MRPO Daily Status Report 2-3-03

GMT Date: 034

Calendar Date: 02/03/03

Increment: 6

Stage: 11A

Week 10

Payloads currently on-board ISS:
BSTC, CGBA, CSLM-2, InSPACE, MAMS, MSG (facility), PFMI, SAMS, STES-10,
SUBSA and ZCG.

Status:
MRPO payloads MAMS, SAMS and STES-10 continue nominal, basically unattended,
operations. BSTC, CGBA, CSLM-2, InSpace, PFMI, SUBSA and ZCG are inactive.
MSG is inactive/failed, awaiting replacement parts.

EXPRESS RACKS 1, 3 and 4 (ER1, ER3 & ER4) are powered and supporting
payload operations. ER2 power was restored today in support of ARIS 3
trouble shooting . ER2 power will be turned-off later today. ER5 is available
to support payload operations but is currently inactive. ER1, ER3, ER4
and ER5 software upgrades have been accomplished. ER2 software upgrade
is planned for week 11.

MSG replacement parts have been stowed in Progress 10, launched on 2/2,
and docking with the ISS on 2/4. MSG replacement part installation/checkout
is planned for 2/5 in preparation for InSpace Operations

InSpace Coil assemblies will be inspected today to assure readiness
to begin test operations on 2/7.

MAMS is operating nominally in the quasi-steady mode. HiRAP is currently
inactive. MAMS data is available on the acceleration measurement web
page.

PFMI hardware and a partially processed sample are scheduled to be removed
from the MSG and stowed on 2/6.

All SAMS sensors in EXPRESS RACKS are operating nominally. The SAMS
sensor in the MSG is currently turned-off. SAMS data is also available
on the acceleration measurement web page.

STES-10 health and status data is nominal. STES-10 is configured with
diffusion-controlled chambers that require no crew operation activities.

Near-term Outlook:

Week 10 (2/3-2/9) – Preliminary planning for this week is being based
on approximately 24 hours of crew time availability for NASA payload
operations. Progress 10 is scheduled to dock with the ISS on Tuesday,
2/4. Transfer operations to off-load Progress 10 will begin immediately
after docking. The MSG repair parts will be transferred as soon as possible
and installed on the MSG. PFMI hardware, and a partially processed PFMI
sample, will be recovered and stowed. MSG will be checked-out and, assuming
all is well, InSpace will be installed, checked out and test runs will
be conducted.

M. Vlasse, PhD, DSc
PSR Increment Scientist

ACRONYMS:

ARIS Active Rack Isolation System
BCSS Biotechnology Cell Science Stowage
BSTC Biotechnology Specimen Temperature Controller (General status information
on this payload will include coverage of the following items of support
equipment: BTR, BCSS and GSM)
BTR Biotechnology Refrigerator
CEVIS Cycle Ergometer Vibration Isolation System
CGBA Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus
ER1 EXPRESS RACK 1
ER2 EXPRESS RACK 2
ER3 EXPRESS RACK 3
ER4 EXPRESS RACK 4
ER5 EXPRESS RACK 5
GSM Gas Supply Module
HCOR High-Rate Communications Outage Recorder
InSPACE Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates
ISS International Space Station
MAMS Microgravity Acceleration Measurement System
MCOR Medium-Rate Communications Outage Recorder
MSG Microgravity Science Glovebox
OCR Operations Change Request
PFMI Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation
PGBA Plant Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus
SAMS Space Acceleration Measurement System II
STES Protein Crystal Growth – Single Thermal Enclosure System
SUBSA Solidification Using a Baffle in Sealed Ampoules