NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 1 July 2005

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All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

CDR Sergei Krikalev began the day with the regular morning inspection, today combined with the monthly routine inspection on DC1 circuit breakers and fuses. [The monthly checkup in the “Pirs” Docking Module 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.]

After the successful ground checkouts of the newly installed PCE (Proximity Communications Equipment, Russian: MBRL) hardware of the ASN-M satellite navigation system for the European ATV “Jules Verne”, Krikalev today disconnected the equipment from the BITS2-12 onboard telemetry system and dismantled the system, removing and stowing the ATV control panel (PU), PCE Z0000 space-to-space radio “monoblock”, and antenna switching control box (BUAP). The activities were supported by ground specialist tagup.

Yesterday, FE/SO John Phillips disconnect the DCP (utility outlet panel/display & control panel) bypass power cable at the Cupola RWS (robotics workstation), then relocated the laptop used in the Airlock to charge batteries was relocated to the Cupola RWS position and a PCS (portable computer system) hard drive was installed in preparation for LF-1 SSRMS operations. [The crew used both PCS spare hard drives in getting the Cupola PCS operational since one spare drive turned out to be non-operational. Additional ghost activity is being planned to enable recovery of hard drives for PCS usage.]

The CDR worked on the Russian payload server (BSPN), checking out its payload interface performance with a new software patch developed by specialists for the ISS “Wiener” laptop. Later, he downloaded system data/log files of the BSPN, from the ROKVISS experiment, to the Wiener for analysis on the ground. [This task was postponed from 6/24.]

John performed the periodic comprehensive cabin air and surface sample collections for bacterial and fungal analysis, starting off by employing the MAS (Microbial Air Sampler) kit to collect air samples in Lab, Node and Service Module (SM), and following up with the SSK (Surface Sample Kit) for surface samples in Lab, Node and FGB. [Bacterial and fungal samples are taken once every three months at each location, and there are two locations in each module. The sampling slides are analyzed after 5 days of incubation.]

The FE completed the daily routine maintenance of the SM’s environment control & life support system (SOZh), today including the weekly inspection of the BRPK air/liquid condensate separator apparatus, while Krikalev prepared the regular IMS (Inventory Management System) “delta” file for export/import to the IMS databases, working from his “time available” task list.

Sergei also conducted his regular weekly IMS tagup with specialists at TsUP/Moscow at ~4:15am EDT, discussing open issues concerning identification of equipment and storage locations for the IMS databases. [Today’s focus was on stowage location of the discarded Elektron aerosol filters, information on stowage of the sediment bag from the recent line flushing activity, stowage of discarded equipment for disposal in Progress 18, etc.]

In a late addition to his timeline, Phillips worked on the MEC (Medical Equipment Computer) which yesterday could not be rebooted, indicating a failed hard disk drive (HDD). The FE replaced the HDD with a 3.0 GB spare (#6048) and reinstalled MEC software from a Ghost Image CD. After a successful boot-up, the ground was to re-uplink his RED (resistive exercise device) protocols, FFQ (food frequency questionnaire) load and WinSCAT files.

Phillips was scheduled to fill out the regular weekly FFQ (food frequency questionnaire), his ninth, which keeps a log of his nutritional intake. [The FFQ records amounts consumed during the past week of such food items as beverages, cereals, grains, eggs, breads, snacks, sweets, fruit, beans, soup, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, chicken, sauces & spreads, and vitamins. IBMP (Institute of Biomedical Problems)-recommended average daily caloric value of the crew’s food intake is 2200-2300 cal. If larger quantities of juices and fruits are taken into account, the value can go to 2400-2500 cal.]

John also completed the regular weekly maintenance reboot on the operational PCS (Portable Computer System) laptops and the bi-monthly restart of the OCA comm router SSC (Station Support Computer) laptop.

Working off his voluntary task list, Sergei conducted the regular daily inspection of the BIO-5 Rasteniya-2 (“Plants-2”) experiment, including filling its water canister for the Lada-7 greenhouse as required.

