NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken concluded their spacewalk at 12:14 p.m. EDT.
Throughout the six hour and one-minute spacewalk, the 2 NASA astronauts accomplished half the work to improve the batteries that present energy for one channel on one pair of the station’s photo voltaic arrays. The brand new batteries present an improved and extra environment friendly energy capability for operations.
They efficiently moved and linked one new, highly effective lithium-ion battery and its adapter place to finish the circuit to the brand new battery and relocated one getting older nickel-hydrogen battery to an exterior platform for future disposal.
In addition they loosened the bolts on nickel-hydrogen batteries that shall be changed to finish the facility functionality improve on the far starboard truss and full the station’s battery alternative work that started in January 2017 with the primary collection of energy improve spacewalks. Behnken and Cassidy will full the work through the last two spacewalks later this month.
Cassidy and Behnken additionally will route energy and ethernet cables in preparation for the set up of a brand new exterior wi-fi communications system with an enhanced HD digital camera and to extend helmet digital camera protection for future spacewalks. To help future energy system upgrades, additionally they will take away a tool known as an “H-Fixture” that was put in earlier than the photo voltaic arrays have been launched to the area station.
This was the eighth spacewalk for each every astronaut. Cassidy now has spent a complete of 43 hours and 22 minutes spacewalking. Behnken has now spent a complete of 49 hours and 41 minutes spacewalking.
House station crew members have carried out 229 spacewalks in help of meeting and upkeep of the orbiting laboratory. Spacewalkers have now spent a complete of 60 days and 34 minutes working exterior the station.
At four p.m. at present, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will talk about her upcoming second mission to the Worldwide House Station, together with cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian area company Roscosmos, throughout a information convention from NASA’s Johnson House Middle in Houston that shall be broadcast stay on NASA Tv and on the company’s web site.
On-Orbit Standing Report
Programs
USOS Extravehicular Exercise (EVA) #66/S6 Battery EVA #2: Chris Cassidy (EV1) and Bob Behnken (EV2) carried out a 6 hour 1 minute EVA that accomplished the next duties in help of the S6 Channel 1B battery transition from nickel hydrogen (NiH2) to lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries:
Li-ion Battery D from EP to S6 IEA Slot 6
NiH2 Battery 5 from S6 IEA to Exterior Pallet (EP)
Adapter Plate D from EP to S6 IEA Slot 5
1B Worksite Cleanup and 3B Reconfigurations
S3 Energy & Ethernet Cable Routing
The crew tried to take away the H-Fixture from the S4 BGA 3A canister. They have been in a position to efficiently take away all four bolts however couldn’t overcome the ball detents to take away the H-fixture. The duty was aborted and the crew reinstalled 2 of the four bolts.
Accomplished Job Checklist Actions:
Take away and Change Waste Hygiene Compartment (WHC) ЕДВ-Y
In the present day’s Floor Actions:
All actions are full except in any other case famous.
USOS Floor Assist for US EVA #66
Look Forward Plan
Thursday, 7/2 (GMT 184)
Payloads:
Astrobee on
FIR/LMM/CDM change out
ELF software program replace
Meals Physiology
MERLIN descant swap
RADI-N2 detector retrieval and processing
Programs:
HMS Ultrasound
Publish-EVA PHS Exams
EMU Water Recharge
Friday, 7/three (GMT 185)
Payloads:
No Payload actions
Programs:
Crew Off Responsibility
Saturday, 7/four (GMT 186)
Payloads:
Astrobee off
Programs:
Crew Off Responsibility
In the present day’s Deliberate Actions:
All actions are full except in any other case famous.
USOS Extravehicular Exercise (EVA) Communication Configuration
ISS HAM Radio Energy Down in Service Module & Columbus
EVA COTS UHF Communication Unit (CUCU) Confirm off
Extravehicular Exercise (EVA) In-Swimsuit Mild Train (ISLE) Preparation
Setup tools (КСПЭ and Laptop computer RSS1) for TV protection by way of Broadband Comm System (ШСС)
Take a look at comm periods by way of Luch-5В Relay Satellite tv for pc (95°) and 2-way audio/video comm test with ШСС sensible station [АРМ]Laptop computer RSK1 battery checkout
Checking cowl closure on SM home windows 6, eight, 9, 12, 13, 14
Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Purge
Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) In-Swimsuit Mild Train (ISLE) Prebreathe
TV convention by way of Broadband Communication System (ШСС). Voting on amendments to the Structure of the Russian Federation. Comm session with the Central Election Fee
Regeneration of Micropurification unit (БМП) Ф2 cartridge (finish)
BACKUP. TV convention by way of Broadband Communication System (ШСС). Voting on amendments to the Structure of the Russian Federation. Comm session with the Central Election Fee [ABORTED]Crewlock Depress
Checkout of МР5-15Г microcompressors (followers) from spare Vozdukh ORU Take a look at panel
Crewlock Publish Depress
Crewlock Egress
SSRMS EVA Setup
Worksite Preparation
SSRMS EVA Assist
Transfer Battery D to Slot 6
Transfer Battery 5 to EP D/AP D to Slot 5
Delta file prep
Turning off camcorder, TV system controls, closing purposes
1B Cleanup / Reconfigure for 3B
Filling (degassing) ЕДВ [КОВ] for Elektron or ЕДВ-[СВ]Month-to-month well being test of RS video recording tools
3A H-Fixture Launch
Route S3 Energy Cable
Vacuum cleansing of air ducts ВД1 and ВД2 in MRM2
Route S3 Ethernet Cable
Vacuum cleansing of air ducts ВД1 and ВД2 in DC1
Environmental Well being System (EHS) – Formaldehyde Monitoring Equipment (FMK) Stow Operation
EVA Crew Lock Ingress
PCS-DAS Teardown
Crewlock Pre Repress
Crewlock Repress
Further Vehicular Exercise (EVA) Publish-EVA Actions
EVA Glove Picture Setup, Images, and Downlink
Picture/TV Extravehicular Exercise (EVA) Digital camera Disassembly
Picture/TV Extravehicular Exercise (EVA) GoPro Downlink
USOS Extravehicular Exercise (EVA) Communication Deconfiguration
URAGAN. Set up and activation of SOVA and VSS PL.
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