Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 31, 2011 Author #2376 Share Posted January 31, 2011 01-30-2011 January 30, 2011 ISS On-Orbit Status 01/30/11 All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday – Crew rest day. Ahead: Week 11 of Increment 26. Sleep cycle shift: To accommodate this last night’s docking of the new cargo ship Progress 41P, crew wake/sleep cycle changes are in effect, featuring today a very long “sleep” period from 3:30am this morning to 1:00am tomorrow, 1/31, i.e., returning to “normal”). Yest kasaniye! At 9:39pm EST last night, Progress M-09M/41P (#409) docked successfully to the DC1 (Docking Compartment) nadir port under precise automatic Kurs control. [Kurs antenna retraction was nominal. Kasaniya (contact) was followed by a final DPO post-contact thrusting burn, docking probe retraction and Sborka (hook closure, ~9:59pm) after motion damp-out while the ISS was in free drift for 20 min (9:39pm-9:59pm). At “hooks closed” signal, the SM returned to active attitude control, maneuvering the ISS to LVLH TEA (local vertical/local horizontal Torque Equilibrium Attitude). Control authority returned to US Momentum Management at ~10:40pm. Next were the standard 1-hr leak checking, opening of the hatches (~1:30am) and installation of the QD (quick disconnect) screw clamps (BZV) of the docking & internal transfer mechanism (SSVP) to rigidize the coupling, followed by the standard air sampling inside Progress with the Russian AK-1M air sampler, powering down the spacecraft and installing the ventilation/heating air duct, taking photographs of the internal docking surfaces for subsequent downlinking, and dismantling the docking mechanism (StM, Stykovochnovo mekhanizma) between the cargo ship and the DC1.] Conjunction Alert: Flight controllers are following a conjunction with object 37117 (COSMOS 2252 Debris) for the past 24 hours. Tracking on the object is sparse and USSTRATCOM has increased tasking. The small radial miss distance of the object (0.115 km) warrants close monitoring and could lead to DAM (Debris Avoidance Maneuver) planning. 41P docking perturbations were in the noise of tracking uncertainties and thus did not have an impact on the situation. The TCA (Time of Closest Approach) of the conjunction is during EP (Experiment Platform) robotics operation scheduled Tuesday, 2/1, morning. The standard template of performing the DAM as close to the TCA as possible (thus buying time to cancel if not required) would place the TIG (Time of Ignition) at 3:14am EST on 2/1, which is during a period of ACS (Attitude Control System) thruster being disabled. Initial coordination with FCT (Flight Control Team) led to an acceleration of the TIG by 3 orbits to allow the robotics operations to continue as planned. It is assumed the decision points for PPCR and Cyclogram Go/No Go Development need to be accelerated as well. An ISS reboost of 0.6 m/s is planned on 2/9 to set up FD3 (Flight Day) phasing for STS-133/ULF5 and 24S landing constraints. Engineers are investigating if the DAM could replace this reboost meeting the same constraints which ensuring a safe trajectory from the conjunction. Significant Events Ahead (all dates Eastern Time and subject to change): --------------Six-crew operations------------- 02/15/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” launch (5:09pm) 02/19/11 -- Progress M-07M/39P undock 02/21/11 -- Russian EVA-28 (2/16??) 02/23/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” docking (SM aft) 02/24/11 -- STS-133/Discovery launch – NET (not earlier than) 02/24/11 -- HTV2 unberthing (Node-2 nadir) 03/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-01M/24S undock/landing (End of Increment 26) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/20/11 -- Soyuz TMA-21/26S launch – A. Borisienko (CDR-28)/R.Garan/A.Samokutayev 03/22/11 -- Soyuz TMA-21/26S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 04/19/11 -- STS-134/Endeavour (ULF6 – ELC3, AMS-02) launch 04/26/11 -- Progress M-09M/41P undock 04/27/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P launch 04/29/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P docking (DC1) 05/xx/11 -- Russian EVA-29 05/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-20/25S undock/landing (End of Increment 27) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 05/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S launch – M. Fossum (CDR-29)/S. Furukawa/S. Volkov 06/01/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S docking (MRM1) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 06/04/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” undock (SM aft) 06/21/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P launch 06/23/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P docking (SM aft) 08/29/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P undocking 08/30/11 -- Progress M-12M/44P launch 09/01/11 -- Progress M-12M/44P docking (SM aft) 09/16/11 – Soyuz TMA-21/26S undock/landing (End of Increment 28) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 09/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-23/28S launch – D.Burbank (CDR-30)/A.Shkaplerov/A.Ivanishin 10/02/11 – Soyuz TMA-23/28S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 10/25/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P undocking 10/26/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P launch 10/28/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P docking (DC-1) 11/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S undock/landing (End of Increment 29) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 11/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S launch – O.Kononenko (CDR-31)/A.Kuipers/D.Pettit 12/02/11 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S docking (MRM1) --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 12/??/11 -- 3R Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) w/ERA – on Proton. 12/26/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P undock 12/27/11 -- Progress M-14M/46P launch 12/29/11 -- Progress M-14M/46P docking (DC-1) 03/05/12 -- Progress M-12M/44P undock 03/16/12 -- Soyuz TMA-23/28S undock/landing (End of Increment 30) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/30/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S launch – G.Padalka (CDR-32)/J.Acaba/K.Valkov 04/01/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 05/15/12 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S undock/landing (End of Increment 31) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 05/29/12 – Soyuz TMA-26/31S launch – S.Williams (CDR-33)/Y.Malenchenko/A.Hoshide 05/31/12 – Soyuz TMA-26/31S docking --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 09/09/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S undock/landing (End of Increment 32) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 09/23/12 -- Soyuz TMA-27/32S launch – K.Ford (CDR-34)/O. Novitskiy/E.Tarelkin 09/25/12 – Soyuz TMA-27/32S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- 10/07/12 -- Soyuz TMA-26/31S undock/landing (End of Increment 33) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 11/xx/12 -- Soyuz TMA-28/33S launch – C.Hadfield (CDR-35)/T.Mashburn/R.Romanenko 11/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-28/33S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- 03/xx/12 -- Soyuz TMA-27/32S undock/landing (End of Increment 34) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-29/34S launch. 03/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-29/34S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- Source: NASA - Space Operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 31, 2011 Author #2377 Share Posted January 31, 2011 ISS Update - Jan. 31, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjZuZZGD9zQ&hd=1 31 January 2011The International Space Station video update for Jan. 31, 2011.Source: ReelNASA - YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 31, 2011 Author #2378 Share Posted January 31, 2011 01-31-2011 January 31, 2011 ISS On-Orbit Status 01/31/11 All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 11 of Increment 26. FE-4 Kondratyev conducted the regular daily early-morning check of the aerosol filters at the Russian Elektron O2 generator which Maxim Suraev had installed on 10/19/09 in gaps between the BZh Liquid Unit and the oxygen outlet pipe (filter FA-K) plus hydrogen outlet pipe (filter FA-V). [before sleeptime, Dmitri will inspect the filters again, currently a daily requirement per plan, with photographs to be taken if the filter packing is discolored.] CDR Scott Kelly continued another week-long activity with the post-wakeup experiment SLEEP (Sleep-Wake Actigraphy & Light Exposure during Spaceflight), Scott’s 7th session, transferring data from his Actiwatch to the HRF-1 (Human Research Facility 1) laptop. [To monitor their sleep/wake patterns and light exposure during a SLEEP session, US crewmembers wear a special Actiwatch device which measures the light levels encountered by him/her as well as their patterns of sleep and activity throughout the Expedition, using the payload software for data logging and filling in questionnaire entries in the experiment’s laptop session file on the HRF-1 laptop. The log entries