NASA International Space Station On-Orbit Status 25 February 2016

A pair of astronauts is exploring breathing risks during long term space missions today while a trio of crew members is packing a Soyuz spacecraft for the return home.
NASA astronaut and two-time space station resident Tim Kopra joined first-time British astronaut for the Airway Monitoring experiment. That study explores the risk of breathing in toxic dust during future crewed missions to Mars which can possibly upset a crew member’s respiratory system.

Kopra and Peake will be staying in space until June with cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. They will become the Expedition 47 crew when a pair of One-Year crew members and a veteran cosmonaut undock in their Soyuz spacecraft and return to Earth next week.

Station Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko are set to complete 340 days in space when they land in Kazakhstan on March 1 U.S. time. Cosmonaut Sergey Volkov, who will lead the duo home inside the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft, will have lived in space for 182 days.

On-Orbit Status Report

Airway Monitoring: Kopra and Peake completed a European Space Agency (ESA) Airway Monitoring session which began this morning when the crewmembers assembled a Lithium Hydroxide (LIOH) canister and portable fan assembly to prepare for carbon dioxide removal in the US Airlock. Subsequently, Nitric Oxide (NO) measurements were taken of both crewmembers at nominal and reduced pressures in the Airlock. The primary goal of the Airway Monitoring experiment is to determine how gravity and microgravity influence the turnover of Nitric Oxide in the lungs. During future manned missions to the Moon and to Mars, airway inflammation due to toxic dust inhalation is a risk factor. Since dust may cause airway inflammation and since such inflammation can be monitored by exhaled Nitric Oxide analysis, the present study is highly relevant for astronaut health in future space programs.

Cognition: Kelly performed his final, Return Minus 14 (R-14) session of the Cognition experiment. The Individualized Real-Time Neurocognitive Assessment Toolkit for Space Flight Fatigue (Cognition) investigation is a battery of tests that measure how spaceflight-related physical changes, such as microgravity and lack of sleep, can affect cognitive performance. Cognition includes ten brief computerized tests that cover a wide range of cognitive functions, and provides immediate feedback on current and past test results. The software used allows for real-time measurement of cognitive performance while in space.

Sleep Log: One year crewmembers Kelly and Kornienko each recorded a Sleep Log entry after waking today. The Sleep ISS-12 experiment monitors ambient light exposure and crew member activity and collects subjective evaluations of sleep and alertness. The investigation examines the effects of space flight and ambient light exposure on sleep during a year-long mission on the ISS.

Payload Network Attached Storage (NAS) Deployment: Kelly began deployment of the Payload NAS at the Laboratory Module aft bulkhead location. The large storage device will be utilized for storing ISS Experiment data.

44 Soyuz (44S) Prepack: Kelly continued prepacking items in 44S in preparation for return to Earth next Tuesday, March 1.

Today’s Planned Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.

Morning Inspection, Laptop RS1(2) Reboot / Onboard Computer System (???)
SLEEP – Questionnaire
Morning Inspection. SM ??? (Caution & Warning Panel) Test
RSS 1, 2 Reboot / r/g 1460
NEIROIMMUNITET. Saliva collection and questionnaire filling out / r/g 1535
HRF – Sample Collection and Prep for Stowage Insertion
SLEEP Questionnaire
NEIROIMMUNITET. Saliva Test / r/g 1531
TWIN – Sample Collection
HRF – Sample Insertion into MELFI
MORZE. Measuring Bioimpedance Using SPRUT-2 r/g 1535
HRF – Sample Insertion into MELFI
TWIN – Urine Sample Collection
HRF – Sample Insertion into MELFI
MORZE. NEIROIMMUNITET. CORRECTSIYA. Blood Sample / r/g 1535
NEIROIMMUNITET. Venous blood sample processing (smear) / r/g 1535
MORZE. CORRECTSIYA. Venous blood sample processing using Plasma-03 centrifuge / r/g 1535
AIRMON – Hardware Activation
NEIROIMMUNITET. Venous blood sample processing using Plasma-03 centrifuge / r/g 1535
CORRECTSIYA. Closeout Ops / r/g 1535
MORZE. NEIROIMMUNITET. CORRECTSIYA. Handover to USOS for MELFI Insertion / r/g 1535
Diagnostics of FGB Power Supply System Filter Units (??-2) and Main Bus Assembly (???-2) r/g 1497
RUEXP – MELFI Insertion of Samples
Portable Fan Assembly (PFA) Setup
AIRMON – Set up and first measurement
Crew Departure Prep
CIR Alignment Guide Installation
NEIROIMMUNITET. Closeout Ops / r/g 1531
HAM radio session from Columbus
Charging GoPro HERO3 Camcorder battery pair 1 – start
Crew Departure Prep
MORZE. Psycho-physiological Evaluation: Tsentrovka, SENSOR Tests
Water Recovery and Management (WRM): Configure Condensate Collection
HRF – Stowage/Retrieval of Urine Containment Bag
Diagnostics of FGB ???? instruments 11?156? r/g 1496
AIRMON – Calibration and Measurements
LBNP Exercise (PRELIMINARY) r/g 1533
Assisting with LBNP Training / r/g 1533
On MCC Go Urine transfer from EDV-U to Progress 431 (DC1) Rodnik H2O Tank 1 and flushing B1 connector from EDV / r/g 1534
AIRMON – Measurements
Kentavr fit check
AIRMON – Preparation and Review
Terminating charge of GoPro HERO3 Camcorder battery pair 1 and initiating charge of pair 2
Assisting with LBNP Training / r/g 1533
LBNP Exercise (PRELIMINARY) r/g 1533
AIRMON – Measurement at Low Pressure
AIRMON – Experiment Ops
Audit of Central Post (??) Control Laptop Equipment r/g 1532
Terminating charge of GoPro HERO3 Camcorder battery pair 2
MORZE. Psycho-physiological Evaluation: SUPOS Test
Video camera GoPro HERO3 Prep for Soyuz 718 Descent Ops. Camera Adjustment
US items prepack for return on Soyuz 718
??? Maintenance
MORZE. Closeout Ops
NEIROIMMUNITET. Hair Sample / r/g 1535
AIRMON – Experiment Ops
AIRMON – Measurements
Verification of ??-1 Flow Sensor Position / Pressure Control & Atmosphere Monitoring System
AIRMON – Overview
INTERACTION-2. Experiment Ops / r/g 1528
Soyuz 718 Stowage Ops / r/g 1444
PAO Hardware Setup
Crew Prep for PAO
PAO Event
CONTENT. Experiment Ops / r/g 1530
IMS Delta File Prep
CONTENT. Experiment Ops / r/g 1529
COGNITION – Battery Test
AIRMON – Hardware Powerdown
Temperature and Humidity Control (THC) Portable Fan Assembly (PFA) Deactivation
Crew Discretionary Conference
NEIROIMMUNITET. Completing Questionnaire / r/g 1535
NEIROIMMUNITET. Saliva Test / r/g 1535

Completed Task List Items
None

Ground Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
Airway Monitoring support

Three-Day Look Ahead:
Friday, 02/26: Crew Departure Prep, Airway Monitoring Cleanup, Soyuz Descent Drill, JEM Stowage Frame Install Part 1, BASS
Saturday, 02/27: Crew off duty, weekly cleaning
Sunday, 02/28: 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 – Override
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Node 3 – Operate
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Lab – Idle
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Node 3 – Operate
Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA) – Shutdown
Urine Processing Assembly (UPA) – Shutdown
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Lab – Off
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Node 3 – Full Up