[FPSPACE] Video of ground tester working on Soyuz pyro bolt

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This looks incredibly difficult. 

 

And how dangerous do the stabbing motions with  that open blade look,
considering they're working in fragile spacesuits?!

 

 

 

 

 

From: fpspace-bounces at friends-partners.org
[mailto:fpspace-bounces at friends-partners.org] On Behalf Of Jim Oberg
Sent: 08 July 2008 00:56
To: fpspace at friends-partners.org
Subject: [FPSPACE] Video of ground tester working on Soyuz pyro bolt

 

Video of ground tester working on Soyuz pyro bolt

 

Any suggested explanations of actions/tools would be

appreciated. There are the thruster covers to block prop

leakage, then the cutters and tools including the 'dinosaur'

cutters. I don't see the blast-proof container unless it's that

soft bag at the end. Help!?

 

See http://issblog.ru/

 

The 4 min video seems to end before the bolt is secured.

 

Notice a third hand magically appearing from time to time

to push/pull flaps and cables and stuff. Neat trick.

 

This will be quite a challenge under flight conditions.

Especially since the crew won't ever have touched

this training mockup -- but I'm sure they've been

watching videos of it.

 

NASA's press conference is tomorrow (Tuesday) 

at 1 PM CDT, that's 1800 GMT. 

 

Watch it at http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

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