are done within 15 minutes of final awakening for seven consecutive days.] Later in the day, Scott performed the periodic data download and initialization of SLEEP Actiwatches, using the HRF PC1 and Actiwatch Reader. Afterwards, the equipment was decabled and stowed, and the laptop powered off. FE-6 Cady Coleman undertook her 7th weekly U.S. “Bisphosphonates” biomedical countermeasures experiment, ingesting an Alendronate pill before breakfast. The required ~10h fast period started last night for her. [The Bisphosphonates study should determine whether antiresorptive agents (that help reduce bone loss) in conjunction with the routine in-flight exercise program will protect ISS crewmembers from the regional decreases in bone mineral density documented on previous ISS missions. Two dosing regimens are being tested: (1) an oral dose of 70 mg of Alendronate taken weekly starting 3 weeks prior to flight and then throughout the flight and (2) an intravenous (IV) dose of 4 mg Zoledronic Acid, administered just once approximately 45 days before flight. The rationale for including both Alendronate and Zoledronic Acid is that two dosing options will maximize crew participation, increase the countermeasure options available to flight surgeons, increase scientific opportunities, and minimize the effects of operational and logistical constraints. The primary measurement objective is to obtain preflight and postflight QCT (Quantitative Computed Tomography) scans of the hip. The QCT scans will provide volumetric bone density information of both cortical and trabecular (spongy) bone regions of the hip.] FE-6 Paolo Nespoli unstowed and prepared the equipment for his 3rd suite of sessions with the medical protocol Pro K (Dietary Intake Can Predict and Protect against Changes in Bone Metabolism during Spaceflight and Recovery), with controlled diet and diet logging after the urine pH spot test. Paolo will begin the urine sampling for pH value tomorrow, for a 5-day period. For covering subsequent HTV2 operations, FE-6 Coleman activated the VSW (Video Streaming Workstation) and SSC-1 (Station Support Computer 1) laptops for downlinking converted NTSC MPEG-2 (Moving Pictures Expert Group 2) “streaming video” packets via U.S. OpsLAN and Ku-band. Preparatory to the transfer of the new JAXA Kobairo (“stork”) rack from the HTV2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle 2), Kelly & Nespoli removed rack front stowage in Bay 1 and temporarily stowed it in the HTV2 endcone. Later, Scott & Cady had several hours set aside for transferring the Kobairo rack from HTV2 to the Kibo JPM (JEM Pressurized Module) and installing it at loc. F3, including removing its protective launch locks. Cady afterwards completed mating rack umbilicals, connecting them to the F3 Z-Panel, i.e., a UIP (Utility Interface Panel). The CDR initiated another sampling run with the EHS GC/DMS (Environmental Health Systems Gas Chromatograph / Differential Mobility Spectrometer); deactivating the system ~5 hrs later. [This was the 14th session with the replaced GC/DMS unit #1004, after the previous instrument (#1002) was used for approximately 7 runs. Also known as AQM (Air Quality Monitor), the system is controlled with “Sionex” expert software from the SSC (Station Support Computer)-12 laptop (due to a software glitch, the software needs to be opened, closed, and then reopened in order to ensure good communication between GC/DMS and SSC-12). The AQM demonstrates COTS (Commercial Off-the-Shelf) technology for identifying volatile organic compounds, similar to the VOA (Volatile Organics Analyzer). This evaluation will continue over the course of several months as it helps to eventually certify the GC/DMS as nominal CHeCS (Crew Health Care Systems) hardware.] Paolo spent ~3.5 hrs on HRF (Human Research Facility) rack stowage consolidation in COL (Columbus Orbital Facility) and Lab, regrouping and rearranging blood, saliva & urine sampling kits to make them more accessible for use. [FE-5 created four lockers for the equipment: two for in-[use items, one for next-use items, and one for excess supplies.] In COL, Scott Kelly supported EMCS (European Modular Cultivation System) research by switching on EMCS for ground-commanded power-up from POIC (Payload Operations & Integration Center/Huntsville). FE-2 Skripochka made preparations for a microbial air sampling session scheduled tomorrow and subsequent with the MedOps SZM-MO-21 ECOSFERA equipment, initiating charging on the Ecosphere power pack (BP) and readying the KRIOGEM-03 thermostatic container (at -22 degC) for the samples. [The equipment, consisting of an air sampler set, a charger, power supply unit, and incubation tray for Petri dishes, determines microbial contamination of the ISS atmosphere, specifically the total bacterial and fungal microflora counts and microflora composition according to morphologic criteria of microorganism colonies.] In the JAXA Kibo JPM (JEM Pressurized Module), CDR Kelly activated the RLT (Robotics Laptop Terminal) and set up the DOUG (Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics) application for the upcoming HTV2 EP (Exposed Pallet) extract/insert activities with the SSRMS (Space Station Remote Maneuvering System). [used mostly during Robotics/SSRMS operations, DOUG is a software program on the MSS RWS (Mobile Service System Robotics Workstation) laptops that provides a graphical birdseye-view image of the up-to-date external station & robot arm configuration on a laptop for study of external ops.] Later, Cady maneuvered the SSRMS to the EP pre-grapple position on the side of the HTV2, and Scott completed the grapple. With the video equipment covering the training activity, Nespoli & Coleman worked with the ROBoT onboard trainer to simulate/rehearse using the SSRMS for tomorrow’s extraction of the EP from the HTV, moving it to the Kibo EF (Exposed Facility) “veranda” and returning it later to the HTV for insertion. Afterwards, the video hardware was stowed again. All crewmembers conducted a 15-min HTV2 Emergency Procedure Review, intended to familiarize them with the location of HTV hardware used in emergencies, key reminders for HTV emergency response topics and all hatches plus the ability to rapidly clear hatchways in emergencies, paying detailed attention to cables and all other obstructions at hatchways. [The review included verification of the integrity of all hatch rubber seals and availability of foot restraints.] At ~2:20pm, Paolo powered up the SM's amateur radio equipment (Kenwood VHF transceiver with manual frequency selection, headset, & power supply) and at 2:25pm conducted a ham radio session with students at Arsaniq School, Kangiqsujuaq, Waken Bay, Northwest Passage Territory, Quebec, Canada. CDR & FE-6 had their regular PMCs (Private Medical Conferences), via S- & Ku-band audio/video, Cady at ~12:15pm, Scott at ~12:30pm. At ~3:15pm, Coleman is scheduled for her weekly PFC (Private Family Conference) via S-band/audio and Ku-band/MS-NetMeeting application (which displays the uplinked ground video on an SSC laptop). The crewmembers worked out with their regular 2-hr physical exercise on the CEVIS cycle ergometer with vibration isolation (FE-6), TVIS treadmill (FE-1, FE-2, FE-4), ARED advanced resistive exerciser (CDR, FE-2, FE-4, FE-5, FE-6), T2/COLBERT advanced treadmill (CDR, FE-5) and VELO ergometer bike with bungee cord load trainer (FE-1). [T2 snubber arm inspection is no longer needed after every T2 session but must be done after the last T2 session of the day.] Conjunction Update: Additional tracking has been received on the conjunction object 37117 (COSMOS 2252 Debris) from independent sensors. The updated data confirms the conjunction is no longer a threat. The total miss distance moved out and the Pc (Probability of Collision) dropped to 2.4E-16 which is below all threshold violations. Therefore, it has been recommended to stand down from DAM (Debris Avoidance Maneuver) planning. Significant Events Ahead (all dates Eastern Time and subject to change): --------------Six-crew operations------------- 02/15/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” launch (5:09pm) 02/19/11 -- Progress M-07M/39P undock 02/21/11 -- Russian EVA-28 (2/16??) 