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CBS NEWS STS-126 STATUS REPORT: 51
Posted: 2:30 PM, 11/22/08
By William Harwood
CBS News Space Analyst
Changes and additions:
SR-49 (11/22/08): Urine processor restarted; crew gears up for third spacewalk
SR-50 (11/22/08): Spacewalk begins; urine processor troubleshooting continues
SR-51 (11/22/08): Cleaning goes smoothly in initial stages of EVA
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2:30 PM, 11/22/08, Update: Clean goes smoothly in initial stages of spacewalk
An hour and a half into a planned seven-hour spacewalk, astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Stephen Bowen are running about a half hour ahead of schedule cleaning and lubricating the space station's right-side solar array rotary joint.
Stefanyshyn-Piper has installed the first of six bearing assemblies slated for replacement today while Bowen is working on a different section of the joint's 10-foot-wide drive gear. Because of lost grease guns, the astronauts are sharing tools and Bowen is using grease-impregnated wipes to put a coating of lubricant on the gear to collect metallic debris as he scrapes it off damaged bearing race.
"Steve, it looks like you're still scraping over there?" astronaut Robert "Shane Kimbrough called from inside the shuttle Endeavour.
"Yes, I am," Bowen replied. "I like this technique a little bit better because you can see more clearly where the (debris) pancakes are that you're chipping off. ... I feel like this really is the better method."
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1210p 11/22 Update: Spacewalk begins; urine processor troubleshooting continues
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CBS NEWS STS-126 STATUS REPORT: 50
Posted: 1:05 PM, 11/22/08
By William Harwood
CBS News Space Analyst
Changes and additions:
SR-46 (11/21/08): Urine processing underway; crew news conference on tap
SR-47 (11/21/08): Urine processor shuts down again; troubleshooting continues
SR-48 (11/21/08): Engineers troubleshoot apparent problem with motor in urine processor
SR-49 (11/22/08): Urine processor restarted; crew gears up for third spacewalk
SR-50 (11/22/08): Spacewalk begins; urine processor urine processor troubleshooting continues
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1:05 PM, 11/22/08, Update: Spacewalk begins
Floating in the space station's Quest airlock module, astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Stephen Bowen switched their spacesuits to internal battery power at 1:01 p.m., 44 minutes ahead of schedule, to officially kick off a planned seven-hour spacewalk.
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The goal of today's excursion, the third of four planned for the shuttle Endeavour's mission, is to finish cleaning and lubricating the station's stalled right-side solar array rotary joint. The astronauts also plan to replace six of the joint's 12 trundle bearing assemblies, or TBAs, which grip the main drive gear on three surfaces with pressure-loaded rollers. One TBA was replaced during a shuttle flight last June, four others were replaced during spacewalks Tuesday and Thursday and a sixth was removed and re-installed after cleaning.
This is the 117th spacewalk devoted to station assembly and maintenance since construction began 10 years ago this week and the 18th so far this year. It is the second spacewalk for Bowen and the fifth overall for Stefanyshyn-Piper, who participated in two EVAs during a 2006 station assembly mission. Going into today's spacewalk, station EVA assembly time stood at 732 hours and 25 minutes. The total for Endeavour's crew through two spacewalks was 13 hours and 37 minutes.
Back at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, meanwhile, engineers are continuing efforts to figure out what's causing problems with a vacuum distillation unit in the space station's newly installed water recycling system.
The distillation unit, a critical component in a system designed to convert urine into potable water, was restarted earlier today to collect additional data and insight into what might have caused a centrifuge motor slowdown and high current draw Friday. A similar "signature" was seen again today and again, the urine processor shut itself down. Troubleshooting continues.
