Brief Summary: There were a total of three EVA's preformed today

1. EVA-4 - Radio Reinstallation
2. EVA-5 - Cable Inspection and Evac from Lightning
3. EVA-6 - Repair cable splices closest to Hab.

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EVA-4 Report:

Context: Radio Reinstallation

Duration: 10:00 - 11:30

Weather: Mostly Cloudy; Wind N-NE 15-30KPH; 18C

Maximum distance from Hab: 300m

Participants: William Foltyn and Wil McCarthy

Equipment: Volt Meter, wire cutters, wire strippers, cordless drill, Digital camera, protective remote radio cover; tools

Route: A simple and easy route was planned from the Hab to the 'Rock Pile' where the MDRS remote radio was to be installed. EVA5 team1 proceeded west up the ridgeline to the radio tower. The team took the same route back to the Hab.

Objectives - Work Done: The objective was to do a final check on the old wiring and confirm usability for the redeployment of the remote radio. With a secondary objective to test glove realism to modern ISS design. With Pete Collins manning HabComm base radio, Crewmembers McCarthy and Foltyn proceeded to the tower location. At the top of the hill wire checking commenced with Wil McCarthy meticulously measuring the continuity and voltage of each wire. Pete Collins was manning the control panel to facilitate the final check. The results were disappointing. The wires were not responding to the expected specifications, and further in Hab work was going to have to be researched. However the secondary objective was to use a power conduit locking attachment that is currently being used on the ISS. The test was to see how analogous the MDRS sim glove work compared to the current space suites used. More tests to follow.

(See Also - XO Wil McCarthy's report and Commander Diaz' Check-in)

Lessons Learned:

1. Having the right tools makes the job easy
2. Taking all the necessary data make repairs go quicker.
3. Not everything goes as planned

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EVA-5 Report:

Context: Cable Inspection and EVA from Lightning

Duration: 14:10-15:22

Weather: light clouds quickly turning to storms; Wind N8 -20KPH; 22C

Maximum distance from Hab: 300m

Participants: Wil McCarthy, William Foltyn

Equipment: Electrical Tools, Cutting tools, wiring tools.

Route: A direct and more difficult route strait up the 'Rock Pile'. This route was necessary to inspect every inch of the communication wire.

Objectives - Work Done: Find the faults in the wires that were believed to be hampering the remote radio's operation. On the way down from EVA-4 McCarthy had noted that the comm-wire was not one, but rather several spliced wires. That led us to believe that the wire might be faulty somewhere between the control panel and the radio tower. While slowly going up the hill inch by inch, and inspecting the entire wire, three splice locations were inspected. At each splice the color coatings were mapped so as to determine the cause of the wire failure. At the last splice, closest to the Hab, Team2 had to remove the thick protective coating of duct tape that protected the wire connections. This proved difficult to undo, while wearing fat protective space gloves. Wil McCarthy started to undo the now armored wires. After trying several techniques and multiple tools, he let crewmember Foltyn continue his work. Using other tools and a different method was still proving difficult. While Team2 was concentrating on the task, the nice weather was quickly changing to a lightning storm. With minutes before the wire was undone and the inspection complete, EVA-5 team1 had to evacuate to the Hab when their radios stopped working due to the high electrical interference. EVA-5 Team2 made it safely back to the Hab, but was disgruntled as to not having finished the inspection.

Lessons Learned:

1. Weather is unpredictable and must be considered in every EVA
2. Do not disregard safety by objectives and conveniences first.

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EVA-6 Report:

Context: Repair cable splices

Duration: 17:20 - 18:30

Weather: Clear and Sunny; mild Wind 0-10KPH: not avail; 18C

Maximum distance from Hab: 12m

Participants: Will McCarthy, Jim Russell

Equipment: Wiring equipment, and minor tools

Route: 12m to the west of the Hab and back (This is where the comm-wire crosses the path to the Observatory)

Objectives - Work Done: The objective was to finalize the inspection of the last wire splice. Jim Russell (Team3) - Wil and Bill were ordered in from the last EVA, and we wanted to be able to work on the radio tomorrow. Therefore, Wil and Jim ventured out today for a quick EVA before dinner. They suited up quickly (Jim in less than 5 minutes, but there was some controversy. However Peter will be taking the early morning GreenHab duties.) They sat and talked in the airlock for 20 minutes. Wil finished opening the spliced connection to reveal the wiring. However, some of the wiring colors were faded under the duct tape, which causes us to be able to identify the colors for only 2 of the 4 wires. In the midst of this work, the two took time to appreciate the Martian sunset... After a nice 20-minute meditation on the beauty of the sunset in the airlock; they enjoyed a good dinner.

(See Also - XO Wil McCarthy's report)

Lessons Learned:

1. Accurate Wiring Diagrams are better than Expensive EVA operations
2. Don't bet on things you can't win?