02/23/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” docking (SM aft) 02/24/11 -- STS-133/Discovery launch – NET (not earlier than) 02/24/11 -- HTV2 unberthing (Node-2 nadir) 03/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-01M/24S undock/landing (End of Increment 26) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/20/11 -- Soyuz TMA-21/26S launch – A. Borisienko (CDR-28)/R.Garan/A.Samokutayev 03/22/11 -- Soyuz TMA-21/26S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 04/19/11 -- STS-134/Endeavour (ULF6 – ELC3, AMS-02) launch 04/26/11 -- Progress M-09M/41P undock 04/27/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P launch 04/29/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P docking (DC1) 05/xx/11 -- Russian EVA-29 05/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-20/25S undock/landing (End of Increment 27) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 05/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S launch – M. Fossum (CDR-29)/S. Furukawa/S. Volkov 06/01/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S docking (MRM1) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 06/04/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” undock (SM aft) 06/21/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P launch 06/23/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P docking (SM aft) 08/29/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P undocking 08/30/11 -- Progress M-12M/44P launch 09/01/11 -- Progress M-12M/44P docking (SM aft) 09/16/11 – Soyuz TMA-21/26S undock/landing (End of Increment 28) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 09/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-23/28S launch – D.Burbank (CDR-30)/A.Shkaplerov/A.Ivanishin 10/02/11 – Soyuz TMA-23/28S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 10/25/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P undocking 10/26/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P launch 10/28/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P docking (DC-1) 11/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S undock/landing (End of Increment 29) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 11/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S launch – O.Kononenko (CDR-31)/A.Kuipers/D.Pettit 12/02/11 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S docking (MRM1) --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 12/??/11 -- 3R Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) w/ERA – on Proton. 12/26/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P undock 12/27/11 -- Progress M-14M/46P launch 12/29/11 -- Progress M-14M/46P docking (DC-1) 03/05/12 -- Progress M-12M/44P undock 03/16/12 -- Soyuz TMA-23/28S undock/landing (End of Increment 30) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/30/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S launch – G.Padalka (CDR-32)/J.Acaba/K.Valkov 04/01/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 05/15/12 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S undock/landing (End of Increment 31) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 05/29/12 – Soyuz TMA-26/31S launch – S.Williams (CDR-33)/Y.Malenchenko/A.Hoshide 05/31/12 – Soyuz TMA-26/31S docking --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 09/09/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S undock/landing (End of Increment 32) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 09/23/12 -- Soyuz TMA-27/32S launch – K.Ford (CDR-34)/O. Novitskiy/E.Tarelkin 09/25/12 – Soyuz TMA-27/32S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- 10/07/12 -- Soyuz TMA-26/31S undock/landing (End of Increment 33) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 11/xx/12 -- Soyuz TMA-28/33S launch – C.Hadfield (CDR-35)/T.Mashburn/R.Romanenko 11/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-28/33S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- 03/xx/12 -- Soyuz TMA-27/32S undock/landing (End of Increment 34) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-29/34S launch. 03/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-29/34S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- Source: NASA - Space Operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 31, 2011 Author #2379 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Crew Transfers Cargo from HTV2 and Progress 41 The Expedition 26 crew aboard the International Space Station devoted time Monday to unloading cargo from the recently arrived ISS Progress 41 resupply craft. Progress 41 docked to the station’s Pirs docking compartment Saturday at 9:39 p.m. EST. The vehicle delivered 1,918 pounds of propellant, 110 pounds of oxygen, 926 pounds of water and 3,080 pounds of spare parts and supplies to the station. Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly transfers cargo from the Japanese Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle. Credit: NASA TV The crew also transferred cargo from inside Japan’s second H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) to the Kibo module, including the Kobairo rack. Flight Engineer Catherine Coleman and Commander Scott Kelly moved the science facility to the Japanese laboratory and installed it there. Kobairo is an electrical furnace that will be used to generate high-quality crystals from melting materials. It consists of a vacuum chamber and three independently movable heaters. Coleman and Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli spent time preparing the Kibo robotic arm for its work Tuesday in the transfer of a pallet of spare parts from a slot on the side of the HTV2 to the Exposed Facility on the end cone of the Kibo module. HTV2, nicknamed Kounotori, or “White Stork,” arrived Thursday morning at the station. Nespoli and Coleman operated Canadarm2, the station’s robotic arm, to grapple the free-floating HTV2 and berth it to the Harmony module. Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka worked with the Russian experiment MO-21, which provides samples to help determine microbial contamination of the orbital complex’s atmosphere. Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri performed routine maintenance on the environmental control and life support system in the Zvezda service module. Flight Engineer Dmitry Kondratyev inspected filters in the Elektron oxygen generation system. Source: NASA - Space Station - Living & Working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 3, 2011 Author #2380 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Crew Conducts Transfer With Robotics Robotics took center stage Tuesday aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 26 crew commanded the orbiting complex’s robotic arms to extract and transfer a pallet of spare parts from the recently arrived “Kounotori” H-II Transfer Vehicle. Canadarm2 extracts the Exposed Pallet from the “Kounotori” H-II Transfer Vehicle. Credit: NASA TV From a robotics workstation in the station’s cupola, Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli and Cady Coleman used the 57-foot Canadarm2 to extract the Exposed Pallet from a slot on the side of Kounotori berthed to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module at 4:07 a.m. EST. Nespoli and Coleman handed off the pallet to the Japanese robotic arm under the control of Commander Scott Kelly, who then installed the pallet on the Exposed Facility platform at the end cone of the Kibo module at 6:57 a.m. As the ground teams thanked the crew for its hard work, Kelly replied, “As my former space station CDR Doug Wheelock would say, ‘Cady and Paolo were all over this like a spider monkey.’” The Japanese cargo ship, whose name means "white stork" and was chosen because it is emblematic of an important delivery, brought more than four tons of food, supplies and spare parts when it arrived at the station January 27. On Thursday, Canadarm2 and the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator, or Dextre, operated by flight controllers on the ground in Houston, will be used to remove a Flex Hose Rotary Coupler and Cargo Transport Container from the pallet and temporarily stow them on Dextre. Those items will remain on Dextre until they can be transferred to their final storage locations on another stowage platform, which will be installed on the station’s truss during space shuttle Discovery’s STS-133 mission. Meanwhile in the Russian segment of the station, Flight Engineers Dmitry Kondratyev, Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri spent much of their workday configuring the ISS Progress 41 cargo craft and unloading its cargo. Progress 41 docked to the station’s Pirs docking compartment Saturday, delivering 1,918 pounds of propellant, 110 pounds of oxygen, 926 pounds of water and 3,080 pounds of spare parts and supplies to the station. Skripochka and Kaleri also conducted a session with a Russian experiment that studies the adaptation of a crew member’s cardiovascular system during long-duration spaceflight. Source: NASA - Space Station - Living & Working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 3, 2011 Author #2381 Share Posted February 3, 2011 ISS Update - Feb. 1, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx-o6WvwgGY&hd=1 01 February 2011The International Space Station video update for Feb. 1, 2011.Source: ReelNASA - YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 3, 2011 Author #2382 Share Posted February 3, 2011 02-01-2011 February 1, 2011 ISS On-Orbit Status 02/01/11 All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FE-4 Kondratyev conducted the regular daily early-morning check of the aerosol filters at the Russian Elektron O2 generator which Maxim Suraev had installed on 10/19/09 in gaps between the BZh Liquid Unit and the oxygen outlet pipe (filter FA-K) plus hydrogen outlet pipe (filter FA-V). [before sleeptime, Dmitri will inspect the filters again, currently a daily requirement per plan, with photographs to be taken if the filter packing is discolored.] At wake-up, FE-2 Skripochka terminated his 10th experiment session, started last night, for the long-term Russian sleep study MBI-12/Sonokard, taking the recording device from his Sonokard sports shirt pocket and later copying the measurements to the RSE-Med laptop for subsequent downlink to the ground. [sonokard objectives are stated to (1) study the