ISS cooling system malfunctions

ISS cooling system malfunctions :
Station in Stable Configuration After Loss of Cooling Loop
"An attempt overnight Sunday to close the circuit breaker and restart the Pump Module was not successful. "
NASA-International Space Station
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

ISS On-Orbit Status 1 August 2010 (early edition) | SpaceRef
Thermal Loop A ETCS Pump Shutdown: After losing one cooling system pump (of two), ISS is currently stable, although thermally on single string (no redundancy). Last night (at 7:48pm EDT) RPC1 (Remote Power Controller 1) in RPCM (RPC Module) S11A_D tripped open, powering off the Loop A ammonia pump of the S1 ETCS (External Thermal Control System), resulting in the loss of one half of the cooling to ISS.
This required a number of powerdowns (i.e., turning off selected systems for thermal protection), including redundant power to four CQs (Crew Quarters), three in Node-2, one in Kibo JPM, with both fans in each CQ remaining functional but zero fault-tolerant (crew is still Go for CQ use). Due to loss of heater power, MBS (Mobile Base System), SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator System), and SPDM (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator) are currently zero fault-tolerant."
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Space station cooling system suddenly shuts down
http://www.physorg.com/news199887270.html
Space Station Malfunction Prompts Shutdowns - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/science/space/02shuttle.html
Cooling system fault hits International Space Station- BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10833327
Cooling system shut down aboard space station - msnbc.com
The problem also forced two of the station's four gyroscopes to shut down along with several other systems.
NASA says the crew was not in danger but was awakened by several warning alarms when the cooling loop went down.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38509292/ns/technology_and_science-space/
ISS cooling system malfunctions: spacetoday.net
http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/5018
Space Station Cooling System Shuts Down | Universe Today
http://www.universetoday.com/70167/space-station-cooling-system-shuts-down/

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