They had some problems inflating the expandable module yesterday. Probably because of higher friction of the materials than initially expected.
Trying again today.
they're releasing short bursts of air into the module and wait for it to settle and then release another short burst.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public
>>8105937
> The Lights In the Sky are Stars. Yeah, they are stars, stars where our Spiral cousins are waiting for us.
After yesterdays failure they depressurized it again, however it still expanded a little overnight. (see pic)
Current status.
Lost videocom with the ISS. They're taking a pause now.
>>8105937
so is it fucked or do they just need to figure out how to open it?
>>8105973
Nah today it's going good.
It's amazing we still have breaks in the data stream coming to the ground. I would have figured with TDRSS that wouldn't be an issue.
Looking forward to 10:30. Hope to see it fully expand!
>>8105990
I think it's just the video com that they lost. Visual feedback was a requirement to continue to experiment.
>>8105994
Regardless, it's surprising we don't have video com capabilities 24/7
This is like watching grass grow!
ONE more second of air
lads, how many inches can you inflate?
>>8106207
Someone should tell the expansion fetish /d/eviants about this
>>8106207
>68 inches
It is really going now