feasibility of obtaining the maximum of data through computer processing of records obtained overnight, (2) systematically record the crewmember’s physiological functions during sleep, (3) study the feasibility of obtaining real-time crew health data. Investigators believe that contactless acquisition of cardiorespiratory data over the night period could serve as a basis for developing efficient criteria for evaluating and predicting adaptive capability of human body in long-duration space flight.] As part of the crew’s regular morning inspection tour, FE-1 Kaleri completed the routine checkup of circuit breakers & fuses in the DC1 Docking Compartment. [The monthly checkup in the DC-1, MRM1 & MRM2 looks at AZS circuit breakers on the BVP Amp Switch Panel (they should all be On) and the LEDs (light-emitting diodes) of 14 fuses in fuse panels BPP-30 & BPP-36. MRM2 & MRM1 were derived from the DC-1 concept and are very similar to it.] FE-5 Nespoli started his 3rd (FD60) suite of sessions with the medical protocol Pro K (Dietary Intake Can Predict and Protect against Changes in Bone Metabolism during Spaceflight and Recovery), with diet logging after the urine pH spot test, for a 5-day period. [For Pro K, there will be five in-flight sessions (FD15, FD30, FD60, FD120, FD180) of samplings, to be shared with the NUTRITION w/Repository protocol, each one with five days of diet & urine pH logging and photography on the last day. The crewmember prepares a diet log and then annotates quantities of food packets consumed and supplements taken. Urine collections are spread over 24 hrs; samples go into the MELFI (Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS) within 30 min after collection. Blood samples, on the last day, are centrifuged in the RC (Refrigerated Centrifuge) and placed in MELFI at -80 degC. There is an 8-hr fasting requirement prior to the blood draw (i.e., no food or drink, but water ingestion is encouraged). MELFI constraints: Maximum MELFI dewar open time: 60 sec; at least 45 min between MELFI dewar door openings.] For covering today’s HTV2 robotics operations, CDR Kelly activated the VSW (Video Streaming Workstation) and SSC-1 (Station Support Computer 1) laptops for downlinking converted NTSC MPEG-2 (Moving Pictures Expert Group 2) “streaming video” packets via U.S. OpsLAN and Ku-band. FE-1 Alex Kaleri configured the hardware for the Russian MBI-21 PNEVMOKARD experiment, then conducted the 1h15m session, his 4th, which forbids moving or talking during data recording. The experiment is controlled from the RSE-med A31p laptop and uses the TENZOPLUS sphygmomanometer to measure arterial blood pressure. The experiment was then closed out and the test data were downlinked via OCA. [PNEVMOKARD (Pneumocard) attempts to obtain new scientific information to refine the understanding about the mechanisms used by the cardiorespiratory system and the whole body organism to spaceflight conditions. By recording (on PCMCIA cards) the crewmember’s electrocardiogram, impedance cardiogram, low-frequency phonocardiogram (seismocardiogram), pneumotachogram (using nose temperature sensors), and finger photoplethismogram, the experiment supports integrated studies of (1) the cardiovascular system and its adaptation mechanisms in various phases of a long-duration mission, (2) the synchronization of heart activity and breathing factors, as well as the cardiorespiratory system control processes based on the variability rate of physiological parameters, and (3) the interconnection between the cardiorespiratory system during a long-duration mission and the tolerance of orthostatic & physical activities at the beginning of readaptation for predicting possible reactions of the crewmembers organism during the their return to ground.] Oleg Skripochka completed his 5th session with the Russian behavioral assessment TIPOLOGIA (MBI-20), setting up the workstation, connecting equipment, suiting up and launching the program on the RSK1 laptop. [Dmitri assisted in donning the electrode cap, preparing the head for the electrodes, applying electrode gel from the Neurolab-RM2 kit and taking documentary photography. Data were recorded on a PCMCIA memory card and downlinked via OCA comm. MBI-20 studies typological features of operator activity of the ISS crews in long-term space flight phases, with the subject using a cap with EEG (electroencephalogram) electrodes. The experiment, which records EEGs, consists of the Lüscher test, “adaptive biological control” training, and the games Minesweeper and Tetris. The Lüscher color diagnostic is a psychological test which measures a person's psychophysical state, his/her ability to withstand stress, to perform and to communicate. It is believed to help uncover the cause of psychological stress, which can lead to physical symptoms. An EEG measures and records the electrical activity of the brain.] Working on the newly arrived Progress M-09M/41P cargo ship, docked at DC1 nadir, Kaleri dismantled the docking mechanism (StM, Stykovochnovo mekhanizma) between the cargo ship and the DC1. Alex then attached two handles on the Progress external hatch and installed the electronic LKT local temperature sensor commutator (TA251MB) of the BITS2-12 onboard telemetry measurement system and its PZU-1M ROM (read-only memory) in the ship, using recycled boxes from stowage. FE-1 also unpacked & deployed new Progress 41P-arrived RODF (Russian Operations Data Files) material for several systems/operations books plus a number of CD & DVD files & films. Skripochka & Kondratyev started the lengthy work of unloading the 41P cargo ship, transferring equipment to the ISS and logging moves in the IMS (Inventory Management System). 41P Unloading was also placed on the discretionary US “Job Jar” task list for Scott, Paolo & Cady. Dima prepared the FGB and MRM1 Rassvet modules for US cargo transfers from 41P. FE-6 Coleman enabled the Cupola RWS UOP (Robotic Workstation / Utility Outlet Panel) for power-up in Node-3, installed the CCR (Cupola Crew Restraint) and readied the JEMRMS (Robotic Manipulator System) equipment in the Kibo JPM (JEM Pressurized Module). Cady & Paolo then used the SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator System) to release and extract the EP (Exposed Pallet) from the ULC (Unpressurized Logistics Carrier) in the HTV2’s flank (~5:35am) and hand it over to the JEMRMS (JEM Robotic Manipulator System), operated by Scott Kelly who berthed it to the JEF EFU10 (JEM Exposed Facility / Exposed Facility Unit 10). [The payloads on the EP will be transferred by ground control operations including SPDM (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator). Thrusters were inhibited during the transfer activity (2:00am-8:05am EST) due to load constraints.] The CDR afterwards disconnected the UOP DCP (Utility Outlet Panel/Display & Control Panel) power bypass cable at the Cupola RWS (Robotic Workstation) and uninstalled the CCR (which stabilizes crewmembers during robotarm operations). Dmitri Kondratyev’s maintenance & service activities today included – The periodic inspection of the SRV-K2M Condensate Water Processor’s sediment trap insert (VU) in the SM (Service Module) [the Russian SRVK-2M converts collected condensate into drinking water and dispenses the reclaimed potable water], The periodic checkout & performance verification of IP-1 airflow sensors in the various RS (Russian Segment) hatchways [inspected IP-1s are in the passageways PrK (SM Transfer Tunnel)–RO (SM Working Compartment), PrK–Progress, DC1–Progress, PkhO (SM Transfer Compartment) – RO, PkhO–DC1, PkhO–FGB PGO, PkhO-MRM2, FGB GA-MRM1, FGB PGO–FGB GA, and FGB GA–Node-1], The regular inspection of the replaceable half-coupling of the 4GB4 hydraulic unit of the KOB-2 (Loop 2) of the Russian SOTR Thermal Control System, checking for coolant fluid hermeticity (leak-tightness), Setting up the Russian DZZ-12 RUSALKA (“Mermaid”) hardware at SM window #9 for another sun-glint observation session, using the hand-held spectrometer (without use of the TIUS three-stage rate sensor), synchronized with the coaxially mounted NIKON D2X camera for taking snapshots, and later downloaded the data to laptop RS1 for subsequent downlink via OCA. The equipment was then torn down and stowed away [RUSALKA is a micro spectrometer for collecting detailed information on observed spectral radiance in the near IR (Infrared) waveband for measurement of greenhouse gas concentrations in the Earth atmosphere], The routine daily servicing of the SOZh system (Environment Control & Life Support System, ECLSS) in the SM [regular daily SOZh maintenance consists, among else, of checking the ASU toilet facilities, replacement of the KTO & KBO solid waste containers, replacement of EDV-SV waste water and EDV-U urine containers and filling EDV-SV, KOV (for Elektron), EDV-ZV & EDV on RP flow regulator.] Kaleri performed periodic service of the RS (Russian Segment) radiation payload suite “Matryoshka-R” (RBO-3-2), initializing & re-deploying new Bubble dosimeters detectors and verifying proper function of the setup with the LULIN-5 electronics box. [A total of eight Bubble dosimeter detectors (A21-A28) were initialized in the Bubble dosimeter reader in the SM and positioned at new exposure locations. The deployment locations of the detectors