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CBS News STS-126 Status Reports:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/current.html
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http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/currentglance.html
NASA ISS Expeditions Page:
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| One To Watch: Junior Eurovision Posted: 22 Nov 2008 08:13 AM CST
Unfortunately, we’re not entering JESC (as the fans reduce the name to) even though I can think of a bundle of kids that were on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ that would be perfect candidates, so you’ll need to choose another country to get behind. The Netherlands are the closest to our shores, although Daniel Testa (Malta) is the sole song in English. And with no singer, there’s no voting for us either. Final gotcha is that it’s not being broadcast on the TV. Junior Eurovision will be streaming live over the official website (www.junioreurovision.tv/esctv for the broadcast) so get the beers in, microwave the popcorn, and settle in for some fantastic spectacle. There’’s no Terry Wogan on this stream - in fact there’s no commentators whatsoever (boo…) but I’ll be on Twitter, along with others. Search on #jesc or follow me, and we’ll get through it together. Related Posts |
| Posted: 22 Nov 2008 06:35 AM CST
William Gallas, Arsenal Captain told to get out of the club Gallas, 31, stunned Manager Arsene Wenger this week by revealing the secret incidents in the Arsenal dressing room. He claimed he had to break up a fight between Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott at half-time during the 4-4 draw with Tottenham Hotspur last month and he also claimed there was a “grass” in the Emirates camp who everyone dislikes, many believe it is Emmanuel Eboue. Wenger furiously stripped Gallas of his captaincy and told Gallas to get out of the club telling him that if he doesn’t want to be there, he can go right away. Gallas is also dropped from this weekend’s game at Man City. Arsene Wenger is having his worst spell as manager at that club since he joined over ten years ago, with a dramatic loss of form and behind the scenes fighting, this is surely make or break time for the French boss. Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood said: "Baring all these things in public is no help for anybody." Especially if you are manager of an under-achieving team.. Related Posts |
| Diana and Eoghan - True Love or Calculated Move? Posted: 22 Nov 2008 06:18 AM CST
Diana Vickers in the X Factor tonight So this morning, as news of Diana and Owen’s Eoghan’s secret romance became public, we at the DailyDust feel something more sinister is going on. It appears Diana, 17, and Eoghan, 16, have been secretly dating behind the scenes at X Factor and even though Miss Vickers has a boyfriend, sources say they are all over each other away from rehersals. Diana, who sensationally missed a show with her “sickie” on Mariah Carey night, was devastated that her throat caused her to nearly be evicted, yet she in fact avoided singing on a night that she would not have coped with and coincidentally led to her number one rival, Laura getting dismissed. Does she now have her sights on her next nearest rival, Eoghan? Snogging with a throat infection with the intention of passing the germs over..? Who knows, one thing is for sure, tonight’s show will be full of tension. Related Posts |
| £1,000 fines for out-of-date ID card details Posted: 22 Nov 2008 04:46 AM CST
Regular offenders could ultimately be enforced by baliffs. Detailed regulations for the ID card are clear that no penalty will be enforced upon those who refuse to register for the card in the first place. Though those who register or make a new passport will automatically be issued with an ID card. The shadow home secretary, Dominic Grieve, said: “The home secretary has confirmed the worst element of the scheme - a single, mammoth and highly vulnerable database exposing masses of our personal details to criminal hackers. “Worse still, she has magnified the scope for fraud by allowing spot fines to be issued by email,” he said. Related Posts |
| New Laws to Ban Happy Hours and Drinking Games Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:54 AM CST
Alcohol abuse costs £25billion annually, with the cost of £2.7 billion a year to the NHS. The annoucement by ministers will coincide with the beginning of Christmas party season. During this time, police force and hospitals are under heavy burden to cope with the sharp increase in alcohol related offences. Health minister, Dawn Primarolo, said earlier this year that the drinks industry had failed to curb binge drinking voluntarily, so regulations must be enforced. Don Shenker, Chief exec of Alcohol Concern, said: “If introduced, these measures will not go far enough to tackle binge drinking. Some of the biggest culprits in fuelling binge drinking and anti-social behaviour are supermarkets and off-licenses who sell alcohol very cheaply. “The biggest rises in affordability of alcohol have come from the off-trade, so the Government needs to crack down on this too or the practice of pre-loading on cheap bought-in booze before hitting the town will continue.” What do you think? Will banning happy hours really curb binge drinking culture? Related Posts |
| Food recycling bin scheme for all households Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:31 AM CST
