As I mentioned in yesterday’s Logbook, I had a chance yesterday to practice rendezvous and capture ops with crewmates Terry and Butch, probably the last time we get to do a three-person sim in the Cupola dome.
The work can actually be performed by two people, namely a prime Visiting Vehicle Officer (VV1) with the support of a second trained crewmember (VV2). The roles are swapped at the 10-meter capture point. VV2 becomes M1 and is prime for the capture, meaning he/she is actually flying the arm. VV1 becomes M2, a supporting role in the capture operations: while M1 is focused on the target to bring the arm end effector into the grapple envelope, M2 is in charge of cameras, communication with the ground and calling out the distance to the grapple fixture.
If there is a third trained crewmembers onboard, we have the luxury of having a VV3: a third set of eyes and someone who can be specifically in charge of our malfunction cue card.
In the picture attached you can see our simulated Cygnus approaching the 10-meters capture point and the Canadarm2 ready in the capture initial position.
Photo credit: NASA/Harnett
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13/11/2013