were photo-documented with the NIKON D2X camera and also reported with initialization data to TsUP via log sheet via OCA. The complex Matryoshka payload suite is designed for sophisticated radiation studies. Note: Matryoshka is the name for the traditional Russian set of nested dolls], Later, Sasha completed another data collection session for the psychological MBI-16 Vzaimodejstvie (“Interactions”) program, accessing and completing the computerized study questionnaire on the RSE-Med laptop and saving the data in an encrypted file. It was his 8th run. [The software has a “mood” questionnaire, a “group & work environment” questionnaire, and a “critical incidents” log. Results from the study, which is also mirrored by ground control subjects, could help to improve the ability of future crewmembers to interact safely and effectively with each other and with Mission Control, to have a more positive experience in space during multi-cultural, long-duration missions, and to successfully accomplish mission activities.] Oleg used the standard ECOSFERA equipment, set up yesterday, to conduct microbial air sampling runs for the MedOps SZM-MO-21 experiment, with the POTOK Air Purification System temporarily powered down, taking Kit 2 samples from cabin surfaces along with samples from crewmembers for sanitation and disease studies. The Petri dishes with the samples were then stowed in the KRIOGEM-03 thermostatic container and subsequently packed for return to Earth. Part 1 of MO-21 protocol was done yesterday. [The equipment, consisting of an air sampler set, a charger and power supply unit, provides samples to help determine microbial contamination of the ISS atmosphere, specifically the total bacterial and fungal microflora counts and microflora composition according to morphologic criteria of microorganism colonies.] With the HTV2 as new ISS element, Paolo Nespoli updated the Emergency Books for the configuration change. Paolo then retrieved the two CSA-O2 instruments (CSA-Oxygen, #1041, #1045) from the Soyuz TMA-01M/24S and calibrated them in the Lab for their weekly checkout, taking readings, then turning them off again and returning them to 24S. [The oxygen sensors in the CSA-O2s (and CSA-CPs/CSA-Combustion Products) have exceeded their shelf life due to resupply delays. The weekly calibration checks permit continued use of these units until new ones arrive on ULF-5.] Working on the newly transferred Japanese KOBAIRO (“stork”) rack in the JPM, Cady Coleman removed the launch locks on the front panel of the GHF SCAM (Gradient Heating Furnace / Sample Cartridge Automatic Exchange Mechanism). [GHF is a vacuum furnace that contains three heating blocks. Their positions and temperatures can be independently controlled, and various temperature profiles can be configured. This facility will mainly be used for high quality crystal growth experiments using unidirectional solidification.] Also transferred from the HTV2 yesterday (instead of today as planned) was the MSPR (Multipurpose Small Payload Rack) which provides a platform to accommodate small experiments. [Electrical power and data communications will be supplied to the individual experiments inserted in the MSPR.] Kelly changed out the transmitter battery of his HRM (Heart Rate Monitor), which had malfunctioned. Scott “degassed” two more CWC-Is (Contingency Water Containers-Iodine, #2004, #2016), to remove any free air bubbles that may have been ingested since its last use. This has become necessary since the water in the bag is reaching its expiration date and needs to be used. [The traditional procedure for “degassing” the container by first draining, then refilling it with a fully charged water CWC was replaced in 2004 by a rather ingenious new procedure developed and checked out on the KC-135 aircraft flying zero-G parabolas at JSC/Houston: Essentially, it involves the crewmember himself centrifuging the selected container by holding it away from the body and applying a slow rotation of ~15 rpm to himself, to separate air and water in the bag through centrifugal force, while simultaneously squeezing out the air by cinching down on bungee cords wrapped around the CWC.] The CDR also set up the NFPE (nitrogen fill & purge equipment) for MELFI-2 (Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS 2) by configuring valves in the equipment. FE-5 Nespoli performed the periodic check of the CEVIS exercise machine’s four isolators. Before sleeptime, Sasha Kaleri will prepare the Russian MBI-12 payload and start his 10th Sonokard experiment session, using a sports shirt from the Sonokard kit with a special device in the pocket for testing a new method for acquiring physiological data without using direct contact on the skin. Measurements are recorded on a data card for return to Earth. [sonokard objectives are stated to (1) study the feasibility of obtaining the maximum of data through computer processing of records obtained overnight, (2) systematically record the crewmember’s physiological functions during sleep, (3) study the feasibility of obtaining real-time crew health data. Investigators believe that contactless acquisition of cardiorespiratory data over the night period could serve as a basis for developing efficient criteria for evaluating and predicting adaptive capability of human body in long-duration space flight.] At ~1:55am, Paolo powered up the SM's amateur radio equipment (Kenwood VHF transceiver with manual frequency selection, headset, & power supply) and at 2:00am conducted a ham radio session with students at College Joseph Chassigneux, Vinay, France. FE-1, FE-2, FE-4 & FE-5 had their weekly PMCs (Private Medical Conferences), via S- & Ku-band audio/video, Paolo at ~10:00am, Dmitri at ~11:00am, Oleg at ~11:25am, Alex at ~11:50am EST. The crewmembers worked out with their regular 2-hr physical exercise on the CEVIS cycle ergometer with vibration isolation (CDR, FE-5, FE-6), TVIS treadmill (FE-1, FE-2, FE-4), ARED advanced resistive exerciser (CDR, FE-5, FE-6) and VELO ergometer bike with bungee cord load trainer (FE-1, FE-2, FE-4). Significant Events Ahead (all dates Eastern Time and subject to change): --------------Six-crew operations------------- 02/15/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” launch (5:09pm) 02/19/11 -- Progress M-07M/39P undock 02/21/11 -- Russian EVA-28 (2/16??) 02/23/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” docking (SM aft) 02/24/11 -- STS-133/Discovery launch – NET (not earlier than) 02/24/11 -- HTV2 unberthing (Node-2 nadir) 03/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-01M/24S undock/landing (End of Increment 26) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/20/11 -- Soyuz TMA-21/26S launch – A. Borisienko (CDR-28)/R.Garan/A.Samokutayev 03/22/11 -- Soyuz TMA-21/26S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 04/19/11 -- STS-134/Endeavour (ULF6 – ELC3, AMS-02) launch 04/26/11 -- Progress M-09M/41P undock 04/27/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P launch 04/29/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P docking (DC1) 05/xx/11 -- Russian EVA-29 05/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-20/25S undock/landing (End of Increment 27) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 05/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S launch – M. Fossum (CDR-29)/S. Furukawa/S. Volkov 06/01/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S docking (MRM1) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 06/04/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” undock (SM aft) 06/21/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P launch 06/23/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P docking (SM aft) 08/29/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P undocking 08/30/11 -- Progress M-12M/44P launch 09/01/11 -- Progress M-12M/44P docking (SM aft) 09/16/11 – Soyuz TMA-21/26S undock/landing (End of Increment 28) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 09/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-23/28S launch – D.Burbank (CDR-30)/A.Shkaplerov/A.Ivanishin 10/02/11 – Soyuz TMA-23/28S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 10/25/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P undocking 10/26/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P launch 10/28/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P docking (DC-1) 11/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S undock/landing (End of Increment 29) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 11/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S launch – O.Kononenko (CDR-31)/A.Kuipers/D.Pettit 12/02/11 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S docking (MRM1) --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 12/??/11 -- 3R Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) w/ERA – on Proton. 