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Space Forum / Shuttle / June 2007P6 relocation
Why is the P6 relocation a shuttle task and is not performed by the ISS anytime from now? Albert Good question. Seems like you would have everything you might need to do the job on the station, unless the shuttle brings up special tools to hook up cooling and power lines etc. > Why is the P6 relocation a shuttle task and is not performed by the ISS > anytime from now? > > Albert >Why is the P6 relocation a shuttle task and is not performed by the ISS >anytime from now? > >Albert Probably a matter of training and practice opportunities for shuttle personnel. >Why is the P6 relocation a shuttle task and is not performed by the ISS >anytime from now? Well, when the astronauts hooked up S3/S4 it crashed the Russian computer systems, so doing these big moves when the Shuttle is around is starting to look more and more like a good idea. The relocation will be done when there are a lot more eyes and hands on the Station to help out. Two spacewalkers, one astronaut operating the SSRMS, one watching the spacewalkers on monitor, one watching the SSRMS and P6 on monitors, one overseeing the Station for more computer glitches... Brian > The relocation will be done when there are a lot more eyes and hands > on the Station to help out. Two spacewalkers, one astronaut operating > the SSRMS, one watching the spacewalkers on monitor, one watching the > SSRMS and P6 on monitors, one overseeing the Station for more computer > glitches... I think that's the real reason. P6 relocation involves an EVA and complex SSRMS ops. With two EVA crewmembers, having the third crewmember handle both SSRMS and IVA duties without backup is just too much of a load. With a shuttle there, you can have five crewmembers involved (EV1, EV2, IV, M1, and M2). Yep. Makes total sense. Not to mention the guy floating around from window to window taking high res pictures as a secondary job. If there is one thing I've learned in watching all of these assembly missions is that there is a lot of choreography going on when moving and attaching these components. >> The relocation will be done when there are a lot more eyes and hands >> on the Station to help out. Two spacewalkers, one astronaut operating [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > a shuttle there, you can have five crewmembers involved (EV1, EV2, IV, M1, > and M2). |
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