Still carried on the Russian “time available” task list is a sequenced downlinking via U.S. OCA (Orbital Communications Adapter)/S-band of image files of the Russian “Uragan” earth observation program accumulated in the last few weeks.

Both crewmembers conducted their regular 2.5-hr. physical exercise program on the TVIS treadmill, CEVIS cycle ergometer, RED resistive machine and VELO bike with bungee cord load trainer. [Sergei’s daily protocol prescribes a strict four-day microcycle exercise with 1.5 hr on the treadmill and one hour on VELO plus load trainer (today: Day 3 of a new set).]

An 8.0 mmHg repress of oxygen from the Progress was completed today. The ppO2 (oxygen partial pressure) is 160.1 mmHg; cabin pressure is 760.8 mmHg.

At ~4:55pm EDT, the crew is scheduled for their sixth regular (nominally weekly) teleconference with the Lead Flight Director at MCC-H and TsUP/Moscow via S-band/audio.

Today’s CEO (crew earth observations) photo targets, in the current LVLH attitude no longer limited by flight rule constraints on the use of the Lab nadir/science window, were Internal waves, S Patagonian Shelf (two opportunities. The glint point tracked several degrees north of track, through a cloud free zone off the southern Argentine coastline. Suggested were images on the near side of the glint disc if the crew saw any internal waves).

CEO photography can be viewed and studied at the websites:

• http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov
• http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov
• http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/AstronautPhotography/

See also the website “Space Station Challenge” at:

• http://voyager.cet.edu/iss/

To view the latest photos taken by the expedition 11 crew visit:

• http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-11/ndxpage1.html at NASA’s Human Spaceflight website.

Expedition 11 Flight Crew Plans can be found at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/

Previous NASA ISS On-orbit Status Reports can be found here. Previous NASA Space Station Status Reports can be found here. Previous NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Reports can be found here. A collection of all of these reports and other materials relating to Return to Flight for the Space Shuttle fleet can be found here.

ISS Orbit (as of this morning, 7:37am EDT [= epoch]):

• Mean altitude — 352.0 km
• Apogee height — 353.0 km
• Perigee height — 351.0 km
• Period — 91.58 min.
• Inclination (to Equator) — 51.64 deg
• Eccentricity — 0.0001488
• Solar Beta Angle — 74.7 deg (magnitude increasing)
• Orbits per 24-hr. day — 15.72
• Mean altitude loss in last 24 hours — 195 m
• Revolutions since FGB/Zarya launch (Nov. 98) — 37793

Some Increment 11 Main Events (not final):

• ISS Reboost — 7/6 (10:58am EDT;1.8 m/s)
• LF-1/STS-114 launch — 7/13 (18-day window opens);
• LF-1/STS-114 dock — 7/15 (adding 110,713 kg to ISS mass);
• LF-1/STS-114 undock — 7/23;
• Soyuz TMA-6/10S relocate (from DC-1 to FGB) — ~8/16;
• Progress M-54/19P launch – TBD;
• Progress M-53/18P undock — TBD;
• ULF1.1/STS-121 launch — NET 9/9 (launch window opens);
• ULF1.1/STS-121 dock — 9/11;
• ULF1.1/STS-121 undock — 9/19;
• Soyuz TMA-7/11S launch — 9/27;
• Soyuz TMA-7/11S dock — 9/29;
• 12A/STS-115 launch — NET 2/16/06;
• Soyuz TMA-7/11S relocate (from DC-1 to FGB) — ~10/15;
• 12A.1/STS-116 launch — NET 4/23/06;
• 13A/STS-117 launch — NET 7/13/06.

ISS Altitude History

Apogee height — Mean Altitude — Perigee height

For more on ISS orbit and worldwide ISS naked-eye visibility dates/times, see http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/station/viewing/issvis.html. In addition, information on International Space Station sighting opportunities can be found at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/ on NASA’s Human Spaceflight website. The current location of the International Space Station can be found at http://science.nasa.gov/temp/StationLoc.html at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Additional satellite tracking resources can be found at http://www.spaceref.com/iss/tracking.html.