12/26/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P undock 12/27/11 -- Progress M-14M/46P launch 12/29/11 -- Progress M-14M/46P docking (DC-1) 03/05/12 -- Progress M-12M/44P undock 03/16/12 -- Soyuz TMA-23/28S undock/landing (End of Increment 30) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/30/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S launch – G.Padalka (CDR-32)/J.Acaba/K.Valkov 04/01/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 05/15/12 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S undock/landing (End of Increment 31) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 05/29/12 – Soyuz TMA-26/31S launch – S.Williams (CDR-33)/Y.Malenchenko/A.Hoshide 05/31/12 – Soyuz TMA-26/31S docking --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 09/09/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S undock/landing (End of Increment 32) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 09/23/12 -- Soyuz TMA-27/32S launch – K.Ford (CDR-34)/O. Novitskiy/E.Tarelkin 09/25/12 – Soyuz TMA-27/32S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- 10/07/12 -- Soyuz TMA-26/31S undock/landing (End of Increment 33) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 11/xx/12 -- Soyuz TMA-28/33S launch – C.Hadfield (CDR-35)/T.Mashburn/R.Romanenko 11/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-28/33S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- 03/xx/12 -- Soyuz TMA-27/32S undock/landing (End of Increment 34) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-29/34S launch. 03/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-29/34S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- Source: NASA - Space Operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 3, 2011 Author #2383 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Photo of the Day by Dmitry Kondratiev :: 02.02.2011 Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratiev published more photos in his gallery in Roscosmos web. The images depicts EXPOSE experiment removed from the ISS outer surface during the EVA on Jan 21. See more photos in Orbital Gallery of Dmitry Kondratiev here. Roscosmos PAO Source: ROSCOSMOS - News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 3, 2011 Author #2384 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Crew Proceeds With Cargo Transfers and Robotics Work Two new cargo resupply vehicles that docked to the International Space Station last week are being unloaded by the Expedition 26 crew. Ground controllers maneuvered the station’s robotic arm to perform external cargo transfer work. Ground controllers maneuvered the station’s robotic arm to perform external cargo transfer work from Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle. Credit: NASA TV Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Dmitry Kondratyev worked to unload supplies from the ISS Progress 41 cargo craft. The Russian resupply vehicle automatically docked to the Pirs docking compartment Saturday night. The Progress delivered over 5,000 pounds of gear, propellant, water and oxygen. Commander Scott Kelly talks to reporters on Wednesday. Credit: NASA TV Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Catherine Coleman and Paolo Nespoli continued unpacking gear from Kounotori, Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle. Kounotori, or “White Stork,” arrived last Thursday and was grappled by Canadarm2 then berthed to the Harmony module. The cargo ship carried 4.2 tons of gear and supplies. Dextre, the station’s Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, in conjunction with Canadarm2, will also be used to remove spare parts from Kounotori‘s external cargo pallet. The parts include a flex hose rotary coupler and a cargo transport container which will be transferred to a stowage location on Dextre. The gear will later be placed on an external logistics carrier that will be installed during STS-133. Ground controllers moved the Canadarm2 in preparation for the transfer work. The station’s robotic arm walked off the Harmony module and rested on the Mobile Base System (MBS). The MBS moves back and forth on rails along the station’s truss structure moving Canadarm2 to work areas. Kelly spoke to reporters from the Associated Press and New York Times Wednesday. The commander answered questions about his brother, astronaut Mark Kelly, regarding the Arizona tragedy. He also discussed the influence of those events on his mission. Source: NASA - Space Station - Living & Working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 3, 2011 Author #2385 Share Posted February 3, 2011 ISS Update - Feb. 2, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIYcJ7yP7D8&hd=1 02 February 2011The International Space Station video update for Feb. 2, 2011.Source: ReelNASA - YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 3, 2011 Author #2386 Share Posted February 3, 2011 02-02-2011 February 2, 2011 ISS On-Orbit Status 02/02/11 All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FE-4 Kondratyev conducted the regular daily early-morning check of the aerosol filters at the Russian Elektron O2 generator which Maxim Suraev had installed on 10/19/09 in gaps between the BZh Liquid Unit and the oxygen outlet pipe (filter FA-K) plus hydrogen outlet pipe (filter FA-V). [before sleeptime, Dmitri will inspect the filters again, currently a daily requirement per plan, with photographs to be taken if the filter packing is discolored.] At wake-up, FE-1 Kaleri terminated his 10th experiment session, started last night, for the long-term Russian sleep study MBI-12/Sonokard, taking the recording device from his Sonokard sports shirt pocket and later copying the measurements to the RSE-Med laptop for subsequent downlink to the ground. [sonokard objectives are stated to (1) study the feasibility of obtaining the maximum of data through computer processing of records obtained overnight, (2) systematically record the crewmember’s physiological functions during sleep, (3) study the feasibility of obtaining real-time crew health data. Investigators believe that contactless acquisition of cardiorespiratory data over the night period could serve as a basis for developing efficient criteria for evaluating and predicting adaptive capability of human body in long-duration space flight.] FE-5 Nespoli continued his 3rd (FD60) suite of sessions with the medical protocol Pro K (Dietary Intake Can Predict and Protect against Changes in Bone Metabolism during Spaceflight and Recovery), with diet logging after the urine pH spot test, for a 5-day period. [For Pro K, there will be five in-flight sessions (FD15, FD30, FD60, FD120, FD180) of samplings, to be shared with the NUTRITION w/Repository protocol, each one with five days of diet & urine pH logging and photography on the last day. The crewmember prepares a diet log and then annotates quantities of food packets consumed and supplements taken. Urine collections are spread over 24 hrs; samples go into the MELFI (Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS) within 30 min after collection. Blood samples, on the last day, are centrifuged in the RC (Refrigerated Centrifuge) and placed in MELFI at -80 degC. There is an 8-hr fasting requirement prior to the blood draw (i.e., no food or drink, but water ingestion is encouraged). MELFI constraints: Maximum MELFI dewar open time: 60 sec; at least 45 min between MELFI dewar door openings.] CDR Kelly performed the periodic (approx. weekly) WRS (Water Recovery System) sampling in Node-3 using the TOCA (Total Organic Carbon Analyzer), after first initializing the software and priming (filling) the TOCA water sample hose. [After the approximately 2 hr TOCA analysis, results were transferred to the SSC-5 (Station Support Computer 5) laptop via USB drive for downlink, and the data were also logged.] Later, Kelly completed the periodic routine replacement of the RFTA (Recycle Filter Tank Assembly). Scott then reconfigured the WHC (Waste & Hygiene Compartment) to feed the UPA (Urine Processor Assembly) directly for processing. [RFTAs collect the substances cleaned from the pretreated urine by the UPA as it turns it into water. HTV2 delivered two new RFTAs, of which one was installed today. This allows resuming nominal WHC/UPA operations, feeding urine directly to the UPA for processing as required. If launch dates hold for ULF-5 and/or ATV-2 with more RFTAs, these nominal ops can be continued for the foreseeable future.] After battery charging, Alex Kaleri installed and started the equipment of the GFI-1 “Relaksatsiya” (Relaxation) Earth Observation experiment at SM (Service Module) window #9 and then used it to observe & measure lightning storm emissions in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Later, the equipment was dismantled again. [using the GFI-1 UFK “Fialka-MV-Kosmos” ultraviolet camera, SP spectrometer and SONY HVR-Z7 HD (High Definition) camcorder, the experiment observes the Earth atmosphere and surface from window #9, with spectrometer measurements controlled from Laptop 3. “Relaxation”, in Physics, is the transition of an atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one, emitting radiative energy in the process as equilibrium is achieved.] Oleg Skripochka charged the batteries of the Russian GFI-8 "Uragan" (hurricane) earth-imaging program with FSS science hardware, then set up the equipment. [The FSS system consists of an image recording module with lens and a spectroradiometer module with an electronics module. For tomorrow’s scheduled session, Oleg charged and checked the ME/Electronics Module & MRI/Image Recording Module batteries and also set up the FSS science hardware near window #9.] Dmitri Kondratyev completed his 3rd session