Posts Tagged ‘S6’

STS-119 EVA-1: Final Truss Segment S6 installed on Station

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Following the successful handover of the S6 truss element to the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) on Wednesday, astronauts Steven Swanson and Rick Arnold have completed  STS-119′s first Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on Flight Day 5. The first of three planned EVAs for STS-119 saw Swanson and Arnold install the final integrated truss element – [...]

Read more... »

Tags: , , ,
Published in Featured, Shuttle

Complex robotics complete S6 removal – TPS cleared from Focused Inspection

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

A complex ballet of robotics between the Shuttle and Station arms took place on Wednesday, as the S6 is transitioned out of Discovery’s payload bay ahead of installation on Thursday. Engineers on the ground have also cleared Discovery’s Thermal Protection System (TPS) from requiring a Focused Inspection.

Read more... »

Tags: , , , , ,
Published in Featured, Shuttle