NASA / Space Shuttle "and for other purposes"

NASA / Space Shuttle "and for other purposes"

NASA video piece "and for other purposes" Produced by Chris Valentine. Music by Peter Gabriel and Carter Burwell.

Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen are preparing for the third spacewalk of STS-126, during which they will resume cleaning and lubricating the International Space Station's starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint race ring and replacing trundle bearing assemblies. The planned seven-hour spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 1:45 p.m. EST.Meanwhile, ground experts continue to troubleshoot an issue with the station's new Urine Processor Assembly (UPA), part of the Water Recovery System (WRS) that ultimately will process urine, perspiration and hygiene water into drinkable water. The system is mounted in the station's Destiny Laboratory. A centrifuge motor inside the distillation assembly of the UPA has run at lower than expected speeds, while drawing more electrical current than expected. The UPA was activated again overnight to gather more data for experts to analyze. The Water Processing Assembly portion of the WRS is functioning as expected, processing condensate.




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