ISS Solar Array Tears During Redeployment
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P6 got damaged but they fixed it. one of the tools from STS 116 must have snaged the gromets riping the soler panels
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they successfully hacked it, using different materials including duct tape. there are holes in the panel that they could use to attach strings going from one hole to another, and disentagled the wires, quite a crazy repair, look it up.
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Easier said than done, no doubt. Let's hope it goes smoothly.
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Anyway... How come hoardes of kooks can claim that NASA never went to the moon based on their perception of "the flag flapping in the breeze", but they're okay with the oscillations of the unfurling solar panels ?
Someone should push such idiots out of an airlock and tell them to breathe the air that's causing the breeze !!!
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wow 5 stars
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Ooops !
What impact is that likely to have on the operations of ISS for the time being?
RoadRunnerLaser 4 years ago
I watched the mission status briefing, and it seems it will have a big impact. Its still supplying power so its ok there. The biggest problem it that the array must be fully deployed to attain full structural integrity, but if they do this the tear may open further.
BrunoTheQuestionable 4 years ago
Do they have procedures for fixing such a tear in situ or are they going to need to await the launch of a replacement ? It's not likely to pose a risk to the survival of the occupants of the ISS, is it ? They're still generating enough power to maintain life-support and so on, yes ?
RoadRunnerLaser 4 years ago
They'll be busy developing procedures for all the options right now. I can't see any easy fixes though. The station has far more power than it needs at the moment. The extra capacity is to support the new laboratories in the future. The big question is can they continue normal docking/undocking operations with the array in this weakened state ?
BrunoTheQuestionable 4 years ago
The latest plan is to wire some links across the damaged panels to take the strain. When the array is fully deployed there is a 75 pound tension force applied to the panels. They are going to fit the links on the 4th spacewalk.
BrunoTheQuestionable 4 years ago