technology news: space: iss astronaut to perform perilous spacewalk to fix solar wing

technology news: space: iss astronaut to perform perilous spacewalk to fix solar wing space iss astronaut to perform perilous spacewalk to fix solar wing print version e-mail article digg it reprints by marcia dunnap 11/02/07 10:38 am pt astronauts tasked with repairing a ripped solar wing on the international space station are preparing to attempt one of the most dangerous spacewalks ever tried. scott parazynski will venture outside to perform the risky operation. the power-generating wing has no "off" switch, meaning a slip could burn a hole in his glove or even electrocute him. lauren freedman, president of the e-tailing group, conducted interviews with 25 leading e-sellers to learn how these merchants are using e-commerce personalization. compliments of atg, read the results in "listen, learn and leverage: merchant views of personalization and lasting customer relationships." astronauts in orbit and engineers on earth tried to figure out thursday how best to pull off what will be one of the most difficult and dangerous spacewalking repairs ever attempted in orbit. spacewalker scott parazynski runs the risk of being shocked while he's trying to fix a ripped solar wing at the international space station. he'll attempt the job as early as saturday. nasa had hoped to send parazynski out friday, but needed more time to come up with a safe plan. if too many loose ends remain, the spacewalk would probably be bumped to sunday, said flight director derek hassmann. "we'll be ready to go in a couple days from now," parazynski said thursday. no 'off' switch saving the ripped wing has become the top priority for what remains of shuttle discovery's visit to the space station. everything was going well until the astronauts discovered steel shavings inside a rotary joint for another set of solar wings. then one of the wings on a beam that had just been relocated on the space station tore in two places. engineers believe the 115-foot wing snagged on a guidewire or guidewire support as it was being unreeled tuesday. until parazynski gets close to the damage, nasa does not know what he'll need to do to fix it. the partially unfurled solar wing is producing power, and there is no way to turn it off, hassmann said. flight controllers have already warned parazynski not to touch the electricity-generating solar cells that cover virtually the entire wing. if the metal of a tool he was holding melted, it could burn a hole into his glove. "just a kind of small slip and you could be touching it," said dina contella, the lead spacewalk officer in mission control. long way from the door the metal parts of parazynski's spacesuit will be covered with insulating tape, as will his wire cutters, pliers and other tools. astronaut david wolf, who heads the spacewalking branch in houston, acknowledged that it's conceivable -- although extremely unlikely -- that parazynski could be electrocuted. they've done everything reasonable to keep that from happening, he added. one of the biggest challenges was devising a way to get parazynski to the damaged section of the wing. working by remote control from inside, the astronauts will attach the space station's 58-foot robot arm to the center of the 50-foot boom that was carried up by discovery to inspect the shuttle's thermal shielding for any launch damage. parazynski will step onto an extension added to one end of the boom. mission control expects it will take between 30 minutes and 60 minutes for parazynski to reach the damaged area. nasa normally likes to keep spacewalkers no more than 30 minutes away from the cabin hatch in case of an emergency. wolf said that won't be the case this time, but it's unavoidable because the space station needs the repair. no dress rehearsal wolf said he expects the repair to be as difficult as the work on the hubble space telescope. however, he noted that those spacewalks were rehearsed extensively before the flights and, in this case, parazynski will be attempting something that was conceived just in the past few days. nasa says the ripped wing needs to be fixed or the solar rotary joint problem solved before any more shuttles can fly to the space station and continue construction. the astronauts woke friday to the song "world" by five for fighting as the space station was drifting about 214 miles above northern africa on an orbit that would take it over russia, mongolia, china and japan. mission specialist douglas wheelock dedicated the song to the ground support team. "we appreciate you guys ... and we're looking forward to another great day working with you building this space station," wheelock said. © 2007 associated press. all rights reserved.© 2007 ect news network. all rights reserved. next article in space: iss spacewalkers gear up to mend torn solar wing print version e-mail article digg it reprints talkback related stories   sponsored links email marketing software listmanager software is robust, scalable, integrated. demo today. mobility services let rim professional services help you optimize mobile solutions. welcome to storage utopia the hp storageworks all-in-one storage system search for your domain name thousands of businesses rely on buydomains.com to secure great premium domains. is your paid search paying off? download report to receive industry statistics and tips to optimize search initiatives. retail industry insights leverage the call center to impact the bottom line. download webinar. related stories nasa caves to demands for 'questionable' safety data (01-nov-07) nasa: possible cracking 'acceptable risk' for next liftoff (17-oct-07) nasa extends mars mission for resolute rovers (16-oct-07) related news alerts nasa activate alert | search archives related resources clinical documentation for client/patient care raintree appointment scheduler and patient registrar raintree report server: consolidating your reports files2u: designed for end-users to share large files viking data entry (vde) power/precision data entry software don't miss a story -- sign up for our free e-mail newsletters and view the latest headlines at a glance. tech news flash [ view sample ] e-commerce minute [ view sample ] ect news network weekly newsletter [ view sample ] letters: click here to send a letter to the editor... talkback: click here to add your comment about this story...

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