ISS Solar Array Repairs

Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock successfully repaired the torn P6 4B solar array during STS-120's fourth spacewalk. The 7-hour, 19-minute excursion wrapped up at 1:22 p.m. EDT on 3rd November 2007.

Shortly after the spacewalk began, Parazynski rode the station's robotic arm up to the damaged area of the array. He was secured in a foot restraint on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, or OBSS -- the extension to the shuttle robot arm used for inspection of the orbiter's thermal protection system.

After reaching the area of the damage, Parazynski went to work installing the cufflinks that were built by the crew. Once the five cufflinks were in place, the crew inside then deployed the array half a bay at a time until the array was fully deployed.

Mission Specialist Paolo Nespoli coordinated today's spacewalk activities.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ISS
• Solar
• Array
• P6
• 4B
• Repairs
• STS-120

[DAM1ANLESL1E]

Next flight to the space station I reckon you need to take a role of gaffa tape with you:-)

Thanks for sharing the video.

[BrunoTheQuestionable]

They use Kapton tape instead, but it amounts to the same thing. They seem to have a stock of materials in the ISS for constructing these emergency lashups.

[geomodelrailroader]

Subject: Dammaged P6 Soler Panals. Dianosis: Panal dammaged by STS 116 and ISS crew. Treatment: make new panal out of tape, wire,and flux. it took six hours to fix P6 but the panal is back on line and working

[joemcardin]

This video illustrates how humans and robotic systems work together. Only an astronaut could provide the real-time problem solving and dexterity to accomplish this repair. The robot arm enables the work by providing a stable, movable work platform.

The supposed conflict between robotic and human exploration does not exist. Robotic elements are sophisticated tools that compliment and enhance human activities in space.

[SkepticalZombie]

That was very cool, thanks for posting it!

[pgminin]

Very cool, but this video miss the initial awesome part: Scott's ride of the Canadarm 2 toward the repair site. His helmet view is UNREAL!

[DAM1ANLESL1E]

You know what is really sad to see, is the amount of views this gets (112 when I wrote this comment) compared to some other really lamo youtubes (eg 300K + for some girl just talking about nothing)

Here we are watching Humans in Space .... even bouncing a structure!!! it is just amazing ... and we hope for world peace ... we're doomed....

[techdeck321]

yeah 5 stars

[thomasjohnestrada]

Cool.