Sign of damage seen in space station solar panel gear

[MeteorWayne]

BTW, this discussion belongs on the STS120 mission thread, as it's not related to the SARJ joint damage.<br /><br />It does look very bad though... <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>

 

[Testing]

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/spacemech/vol1.html#<br /><br />foreword<br />Space Mechanisms Lessons Learned Study<br /><br /><br /><br />“A review of the information compiled for the Lessons Learned study reveals that bearing and lubrication problems are the most prevalent and, thus, improved technologies are most needed in these areas. This was further substantiated by a survey conducted by Fusaro, where the number one need was for liquid lubricants. There are other areas of importance. The principal needs derived from the study are given below.â€<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

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What the hell has caused that damage????<br /><br />Looks very messy.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[Testing]

The rotary joint or the rip? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[3488]

Both.<br /><br />There seem to be real issues here. Hopefully not dangerous to the ISS.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[Testing]

Restricted in motion but getting the other panel straightened out is more important. The cleanup of the SARJ will be a long term deal. I hope they get a chance to do a full inspection this flight so as to form a plan of action. Not a great situation but workable if you have patience and dedication. Explitive omitted. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>