NASA STS-121/ULF1.1 FD 08 Execute Package
MSG 058A (13-0650A) – FD08 MISSION SUMMARY
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Good morning, Discovery.
That was a great EVA and it showed that Aggies can be taught to work locks, latches, and anything else. Miracles never cease. Everyone down here is very happy, especially the ROBOs, the MT is back to full capability including the mast camera. And now, thanks to you, we can continue building Station.
Transfer is going so well, we thought about giving you a bunch of time off, but then after the laughter died down, we actually did decide to reduce transfer a few hours today. Thanks again for working so well on this.
We were pleased to hear that the IWIF files are being downloaded successfully. We sure do appreciate your extra effort to successfully download 1003. The ground team is looking forward to having the data early so they can get to work on analyzing it for future flights. Great job!
YOUR CURRENT ORBIT IS: 191 X 177 NM
MSG 059 (13-0651) – FD08 TRANSFER MESSAGE
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Good morning Thomas, Stephanie, and Steve,
Guess it pays to have three Loadmasters, especially one ISS trained Loadmaster! Amazing. We were able to give up some time today…..enjoy! Please pass on our thanks to Jeff and Pavel for the transfer work yesterday.
MSG 062A (13-0652A) – FD07 MMT SUMMARY
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FD7 MMT Crew Summary
The FD7 MMT meeting was less than 30 minutes in length and there were no significant discussion topics or key decisions made. There was no new information or analysis on any of the TPS items of interest including tile, RCC, ET doors, thermal blankets, and gap fillers. EVA #2 was in progress at the time of the MMT and both programs were very pleased and excited about the great work performed by the crew in restoring the Mobile Transporter (MT) to full redundancy. Just for your information the translation from Worksite 4 to Worksite 5 on the morning on FD7 was the first MT translation since January of 2003. Here are a few minor items of interest that were discussed in the meeting:
Transfer – A preliminary estimate from the end of FD6 is that the MPLM is on schedule with about 40% of the total transfer complete. Approximately 93% of the re-supply and 7% of the return is estimated to be complete. The middeck transfer appears to be ahead of schedule with a total of ~44% complete. This breaks down to 68% re-supply and 10% return.
WLE Sensors – The WLE sensors should continue to work for at least two more days based on thermal predictions and battery lifetime. Sensor near panel #8 on the port wing does not appear to be communicating properly but there are two other sensors in the area that provide overlapping coverage.
MADS Data – As you know this is the first mission where pressure and temperature data recorded on the MADS system can be downlinked and evaluated by the MCC in real-time. Part of this data is now recorded on the Solid State Recorders during ascent, entry, and other times of interest. The teams have evaluated this data and other than a few sensors that failed off scale high or low the data looks very good.
Humidity Control in ISS – The ISSP, SSP, and Russians have agreed that there will be no additional reductions in ISS humidity for the rest of the mission so no further manual adjustments of the Water Loop 2 flow will be required.
Water Spray Boiler (WSB)/APU Restart DTO – The Water Spray Boiler DTO performed by the CDR/PLT on FD1 was all nominal and this provides great confidence that the water/PGME mixture has solved the FD1 freeze up issue on the WSBs. Based on the work performed on STS-121 and STS-114, the team will utilize water and PGME in all three boilers beginning with STS-116 on Discovery later this year.
