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Spacewalkers Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy completed a four hour, 54 minute spacewalk at 12:27 p.m. EDT.
Marshburn and Cassidy secured multi-layer insulation around the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator known as Dextre, split out power channels for two space station Control Moment Gyroscopes, installed video cameras on the front and back of the new Japanese Exposed Facility and performed a number of get ahead tasks, including tying down some cables and installing handrails and a portable foot restraint to aid future spacewalkers. The deployment of the Payload Attach System on the Starboard 3 truss was deferred to another spacewalk sometime in the future.
This was the fifth and last planned STS-127 spacewalk, the 130th in support of International Space Station embly and maintenance, totaling 810 hours, 36 minutes. It was the 102nd spacewalk out of space station airlocks and the 218th American spacewalk in history. It was the third for both Marshburn and Cassidy, Marshburn totaling 18 hours, 59 minutes and Cassidy 18 hours, five minutes.
This was the second space station embly mission to conduct five spacewalks. STS-123 also performed five spacewalks in March 2008. The five STS-127 spacewalks totaled 30 hours, 30 minutes. The five STS-123 spacewalks totaled 33 hours, 29 minutes.
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The Dream Car - Dreamcar123
http://www.dreamcar123.com
With energy prices going through the roof, it’s time to consider what we can do about it. Dreamcar is a practical auto concept that is using existing technology adapted to it. With our Dreamcar we are putting 80 batteries into a single auto frame that will have a lot of energy storage. This auto frame is built for one reason. To prove that this more batteries can make this car go long range. and the frame is made to hold this amount of batteries. The frame wraps around all four wheels to protect them. This auto has a new power configuration that includes four independent electrical motors. Each motor will drive a single wheel. This motor design is made so that it fits into the hub of the wheels. The motors are fixed onto the frame and do not include a steering system. There will be no more rack and pinion no tie-rods, no power steering system, no pumps or belts. Instead, there will be a joystick for steering. This is much like a bobcat bulldozer. The faster the motors go on one side makes the car turn. This auto will be able to turn around on a spot. Making turning in tight places easy. You will see this Dreamcar in our shop here in ILLINOIS. the photo’s show the frame under construction. They also show the completed auto. The body is made of 1/2″ thick Luxon bullet-proof plexy type glass. This car has been built for maximum protection of the driver. This is the new NASCAR-type frame and cage that is now being used. The driver is in the center of the car to protect him from any side impact. there is also a nosecone made of thick steel bars and Luxon. The car has been called “Like a space-ship.” at night the body (white) is lit from the inside to make the car very visible for safety. A dreamcar can be seen going in any direction. We could go on explaining this auto for a long time so instead we are now building the DREAMCAR. Feel free to contact us at 630-466-7170 24/7 or e-mail us at chriszanis@aol.com We need donations to get this auto on the road any donations would be great.
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STS-123 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS-123 was the 1J/A ISS embly mission. The original launch target date was February 14, 2008 but after the delay of STS-122, the shuttle was launched on March 11, 2008. It was the twenty-fifth shuttle mission to visit the ISS, and delivered the first module of the Japanese laboratory, Japanese Experiment Module (Kib?), and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, (SPDM) Dextre robotics system to the station. The mission duration was 15 days and 18 hours, and it was the first mission to fully utilize the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS), allowing space station power to augment the shuttle power systems. The mission set a record for a shuttle’s longest stay at the ISS.[3] The completion of the mission left nine flights remaining in the Space Shuttle program until its end in 2010, excluding two as-yet-unconfirmed Contingency Logistic Flights.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-123
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