Sunday
18:50
20/10/2013
Among several other classes, on Friday I had a review of the Internal Thermal Control System, in preparation of a water leak scenario that I will work on with the rest of the ... Read more
Friday
20:53
18/10/2013
Today I spent the morning at the off-site facilities in which Class 1 EVA suits are produced. The designation “Class 1” means that a piece of hardware is meant to fly to spac... Read more
Friday
03:54
18/10/2013
Back to a busy training schedule today, from training on the ARED (Advanced Resistive Exercise Device) to a class on setting up onboard cameras and video downlinks from the Sp... Read more
Wednesday
15:31
16/10/2013
One of the tools we worked with yesterday in the pool with Terry is the APFR – Articulating Portable Foot Restraint. You can take a look at one in the picture I attached. As ... Read more
Wednesday
00:42
16/10/2013
Just got back from the Neutral Buoyancy Facility after another intense spacewalking training day underwater with Terry. Training in the EMU suit always involves a very long d... Read more
Monday
15:52
14/10/2013
Today is Columbus Day, a national holiday in the US. I’m doing some work to get ready for tomorrow’s underwater training in the NBL with crewmate Terry (see L-416 Logbook). M... Read more
Sunday
23:51
13/10/2013
Besides Sokol suits and seat liners, as explained in yesterday’s Logbook, ISS crewmembers also get custom fitting ear plugs. On Friday I was scheduled for a final fit check, w... Read more
Saturday
21:11
12/10/2013
I’ve just finished sorting the pictures from the seat liner molding session I had in Moscow last week. It took place in the facilities of the company Звезда (Svesda = Star) i... Read more
Friday
21:31
11/10/2013
Back in Houston and straight to the NBL for an extensive preparatory class for my run in the EMU suit next Tuesday. Terry and I will practice several relatively short tasks, ... Read more
Friday
01:32
11/10/2013
Just arrived in Houston after a long flight in which I had time to jot down some final words on Gravity. Please see yesterday’s Logbook L-418 and especially Monday’s L-420 f... Read more