with the Russian behavioral assessment TIPOLOGIA (MBI-20), setting up the workstation, connecting equipment, suiting up and launching the program on the RSK1 laptop. [skripochka assisted Dima in donning the electrode cap, preparing the head for the electrodes, applying electrode gel from the Neurolab-RM2 kit and taking documentary photography. Data were recorded on a PCMCIA memory card and downlinked via OCA comm. MBI-20 studies typological features of operator activity of the ISS crews in long-term space flight phases, with the subject using a cap with EEG (electroencephalogram) electrodes. The experiment, which records EEGs, consists of the Lüscher test, “adaptive biological control” training, and the games Minesweeper and Tetris. The Lüscher color diagnostic is a psychological test which measures a person's psychophysical state, his/her ability to withstand stress, to perform and to communicate. It is believed to help uncover the cause of psychological stress, which can lead to physical symptoms. An EEG measures and records the electrical activity of the brain.] FE-5 Nespoli initiated another sampling run with the EHS GC/DMS (Environmental Health Systems Gas Chromatograph / Differential Mobility Spectrometer); deactivating the system ~5 hrs later. [This was the 15th session with the replaced GC/DMS unit #1004, after the previous instrument (#1002) was used for approximately 7 runs. Also known as AQM (Air Quality Monitor), the system is controlled with “Sionex” expert software from the SSC (Station Support Computer)-12 laptop (due to a software glitch, the software needs to be opened, closed, and then reopened in order to ensure good communication between GC/DMS and SSC-12). The AQM demonstrates COTS (Commercial Off-the-Shelf) technology for identifying volatile organic compounds, similar to the VOA (Volatile Organics Analyzer). This evaluation will continue over the course of several months as it helps to eventually certify the GC/DMS as nominal CHeCS (Crew Health Care Systems) hardware.] Afterwards, Paolo performed routine maintenance on the CSA-CP (Compound Specific Analyzer-Combustion Products) prime unit (#1058) by replacing its battery with a new one, then zero-calibrating all units. [CSA-CP is a passive cabin atmosphere monitor that provides quick response capability during a combustion event (fire). Its collected data are stored on a logger. Following zero calibration, the prime unit was re-deployed at the SM Central Post.] After yesterday’s preliminary work on the new GHF (Gradient Heating Furnace), part of the HTV2-delivered JAXA Kobairo (“stork”) rack, FE-6 Coleman removed the MP (Materials Processing) front panel, opened the MP access door and removed two mechanical stoppers from the heating units inside. The access door was then re-closed. [GHF is a vacuum furnace that contains three heating blocks. Their positions and temperatures can be independently controlled, and various temperature profiles can be configured. This facility will mainly be used for high quality crystal growth experiments using unidirectional solidification.] In the ESA COL (Columbus Orbital Laboratory), Cady Coleman unstowed & set up the PPFS (Portable Pulmonary Function System) hardware, including MBS (Mixing Bag System), for her 2nd session with the VO2max assessment, integrated with Thermolab, scheduled tomorrow. [The experiment VO2max uses the PPFS, CEVIS ergometer cycle, PFS (Pulmonary Function System) gas cylinders and mixing bag system, plus multiple other pieces of hardware to measure oxygen uptake, cardiac output, and more. The exercise protocol consists of a 2-min rest period, then three 5-min stages at workloads eliciting 25%, 50% & 75% of aerobic capacity as measured pre-flight, followed by a 25-watt increase in workload every minute until the crewmember reaches maximum exercise capacity. At that point, CEVIS workload increase is stopped, and a 5-min cool down period follows at the 25% load. Rebreathing measurements are initiated by the subject during the last minute of each stage. Constraints are: no food 2 hrs prior to exercise start, no caffeine 8 hrs prior to exercise, and must be well hydrated.] FE-2 Skripochka started his 2nd session of the standard 24-hour ECG (electrocardiogram) recording under the Russian MedOps PZE MO-2 protocol. [After 24 hrs of ECG recording and blood pressure measurements with the Kardiomed (CDM) system, Oleg will doff the five-electrode Holter harness that read his dynamic (in motion) heart function from two leads and recorded on the “Kardioregistrator 90205” unit. The examination results will then be downloaded from the Holter ECG device to the RSE-Med laptop, controlled by the Kardiomed application. Later, the data will be downlinked as a compressed .zip-file via OCA.] Later, Oleg used the standard ECOSFERA equipment, set up on 1/31, to conduct Part 3 of the microbial air sampling run for the MedOps SZM-MO-21 experiment, with the POTOK Air Purification System temporarily powered down, taking Kassetta no. 6 samples from cabin surfaces along with samples from crewmembers for sanitation and disease studies. The Petri dishes with the samples were then stowed in the KRIOGEM-03 thermostatic container and subsequently packed for return to Earth. [The equipment, consisting of an air sampler set, a charger and power supply unit, provides samples to help determine microbial contamination of the ISS atmosphere, specifically the total bacterial and fungal microflora counts and microflora composition according to morphologic criteria of microorganism colonies.] FE-2 also completed another data collection session for the psychological MBI-16 Vzaimodejstvie (“Interactions”) program, accessing and completing the computerized study questionnaire on the RSE-Med laptop and saving the data in an encrypted file. It was Oleg’s 8th run. [The software has a “mood” questionnaire, a “group & work environment” questionnaire, and a “critical incidents” log. Results from the study, which is also mirrored by ground control subjects, could help to improve the ability of future crewmembers to interact safely and effectively with each other and with Mission Control, to have a more positive experience in space during multi-cultural, long-duration missions, and to successfully accomplish mission activities.] Nespoli completed another periodic relocation of the TEPC (Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter) detector assembly, the primary radiation measurement tool in the ISS, moving it from SM Panel 327 to Node-3 loc. F3, utilizing UOP1 (Utility Outlet panel 1) on FD5 for power. Afterwards, FE-5 did his 2nd onboard session with the MedOps experiment WinSCAT (Spaceflight Cognitive Assessment Tool for Windows), logging in on the MEC (Medical Equipment Computer) laptop and going through the psychological evaluation exercise on the PC-based WinSCAT application. [WinSCAT is a monthly time-constrained questionnaire test of cognitive abilities, routinely performed by astronauts aboard the ISS every 30 days before or after the PHS (periodic health status) test or on special CDR's, crewmembers or flight surgeons request. The test uses cognitive subtests that measure sustained concentration, verbal working memory, attention, short-term memory, spatial processing, and math skills. The five cognitive subtests are Coding Memory - Learning, Continuous Processing Task (CPT), Match to Sample, Mathematics, and Coding Delayed Recall. These WinSCAT subtests are the same as those used during NASA’s long-duration bed rest studies.] Scott, Cady & Paolo had several hours between them set aside for unpacking HTV2 and transferring cargo that will not impact the ULF-5 stowage plan. At ~1:50pm, Scott Kelly reported on HTV2 transfer ops in a teleconference with ground specialists Kaleri worked ~2 hrs in Soyuz TMA-01M/24S (#701, docked at MRM2), outfitting it with four M4294M Microamperemeter assemblies which he installed at instrument panel locations. Documentary photography was then taken and downlinked for a tagup with ground specialists. FE-1 then prepared for ATV-2 (Automated Transfer Vehicle 2) arrival on 2/23 by getting the ATV PU hand controller from temporary stowage and installing it with its stand at the nominal location for rendezvous/docking ops. Afterwards, Alex installed a P-16 filter cartridge of the SOGS air revitalization subsystem in the SM and activated it. Next, Kaleri conducted the routine weekly inspection of the SRV-K2M BRPK-2 (Condensate Water Processor / Condensate Separation & Pumping Unit 2), hardware line 3, in the SM by opening and closing valves on ground request. Sasha also worked on the BITS2-12 onboard telemetry measurement system, mating connectors to one (ZU1A) of its four ZU memory/recording devices (EA025M) to allow its use as ZU1B device. [bITS2-12 is the primary telemetry downlink path for both FGB and SM parameters. The system collects, records, and transmits measurement data concerning all RS (Russian Segment) systems, science hardware and health status parameters of crewmembers to the ground. It provides ground specialists with insight in RS systems operations.] FE-4 Kondratyev & FE-2 Skripochka had another hour for unloading Progress 41P (#409) and transferring cargo to the ISS while updating the IMS (Inventory Management System) database. Oleg also