the earth map, would they change that after STS-117 or so?

 

[erioladastra]

<br />Video will be very limited today but they are just now egressing.<br /><br />As to the icon - I can't see NASA TV but the wall map in MCC uses the current config and will update after 13A changes the config.

 

[ckikilwai]

oh that Russian humor! they were asked how it was out there.<br />they answered something like "it's a bit rainy, and we forgot our umbrella's" <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />

 

[MeteorWayne]

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[erioladastra]

Service Module Debris Panels (SMDPs) on the "christmas tree" has been moved from the PMA-3 to the SM. The crew is now working on a cable to the GPS unit near the rear of the SM. They will wipe off their gloves, throw away the towels, and then move forward to install some SMDPs while the ground checks out the GPS.

 

[erioladastra]

Crew done with all their tasks for today and ingressing.

 

[ckikilwai]

for those who missed it, a snapshot from nasa tv.<br />I think they are moving the debris panels here.<br />It's the first time I noticed that the Russians also have a robotarm.

 

[jimfromnsf]

It is not really a "robot" arm<br /><br />It is called Strela. It is operated by an EVA cosmosnaut mechanically

 

[erioladastra]

Yes, that is Oleg Kotov on the arm. The SMDPs are on the christmas tree which you can't quite see behind him.