Posts Tagged ‘SARJ’
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
Endeavour’s flight crew have completed the second of four planned EVAs/spacewalks - focusing on port SARJ and Dextre lubrication and ammonia coolant line and tank work - lasting an epic eight hours and seven minutes. The spacewalk came after mission managers officially cleared Endeavour’s Thermal Protection System for reentry, following a multi-day review process of the vehicle’s ascent data, [...]
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Tags: DAT, EVA, SARJ, STS-134, TPS
Published in Featured, Shuttle
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The International Space Station (ISS) may live on until 2028, following confirmation by the Space Station Program Control Board (SSPCB) that partner agencies have been asked to produce an extension blueprint for continued operation until 2025, with the potential to push as far as 2028. As part of their opening evaluations, NASA managers have examined [...]
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Tags: ISS, SARJ
Published in Featured, Other
Friday, February 27th, 2009
The work conducted by the STS-126 on the International Space Station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJs) continues to reap rewards, following the latest positive status update to NASA managers. Meanwhile, Flight Directors have given a status overview of the work required to ensure they are ready for a potential launch of STS-119 in March.
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Tags: ISS, SARJ, STS-119
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Expedition 18 crewmembers Yury Lonchakov and Michael Fincke have performed a Russian spacewalk (ISS RS EVA-21), which has included the installation of a probe to aid the on-going investigation into the off-nominal re-entries of two Soyuz vehicles. Meanwhile, the continued assessments into work conducted during STS-126′s EVAs on the Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJs) are [...]
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Tags: EVA, ISS, Russian, SARJ, Soyuz, STS-126
Published in Featured, Russian
Friday, November 28th, 2008
Shuttle orbiter Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Flight Day 15 of STS-126. Endeavour and her crew depart the Station in a much healthier state than when they arrived, notably via the maintenance on the Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJs), with early results showing the downstream multi-mission plan – which ends [...]
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Tags: ISS, OBSS, SARJ, STS-126
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
Spacewalkers Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper (EV1) and Steve Bowen (EV2) have completed the third of four EVAs during STS-126, once again focusing on the starboard SARJ (Solar Alpha Rotary Joint). If required, a back-up option of a modified NOAX Gun is available for the remaining EVA tasks on EVA-4 - following the loss of two grease guns during EVA-1.
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Tags: EVA, SARJ, STS-126, TPS
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Spacewalkers Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (EV1), and Stephen Bowen (EV2) have completed the first of four EVAs planned for STS-126, which are centered around replacing the Trundle Bearing Assemblies (TBAs) – along with cleaning and lubricating tasks – on the troublesome starboard SARJ (Solar Alpha Rotary Joint).
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Tags: EVA, SARJ, STS-126
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