Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 17, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Work Continues on Station Cooling IssueKenny Todd, ISS Mission Operations Integration Manager, provides an update on the efforts to regulate temperatures in one of two cooling loops on the International Space Station affected by the malfunction last week of a flow control valve in a cooling pump on the station's starboard truss.Credit: NASASource: NASA - Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 17, 2013 Author #2 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Cygnus Launch Preps Continue as Managers Mull Repair Spacewalks NASA managers are evaluating whether to go for a Dec. 19 launch of Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus commercial resupply craft or move ahead with a series of spacewalks to repair a pump that is part of a cooling loop that shutdown last Wednesday due to low temperatures seen in the line.Ground controllers have been sending commands to another valve that is part of the station’s cooling system. The hope is that this valve can be positioned in a way to help maintain the proper temperature in the loop, which could allow them to reintegrate part of the station’s internal electronics. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 18, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Station Cooling System Update From Flight DirectorExpedition 38 Lead Flight Director Judd Frieling joins NASA Public Affairs Officer Dan Huot for an update on the International Space Station's ammonia pump module and the efforts by the Flight Control Team to resolve the issue with a software upload.Credit: NASASource: NASA - Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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