NASA International Space Station On-Orbit Status 29 June 2015
The Expedition 44 trio will not see the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft arrive Tuesday after the Falcon 9 rocket was lost about 139 seconds after launch Sunday morning. The crew now turns its attention to another resupply mission, ongoing science activities and routine orbital maintenance.
The International Space Station is well stocked with plenty of supplies and consumables through October. Meanwhile, a Russian resupply ship is getting ready for its launch Friday at 12:55 a.m. EDT. The ISS Progress 60 will deliver more than 3 tons of food, fuel and supplies to the crew and dock to the Pirs docking compartment after a two-day ride.
The three orbiting residents Commander Gennady Padalka and One-Year crew members Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko are also getting ready for another set of crew members due to arrive at the end of July. On the ground, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineers Kjell Lindgren and Kimiya Yui are in Russia training ahead of their July 22 launch in a Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft.
On-Orbit Status Report
SpaceX (SpX)-7: Following SpX-7 launch yesterday there was an in-flight anomaly during ascent which resulted in loss of the SpX vehicle. Teams are assessing immediate impacts from lost cargo and on-board plans for the week. They are also reviewing changes to the near-term flight manifests, including 60P and HTV5, that may be required.
Node 1 (N1) Stowage Reconfiguration: Kelly reorganized N1 stowage in preparation for arrival of the Galley Rack on HII Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-5.
Waste & Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Maintenance: Kelly Removed & Replaced (R&R) the WHC pre-treat tank. This is nominal maintenance.
On-orbit Sampling: Kelly deployed 2 Formaldehyde Monitoring Kits (FMKs) in designated sample locations for post-flight analysis of on-orbit formaldehyde levels. He also used a Grab Sample Container (GSC) to collect instantaneous air samples for post-flight analysis. Finally, he performed water sample analysis using the Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA). TOC measured at the potable bus was 2514 parts per billion (ppb). Last week’s TOC at the potable bus was 2371 ppb. This is not an impact to crew consumption of water since the TOC values are below the flight rule limit of 3000 ppb. Teams are discussing future planning of potable water due to loss of hardware on SpX-7.
Fluids and Combustion Facility (FCF) Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR) Translation Interference Removal: On June 19, the crew replaced a burnt out lamp in the FIR. Upon completion of that task, the crew was unable to translate the FIR back to its nominal position. Today, Kelly translated and rotated the Optics Bench out into the US Lab, then secured the connector caps and verified that the grounding tabs were correctly oriented, both located in the rear of the facility. Kelly was then able to successfully rotate the Optics Bench back to the stowed position and translated the FIR to the fully retracted position. The next planned use for FIR is under review, as the Microchannel Diffusion was lost on the ascent of the SpaceX-7 mission.
Space Aging Closeout: Kelly performed the necessary closeout steps to remove the Space Aging experiment from the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) in the Saibo rack. He accessed and retrieved the samples from the observation experiment units, placed them in moisture bags and within Space Aging Holder for return on a later flight.
Today’s Planned Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
Node 1 stowage reconfig
Space Aging closeout
EHS TOCA waste water bag changeout
EHS TOCA sample
WHC pre-treat tank R&R
T2 quarterly inspection
Cardiovector experiment ops
Filling and compression of ??? and ??2 tank bladder in ??? 425
Formaldehyde Monitoring Kit deployment
Grab Sample Container sampling
TOCA sample data record
Adjustment and Testing of Russian iPad tablet computers with two access points (on RS and USOS)
?3 Fan Screen Cleaning in DC1
Fluids Integrated Rack Rack Doors Open
Fluids Integrated Rack Interference Removal
Fluids Integrated Rack Rack Doors Close
Vacuum Cleaning ??1, ??2 dust filters and ?1, ?2 Fan Grilles in DC1
Sleep ISS-12 Actiwatch Spectrum Download and Configuration
MPEG-2 video downlink test via KU-band prior to ??? 428 docking to the ISS
IMS Delta File Prep
Cleaning ??1 and ??2 Air Ducts in DC1
COSMOCARD. Preparation Ops. Starting 24-hr ECG Recording
COTS UHF Communication Unit (CUCU) Deactivation
Completed Task List Items
ISS R&D Conference downlink message
Ground Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
FIR ops
CUCU deactivation
Three-Day Look Ahead:
Tuesday, 06/30: EHS Acoustic Dosimeter Setup, Plant Gravity Sensing-2 Experiment Photon Counting Unit Check Out, Binary Colloidal Alloy Test Sample Initialization, CMO CBT
Wednesday, 07/01: EHS acoustic dosimeter setup, JEMRMS activation/checkout, N1 stowage reconfig
Thursday, 07/02: Multi-user Droplet Combustion Apparatus MWA Prep, CIR Hardware Review/hardware gather, HRF2 Supply Kit Resupply, Reconnection of MagVector Umbilicals to COL1F2 UIP
QUICK ISS Status – Environmental Control Group:
Component – Status
Elektron – On
Vozdukh – Manual
[???] 1 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV1”) – Off
[???] 2 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV2”) – On
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Lab – Standby
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Node 3 – Operate
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Lab – Shutdown
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Node 3 – Operate
Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA) – Standby
Urine Processing Assembly (UPA) – Standby
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Lab – Off
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Node 3 – Full Up
