1223-EVAReport

GenEVA_1

Objective:

-Space Suit Mobility

-Check Coms Systems

-Test entire EVA procedure (prep, planning, checklists, day before, day of, waypoints, post)

Participants:

EVA Commander: Nick Orenstein (radio, GPS 1, suit #7)

Coms and Nav: Charles Parrish (radio, GPS 2, suit # 8)

Participant: Hiroyuki Miyajima (radio, suit # 9)

Participant: Ian Etter (radio, suit # 10)

Habitat Support CapCom (HSCC): Michael Bouchard (radio, no suit)

EVA Stats:

Date: 12/24/2013

Start Time: 10:00 am //start suiting up and time

Turn Back Time: 12:30

Duration: 2 hours

Distance: 0.4-1.6 km form habitat

Forecast: Sunny 35 high, light and variable wind, low of 17 in evening

Waypoints: //pick 3-4 points on a map that you plan to reach during your traverse and check in with HSCC when you reach these locations. Also Check in with HSCC every half hour.

1) UTM 27, 12S, 518230mE 4250740mN

Loc: Just North of the Habitat

Time: around 10:15AM

Action: Practice Waypoint Check-in Procedure

2) UTM 27, 12S, 518375mE 4251375mN

Loc: South West corner of Mt. Zeus (crew 132 terminology)

Time: around 11:00PM

Action: Check Coms Distance

3) UTM 27, 12S, 518500mE 4251750mN

Loc: North of Mt. Zeus

Time: around 11:30PM

Action: Check line of site interference with coms

4) UTM 27, 12S, 519100mE 4251750mN

Loc: ATV trail, directly east of waypoint 3, a fork in the road

Time: around 12:30PM

Action: Establish path home