NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 July 2014
Today: NanoRack Cubesat Deployer-Quad (NRCSD-Q) Installation: Flight Engineer (FE)-6 Gerst installed two sets of NRCSD-Qs on the slide table in the JEM Airlock (JEMAL). The Cubesats were delivered on Orb-2 and will be deployed via the JEM Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) at a later time.
Clean Bench (CB) Maintenance and Valve Check: Commander (CDR) Swanson cleaned the CB chambers and checked out the relief valves. This is periodic maintenance for the CB which is located inside the Saibo Rack in the JEM Pressurized Module (JPM).
Earth Rim Observation: FE-5 Wiseman set up cameras in the Cupola and took sequential pictures of the Earth’s rim. The images will be taken in conjunction with the nadir-pointing Visible and Infrared Spectral Imager (VISI) on the external Multi-mission Consolidated Equipment (MCE). This will give the ground stereoscopic images to help clarify the structures and dynamics of the Earth’s upper atmosphere, using the emission of the airglow and the aurora.
Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) Vertigo Review: Swanson and Gerst reviewed the SPHERES Vertigo procedures in preparation for the SPHERES Vertigo test run scheduled for tomorrow. The investigation uses the SPHERES facility free-flying satellites and is designed to demonstrate and test, in a complex environment, enhanced technologies and techniques related to visual inspection and navigation. This effort incorporates hardware and software that enables multiple SPHERES to construct three dimensional (3D) models of a target object. Additionally, this investigation explores how well the SPHERES free-flyers then perform relative navigation solely by reference to these 3D models.
Maneuver Post 56 Progress (56P) Docking: Following the successful docking of 56P last night during the maneuver to Torque Equilbrium Attitude (TEA) under Service Module thrusters, the Russians paused the maneuver due to high propellant usage. 56P was incorporated into the control system and the maneuver was continued using 56P roll thrusters. Following the reconfiguration, the maneuver was continued. During this phase of the maneuver, one of the thrusters in SM manifold 2 did not perform as expected and FDIR swapped to an equivalent manifold 1 thruster. After the ISS arrived at TEA, it took some time for the rates to settle, but the Control Moment Gyro (CMG) Momentum Manager (MM) mode was subsequently enabled.
Today’s Planned Tasks
RSS1, 2, Reboot / r/g 1009 [Complete]
Laptop RS1(2) Reboot [Complete]
SM ??? (Caution & Warning Panel) [Complete]
Daily Planning Conference (S-band) [Complete]
PROK – Urine Sample Collection [Complete]
SPHERES – Battery Charge [Complete]
CB. Clean Bench (CB) Cleanup and Valve Checkout [Complete]
Relocate and configure SSC in preparation for subsequent activity with EMU [Complete]
JEMAL – Sample Module Setup [Complete]
EMU LIB battery Charge (end) [Complete]
J-SAM. Small Fine Arm Attachment Mechanism (SAM) Configuration Correction [Complete]
NanoRacks Cubesat – Deployer Swap [Complete]
On MCC GO ??? 423 and DC1 Interface Leak Check [Complete]
Return SSC (crew’s preference) used for subsequent activity, EMU-LLB AUTO-INIT [Complete]
PAO Hardware Setup [Complete]
CASKAD. r/g 6193 [Complete]
Crew Prep for PAO [Complete]
??? Kit Audit / r/g 6190 [In work]
PAO Event [Complete]
SHD – Space Headaches Weekly Questionnaire [Complete]
EARTH – Earth Observations [Complete]
DC1-?? Transfer Hatch Opening / Deactivation/Activation [Complete]
On MCC GO ???-?? Hatch Opening / IRS Activation/Deactivation [Complete]
??? 423 (DC1) Air Sampling using ??-1? sampler r/g 6186 [Complete]
Photography of a scuff mark left by the Active Docking Mechanism Probe on the Passive Mechanism Receiving Cone / r/g 2664 [Complete]
On-orbit Hearing Assessment using EARQ [Complete]
??? 423 (DC1) deactivation, air duct installation / IRS Activation/Deactivation [Complete]
??? Kit Audit / r/g 6190
JEMAL Slide Table (ST) Retraction [Complete]
Downlink Docking Cone Internal Surface Photos/Data via OCA [Complete]
Food Frequency Questionnaire [Complete]
IVA. Exercise Clothes Survey [Complete]
SPHERES – Battery charge [Complete]
PROK – Controlled Diet Log [Complete]
SPHERES – Review [Complete]
SHD – Space Headaches Weekly Questionnaire [Complete]
AMS Replacement of hard drive. [Complete]
AMS Historical Documentation Photography [Complete]
Removal of ??? 423 docking mechanism and installation of two handles on the front of the hatch door / r/g 4412 [Complete]
Replacement of Pretreat Container, Pretreat and Water Dispenser (????), and Hose in ??? / r/g 6135 [Complete]
ISS HAM – HAM Radio Power up [Complete]
IMS and Stowage Conference [Complete]
CUBESAT. Downlink of video files [Complete]
JRNL – Journal Entry [Complete]
AU-UBNT – Closeout Ops [Complete]
IMS Delta File Prep
IVA. Everyday Clothes Survey [Complete]
Daily Planning Conference (S-band) [Complete]
IVA. Everyday Clothes Survey [Complete]
??? 423 (DC1) Early Unstow, Priority and US Cargo Transfers and IMS Ops r/g 6184, 6185 [Complete]
SPHERES – Battery charge [Complete]
Dried Clothes Stowage [Complete]
IVA. Exercise Clothes Survey / USOS procedures [Complete]
IVA. Everyday Clothes Survey / USOS procedures [Complete]
REGENERATSIYA-1. Container Transfer and Setup / r/g 6179
CASKAD. Hardware Transfer from ??? 423 (DC1) / r/g 6194
BIOPOLIMER. Hardware transfer and stow / r/g 6196
CASKAD. Bioreactor Setup in Thermostat at +4 deg C. Photography Anabioz P/L Power Off / r/g 6194
REGENERATSIYA-1. Photography at Setup Location / r/g 6179
CALCIUM. Calcium Kit Transfer and Setup in MRM1 / r/g 6192
ASEPTIC. Hardware Transfer from ??? 423 (DC1) to MRM1 / r/g 6195
CALCIUM. Kit Photography / r/g 6192
MEMBRANA. Kit Transfer to MRM2 / r/g 6197
Dried Clothes Stowage / USOS procedures
Task List
ARED Cylinder Evac
Earth imagery
WHC-???-? R&R
WHC KTO replace [Complete]
Roscosmos Report
ORB CES data download
Uragan photo
3DA1 cam ops
ACE video view
ARED detent flip
T2 HRM relocate
CSA CP taping
EVA A/L reconfig part D
EVA A/L flr bin reconfig
Cygnus transfer cargo ops [In Work]
56P unpack
Ground
Nominal commanding
Three-Day Look Ahead:
Friday, 07/25: Cardio ops, SPHERES
Saturday, 07/26: Crew off duty
Sunday, 07/27: Crew off duty
QUICK ISS Status – Environmental Control Group:
Component – Status
Elektron – On
Vozdukh – Manual
[???] 1 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV1”) – On
[???] 2 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV2”) – Off
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Lab – Standby
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Node 3 – Operate
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Lab – Stop
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Node 3 – Operate
Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA) – Process
Urine Processing Assembly (UPA) – Standby
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Lab – Off
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Node 3 – Full Up