handled the daily IMS (Inventory Management System) maintenance, updating/editing its standard “delta file” including stowage locations, for the regular weekly automated export/import to its three databases on the ground (Houston, Moscow, Baikonur). Dima conducted the routine daily servicing of the SOZh system (Environment Control & Life Support System, ECLSS) in the SM. [Regular daily SOZh maintenance consists, among else, of checking the ASU toilet facilities, replacement of the KTO & KBO solid waste containers, replacement of EDV-SV waste water and EDV-U urine containers and filling EDV-SV, KOV (for Elektron), EDV-ZV & EDV on RP flow regulator.] In COL, Nespoli powered up the ERB2 (European Recording Binocular 2) from the EDR (European Drawer Rack) and checked it out before letting it run on its internal clock. [The internal clock runs for 1hr and 20min until ERB2 is shut down, having recorded on its 135-min capacity hard disk.] Paolo completed the regular monthly session of the CHeCS (Crew Health Care Systems) emergency medical operations OBT (On-Board Training) drill, a 30-min. exercise to refresh his CMO (Crew Medical Officer) acuity in a number of critical health areas. The video-based proficiency drill today focused on Nosebleed. [The HMS (Health Maintenance Systems) hardware, including ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) equipment, may be used in contingency situations where crew life is at risk. To maintain proficiency, crewmembers spend one hour per month reviewing HMS and ACLS equipment and procedures via the HMS and ACLS CBT (computer-based training). The training drill, each crewmember for him/herself, refreshes their memory of the on-orbit stowage and deployment locations, equipment etc. and procedures.] Cady conducted the regular (~weekly) inspection & maintenance, as required, of the CGBA-4 (Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus 4) and CGBA-5 payloads in their ERs (EXPRESS Racks). At ~11:15am, CDR Kelly supported a PAO TV event, responding to three interviews – one with Associated Press, the second with the New York Times, the third with Fox News Channel’s “Happening Now”. SSRMS Walkoff and MT Translation: At ~9:00am–1:30pm, ground controllers walked off the SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator System) to the MBS MT (Mobile Base System Mobile Transporter), which then was to be moved along its rails from WS5 (Worksite 5) to WS7 to get the SPDM (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator) with the ORUs (On-orbit Replaceable Units) at Lab PDGF (Power & data Grapple Fixture). The crewmembers worked out with their regular 2-hr physical exercise on the TVIS treadmill (FE-1, FE-2, FE-4), ARED advanced resistive exerciser (CDR, FE-2, FE-4, FE-5, FE-6), T2/COLBERT advanced treadmill (CDR, FE-5, FE-6) and VELO ergometer bike with bungee cord load trainer (FE-1). CEO (Crew Earth Observation) targets uploaded today were Aurora Borealis, NW North America (DYNAMIC EVENT: Today Statistical Auroral Oval indicated the potential for a broad band of moderate activity from northeastern Asia to northwestern North America. Beginning at the time indicated, the crew was to look obliquely left of track for the next 6 minutes to acquire imagery of this awesome atmospheric phenomenon. This target has been requested by the Charleston Middle School Core A group of the Expedition Earth and Beyond Program), Freetown, Sierra Leone (fair weather is expected for a midday near-nadir pass of Freetown, Sierra Leone. ISS approached the target from the NW. This capital city of just over 1 million is situated on south side of an estuary on the Sierra Leon River. This area has one of the world’s largest natural deep water harbors. As ISS tracked along the west coast Africa southeast of Cape Verde, the crew was to look for this area), Managua, Nicaragua (ISS had a midmorning nadir pass for this target, and the pass may be early enough to avoid the diurnal formation of clouds so typical of this part of the world. Approach was from the NW, and ground track neared the west coast of Central America. Looking for the smaller Lake Managua just northwest of the larger Lake Nicaragua. This capital city of nearly 2 million is located on the south shore of Lake Managua). ISS Orbit (as of this morning, 8:34am EST [= epoch]) Mean altitude – 352.3 km Apogee height – 354.7 km Perigee height – 349.9 km Period -- 91.58 min. Inclination (to Equator) -- 51.64 deg Eccentricity -- 0.0003567 Solar Beta Angle -- -8.1 deg (magnitude decreasing) Orbits per 24-hr. day -- 15.72 Mean altitude loss in the last 24 hours – 65 m Revolutions since FGB/Zarya launch (Nov. 98) – 69,971.. Significant Events Ahead (all dates Eastern Time and subject to change): --------------Six-crew operations------------- 02/09/11 -- ISS reboost 02/15/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” launch (5:09pm) 02/19/11 -- Progress M-07M/39P undock 02/21/11 -- Russian EVA-28 (2/16??) 02/23/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” docking (SM aft) 02/24/11 -- STS-133/Discovery launch – NET (not earlier than) 02/24/11 -- HTV2 unberthing (Node-2 nadir) 03/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-01M/24S undock/landing (End of Increment 26) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/20/11 -- Soyuz TMA-21/26S launch – A. Borisienko (CDR-28)/R.Garan/A.Samokutayev 03/22/11 -- Soyuz TMA-21/26S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 04/19/11 -- STS-134/Endeavour (ULF6 – ELC3, AMS-02) launch 04/26/11 -- Progress M-09M/41P undock 04/27/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P launch 04/29/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P docking (DC1) 05/xx/11 -- Russian EVA-29 05/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-20/25S undock/landing (End of Increment 27) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 05/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S launch – M. Fossum (CDR-29)/S. Furukawa/S. Volkov 06/01/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S docking (MRM1) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 06/04/11 -- ATV-2 “Johannes Kepler” undock (SM aft) 06/21/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P launch 06/23/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P docking (SM aft) 08/29/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P undocking 08/30/11 -- Progress M-12M/44P launch 09/01/11 -- Progress M-12M/44P docking (SM aft) 09/16/11 – Soyuz TMA-21/26S undock/landing (End of Increment 28) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 09/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-23/28S launch – D.Burbank (CDR-30)/A.Shkaplerov/A.Ivanishin 10/02/11 – Soyuz TMA-23/28S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations------------- 10/25/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P undocking 10/26/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P launch 10/28/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P docking (DC-1) 11/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/27S undock/landing (End of Increment 29) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 11/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S launch – O.Kononenko (CDR-31)/A.Kuipers/D.Pettit 12/02/11 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S docking (MRM1) --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 12/??/11 -- 3R Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) w/ERA – on Proton. 12/26/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P undock 12/27/11 -- Progress M-14M/46P launch 12/29/11 -- Progress M-14M/46P docking (DC-1) 03/05/12 -- Progress M-12M/44P undock 03/16/12 -- Soyuz TMA-23/28S undock/landing (End of Increment 30) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/30/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S launch – G.Padalka (CDR-32)/J.Acaba/K.Valkov 04/01/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S docking (MRM2) --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 05/15/12 -- Soyuz TMA-24/29S undock/landing (End of Increment 31) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 05/29/12 – Soyuz TMA-26/31S launch – S.Williams (CDR-33)/Y.Malenchenko/A.Hoshide 05/31/12 – Soyuz TMA-26/31S docking --------------Six-crew operations---------------- 09/09/12 -- Soyuz TMA-25/30S undock/landing (End of Increment 32) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 09/23/12 -- Soyuz TMA-27/32S launch – K.Ford (CDR-34)/O. Novitskiy/E.Tarelkin 09/25/12 – Soyuz TMA-27/32S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- 10/07/12 -- Soyuz TMA-26/31S undock/landing (End of Increment 33) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 11/xx/12 -- Soyuz TMA-28/33S launch – C.Hadfield (CDR-35)/T.Mashburn/R.Romanenko 11/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-28/33S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- 03/xx/12 -- Soyuz TMA-27/32S undock/landing (End of Increment 34) --------------Three-crew operations------------- 03/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-29/34S launch. 03/xx/12 – Soyuz TMA-29/34S docking --------------Six-crew operations------------- Source: NASA - Space Operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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