Critics say the food recycling is just an excuse to end weekly bin collections. Residents taking part in the trial scheme have complained about odours from food waste which attracts pests. A spokesman from The Local Government Association (LGA) said: “Many councils are already collecting food waste separately and are keen to expand these services, but this is not something that comes without a price tag. Specialist equipment is required to collect and dispose of it, which can be very expensive.” Mark Wallace, campaign director at the Taxpayer’s Alliance, added: “With council tax bills putting such a heavy burden on families already suffering from the recession, councils must be extremely careful about the potential cost of this scheme. “There are much more affordable alternatives which include encouraging home composting.” Food waste accounts for 20% of all waste sent to landfills, creating thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gases. Around a third of the food bought in the UK is thrown away, even though most of it could have been eaten. Related Posts |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:17 PM CST This Saturday could turn out to be very lucky for some punters around the country with a huge prize approaching £4million available in the Scoop6, which involves picking the winner of six chosen televised races - unsurprisingly the hardest ones! Like the majority of punters, I’ll be throwing my hat into the ring and having a crack, along with backing several other thoroughbreds in singles, including Chomba Womba (1.55) in the Ascot Hurdle at the Berkshire track. This prestigious race is being shown live on Channel 4 and past renewals suggest siding with a hurdler aged from six to nine, with plenty of experience, and who is likely to emerge from the first three in the betting. Chomba Womba fits all those credentials and impressed in taking the Elite Hurdle at Wincanton two weeks ago, an event that was won by two previous winners beforehand. Channel 4 are also beaming the Amlin Handicap Chase live an hour later, where Mahogany Blaze (3.05) is the one to beat. Once more, history is a useful guide as previous renewals of the event tell us those that finished first and second last time out did well, and Mahogany Blaze filled the runner-up spot almost three weeks ago in the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter, as did the 2000 winner of this, Upgrade. Those that like to get a thrill when placing a bet need look no further than the action on the all-weather at Lingfield, where Muktasb (12.00) can take the opener. Sky channel 415 Attheraces will be showing the action. This sprinter has really caught the Myers’ eye on his last two outings, flashing through all too late at Kempton. However, this venue at Lingfield is more obliging to those leaving things late and Muktasb can swallow them up on the line. Similar comments also apply to River Kirov (12.55) two races later in the second division of this sprint. This five-year-old is back on his A game at present, almost following up his victory at Kempton over six furlongs at the same track and trip earlier this week when a fast-finishing second. He was given too much to do that day, but is partnered today by Richard Hughes, who was on board when successful. The final bet on a hectic day comes at Huntingdon in the opener where Bonikos (12.05) stands out for the in-form Nicky Henderson yard. This gelding made an encouraging racecourse introduction in March when making late gains into second at this venue, and is expected to improve for that debut on his hurdles bow today. The yard do well here too, with an impressive 41% strike-rate in hurdle races during the past five years. Related Posts |
| Patterson Joseph To Be Announced As The Doctor On Sunday? Posted: 21 Nov 2008 11:43 AM CST
The rumours are gathering around character actor Patterson Joseph. Best known to the public for his role in Peep Show, he’s also a genre favourite having recently been in Hyperdrive and Jekyll, along with capturing the hearts of fantasy fans since his role as the Marquis in Neverwhere (above) in 1996. So what’s the evidence for (a) Joseph being cast and (b) the announcement happening on Sunday? First up, Joseph has been on pretty much everyone’s list since before Tennant stood down at the National TV Awards. Secondly, he is already known to new show runner Stephen Moffat (who previously helmed Jekyll), and he;s in the right age range, with dashing good looks, and lots of stamina. He’s also been happy to talk about taking the role, but never denying he’s not been cast. Plus BBC news reported that on their site - something they’ve not done with other actors mentioned, such as Sean Pertwee. Oh and a fellow cast member from the new TV series, Survivors, almost let the cat out the bag on News 24… So that takes care of the Who. Now what about the time? Well, there are a lot of good reasons to get the announcement out the way well in advance of the new series (not least so nobody finds out via a grainy cameraphone when filming starts). And this Sunday is a vital date. Firstly, it’s the première of the aforementioned TV show Survivors, so any news around Joseph would make the ratings soar like an eagle above the tunnels of London. Secondly, this Sunday, the 23rd of November, will be the 45th anniversary of the very first episode of Doctor Who. What better time to emphasise that the cutting edge nature of Doctor Who is alive and well by announcing the new actor. Time will tell… Related Posts |
| Quarter of British men think wives need boob jobs Posted: 21 Nov 2008 10:19 AM CST
1 in 5 British men say plastic surgery could save their marriage. Only 35% of the survey said they would never tell their wives she needed plastic surgery. The survey commissioned by Opera North was created ahead of Armando Iannucci’s operetta, Skin Deep. A spokesman said: “It seems that a lot of men think their wives could do with surgery to enhance their looks but looking young and gorgeous isn’t the be all and end all to a marriage. “Plastic surgery is so much more on people’s radars and the survey shows a lot of men do actually see it as a viable option to spruce up their wives. It’s particularly amusing that very few men would be prepared to do the same thing.” Related Posts |
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