NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 August 2014
Today: Robonaut Mobility Upgrades: Commander (CDR) Swanson continued Robonaut mobility upgrades by installing a control board and reinstalled the waist superdriver. On Monday, the crew will continue with the mobility upgrades, which are in preparation for the leg installation activities at a later date.
Resist Tubule: Swanson removed Resist Tubule samples from the +2 Celsius Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI), inserted the samples into Measurement Experiment Unit B and attached the unit inside the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) micro-gravity Incubator Unit (IU). Resist Tubule clarifies the mechanisms of gravity resistance. Gravity resistance is a principal gravity response in plants, and plays an important role in the transition of plant ancestors from an aquatic environment to a terrestrial environment (about 450 million years ago), and in the consequent establishment of land plants. This present study clarifies the mechanisms of gravity resistance, in particular the processes from signal transformation and transduction, to response.
Story Time from Space: Flight Engineer (FE-6) Gerst recorded a reading “Max Goes to the Moon” in German. The recording will be downlinked to the ground and used for educational purposes.
Autonomous Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Flyunder / Laser Infra-Red Imaging Sensors (LIRIS) Demonstration: ATV5 launched July 29 and is scheduled to dock to the ISS next week on August 12th. Late this afternoon the ATV will fly under the ISS, coming within 6 km at closest approach, in support of the LIRIS demonstrator system on-board the ATV. LIRIS demonstrates the feasibility of two different rendezvous sensor technologies: Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and Infrared (IR) camera as the ATV approaches ISS. Recorders in ATV’s pressurized cargo bay will store the data for later download and analysis. Testing such technologies in the ISS flight environment will help to advance European navigation technologies to validate future rendezvous sensors for both cooperative and non-cooperative targets, including orbiting debris or an un-manned capsule.
Activated Carbon/Ion Exchange (ACTEX) Remove and Replace (R&R): This morning FE-5 Wiseman replaced the cartridge inside the Oxygen Generation System (OGS) rack that provides continuous scrubbing of the OGS recirculation loop. This periodic maintenance is done every two years.
Extravehicular Activity Tasks: Gerst performed a Retractable Equipment Tether (RET) inspection in preparation for Russian EVA 39 planned for August 18. He also stowed tools gathered for US EVAs 27 and 28. Some reconfiguration of Airlock stowage was incorporated in preparation for Nitrogen/Oxygen Recharge System (NORS) installation, a potential task that may be scheduled as a result of US EVA deferral.
Cygnus Transfer Operations: Gerst continued transferring items to be trashed to the Cygnus vehicle.
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]
Wastewater Storage Tank Assembly Fill [Complete]
Activation and Inspection of Orlan suits No.4, No.5 r/g 6311 [Complete]
???? S/W upgrade (for EXPOSE-R P/L). r/g 6322 [Complete]
ROBONAUT – Camcorder Video Setup [Complete]
Life On The Station Photo and Video / r/g 5720 [Complete]
DC1 ??? (Spacesuit Interface Unit) Checkout r/g 6311 [Complete]
CASKAD. Manual Mixing in Bioreactor / r/g 6238 [Complete]
Combined Orlan and ??? cooling loop separation (Suits 4 and 5 in DC1). r/g 6311 [Complete]
Install ??-? for Orlan Battery / r/g 6318 [Complete]
ACTEX equipment gather [Complete]
ACTEX flush [Complete]
ACTEX R&R [Complete]
RST – Kit Retrieval from MELFI [Complete]
Story Time [Complete]
Story Time photo [Complete]
RST – MELFI Sample Insertion [Complete]
On MCC Go Mating telemetry connectors to ??-? / r/g 6318 [Complete]
R2 – Mobility Installation 5 [Complete]
R2 – Mobility Installation 6 [Complete]
R2 – Mobility Installation 7 [Complete]
??? ??? checkout. r/g 6311 [Complete]
24-hour BP Monitoring (terminate) r/g 6304 [Complete]
Cleaning Fluid System by using Degassing Pump Unit (???) in ???. [Complete]
Cygnus Cargo Operations [Complete]
?3 Fan Screen Cleaning in MRM2 [Complete]
ACTEX equipment stow [Complete]
Sabatier Purge [Complete]
EVA Tool Stow [Complete]
Cleaning ??1 and ??2 Air Ducts in MRM2 [Complete]
Crew Air Lock Procedure Review. r/g 6323, 6321 [Complete]
USND2 – Hardware Activation [Complete]
Ultrasound – Scanning Prep [Complete]
Orlan replaceable Elements Ops, Orlan Inspection after setup. r/g 6311 [Complete]
??? Maintenance [Complete]
SPHERES – Battery Charge [Complete]
In-flight Microbiology Water Analysis and Data Recording [Complete]
Cygnus Cargo Ops Conference [Complete]
Cygnus – Cargo Photo [Complete]
WRM Condensate Pumping Start [Complete]
Ultrasound Scan – Subject [Complete]
Ultrasound Scan – Operator [Complete]
Gear prep. r/g 6311 [Complete]
Food Frequency Questionnaire [Complete]
WRM Condensate Pumping Terminate [Complete]
Ultrasound Scanning – Closeout Ops [Complete]
Ultrasound – Data Export [Complete]
Review EVA Translation Paths and Work Zones through ISS Windows. r/g 6268 [Complete]
MRM1 Fan Screen Cleaning (group B). Vacuum Cleaning area behind panels 405, 406 [Complete]
METERON – Laptop Deactivation [Complete]
R2 – Powerdown [Complete]
JRNL – Journal Entry [Complete]
OH – CARDIAC – Experiment Ops (Subject) [Complete]
OH – Ocular Health Cardiac Echo Nominal Operations Assistance [Complete]
IMS Delta File Prep [Complete]
Crew Conference with the Astronaut Office [Complete]
USND2 – Close-out Ops and Stowage [Complete]
Tool Transfer from USOS to RS in preparation for EVA 39 [Complete]
Task List
ARED Cylinder Evac
WHC KTO replace
WHC-???-? R&R
Roscosmos Report
SSCV5 USB Card Reader
Transfer ATV Review
3DA1 cam ops
BCAT-C1 Hardware Setup Photos [Complete]
ARED detent flip
Data prep return CDR, FE-1, FE-2
Cygnus cargo ops
Ground
Nominal commanding
Three-Day Look Ahead:
Saturday, 08/09: Crew off duty
Sunday, 08/10: Crew off duty
Monday, 08/11: Cygnus departure OBT, SPRINT, Robonaut, SPHERES, Resist Tubule
QUICK ISS Status – Environmental Control Group:
Component – Status
Elektron – Off
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
