NASA International Space Station On-Orbit Status 30 July 2015
NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren are wrapping up U.S. spacesuit maintenance today. Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko are also moving along with their preparations for an Aug. 10 spacewalk.
All three cosmonauts, including Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko, also worked on Russian biomedical experiments. The trio explored such things as stress caused by living in space as well as the causes and countermeasures of bone loss in microgravity.
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui worked on setting up and running a session with the Capillary Flow Experiment-2 fluid physics study. He also assisted Kelly and Lindgren with spacesuit maintenance.
Meanwhile, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is getting ready for its fifth resupply mission to the International Space Station. JAXA will launch the H-II Transfer Vehicle-5 (HTV-5) no earlier than Aug. 16 delivering new science gear to the space station.
On-Orbit Status Report
Capillary Flow Experiment-2 (CFE-2)-Vane Gap: Yui successfully configured the CFE-2 Vane Gap experiment including the lighting and video camera for appropriate viewing and data collection. He used the CFE-2 vessel to observe the fluid interface and critical wetting behavior in the cylindrical chamber with an elliptical cross-section adjustable central perforated valve. This was the 101st run of CFE-2. The goal of the Vane Gap experiment is to determine equilibrium interface configurations and critical wetting conditions for interfaces between interior corners separated by a gap. CFE involves many studies centered on a phenomenon called wetting which is the ability and degree that a liquid spreads across a surface. The original CFE tests were highly successful at uncovering the dynamics of wetting in microgravity. CFE-2 determines the critical wetting conditions for screens and perforated plates for perfectly wetting fluids. The impact of such ‘porous substrates’ has immediate implications to the design of passive geometries to manage highly wetting fuels, cryogens, thermal fluids, and contaminated aqueous solutions for urine processing. The unique vane gap critical wetting phenomena is greatly complicated by the presence of three-dimensional (3-D) porous walls.
Human Research Program (HRP) Operations: Today’s HRP operations included Lindgren’s Flight Day (FD) 7 blood draw for the Microbiome experiment. He and Yui also collected FD7 Microbiome saliva samples. Both sets of samples were inserted into Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) for return on a future flight.
– The Microbiome experiment investigates the impact of space travel on both the human immune system and an individual’s microbiome (the collection of microbes that live in and on the human body at any given time).
– Salivary Markers samples will be used to measure markers of latent viral reactivation (a global indicator of immune impairment and infection risk) in conjunction with salivary antimicrobial proteins and immune cell functional assays. This research study will help identify if there are any risks of an adverse health event in crewmembers due to an impaired immune system.
Node 1 (N1) Galley Rack Prep: Kelly continued with N1 reorganization of stowage, including moving infrequently used hardware to the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM). This reorganization is required to make room for the new Galley Rack that arrives on HTV-5.
Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) 3011 Return To Service (RTS): So far this week Lindgren and Kelly have completed gas trap, Water Line Vent Tube Assembly (WLVTA) and Fan Pump Separator (FPS) Remove & Replace (R&R) as well as cleaning and inspecting the Primary Life Support System (PLSS). Today, following cleanup from the FPS R&R, the crew performed a water tank dump and fill for EMUs 3005 and 3011 followed by a EMU 3011 flush, 60mL water sample and O2 leak checks. Tomorrow Kelly is scheduled to perform ionic and particulate filtration and bioicidal maintenance of EMU and Airlock cooling water loops.
High Beta Operations: Today the solar beta angle is +69.2 and increasing in magnitude. The beta angle is expected to peak at +69.6 on GMT 213 (8/1/15). Tonight ground specialist will be configuring power channel batteries in a high beta configuration to prevent overcharging.
Today’s Planned Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
NEIROIMMUNITET. Saliva Sampling Stress Test.
HRF – Sample Collection and Prep for Stowage
HRF Sample Collection
MORZE. Measuring Bioimpedance using SPRUT-2
HRF – Sample MELFI Insertion
HRF Blood Draw
HRF Blood Sample Collection (operator)
NEIROIMMUNITET. CORRECTSIA. MORZE. Blood Collection.
CORRECTSIA. MORZE. Venous blood sample processing using Plasma-03 centrifuge.
NEIROIMMUNITET. Venous blood sample processing (smear)
HRF Refrigerated Centrifuge Configuration
NEIROIMMUNITET. Venous blood sample processing using Plasma-03 centrifuge.
NEIROIMMUNITET. CORRECTSIA. Closeout Ops.
Blood Samples Handover from Russian crew to USOS in Preparation for MELFI Insertion
COSMOCARD. Preparation Ops. Starting 24-hr ECG Recording
HRF – Blood Sample Collection Closeout Ops
CONSTANTA-2. Cassette removal from TBU-V and setup on panel 418 for 1-hour warmup
Russian Crew Blood Samples Insertion into MELFI
HRF – Sample MELFI Insertion
HRF Blood Collection Hardware Stowage
Disconnecting Condensate Tank from Waste Water Bus
CFE – Preparation and Hardware Setup
BIOME – Survey Completion
WRM Condensate Pumping Start
MORZE. Psycho-physiological Evaluation: Tsentrovka, SENSOR Tests
SM interior panels 313, 314, 317, 321 and 334 dimension check before repair activities to install cover plates on SM interior panels
CORRECTSIA. Logging Liquid and Food (Medicine) Intake
Node 1 Galley Rack Prep
CONSTANTA-2. Prep and Execution 2.
NEIROIMMUNITET. Psychological Testing
NEIROIMMUNITET. Hair Sampling
WRM Condensate Pumping Terminate
Connecting the wastewater bus to the Lab Condensate Tank and disconnecting it from WPA
DC1 EVA Support Panel (???) Test.
MORZE. Psycho-physiological Evaluation: SUPOS Test
VEG-01 – Plant Pillow Fill
CFE – Test Ops
Hand Ergometry Assessment.
?? 717 Transfers and IMS Ops
??? EVA Support Panel (???) Checkout.
EMU – Water Tank Dump and Fill
PEV Activation Test from DC1 ??? (EVA Support Panel).
PEV activation test from ??? EVA Support Panel
EMU – Flush
CORRECTSIA. Logging Liquid and Food (Medicine) Intake
Replacement of urine receptacle (??) and filter-insert (?-?) in ???
??? Activation after Replacement
DOUG Review
On-orbit Hearing Assessment using EARQ
??? Maintenance
BIOME – Sampling Setup
Review EVA Translation Paths and Work Zones using DOUG Application.
Review EVA Translation Paths and Work Zones through ISS Windows.
CFE – Hardware stow
Familiarization with Auxiliary Computer System.
PAO Hardware Setup
Crew time for ISS adaptation and orientation
PAO crew prep
PAO Event during a Year Long Mission
INTERACTION-2. Experiment Ops
Flight Director / ISS Crew Tagup (Ku+S-band)
NEIROIMMUNITET. Saliva Sampling Stress Test
CORRECTSIA. Logging Liquid and Food (Medicine) Intake
Completed Task List Items
None
Ground Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
EMU flush support
VEG-01 test ops
Three-Day Look Ahead:
Friday, 07/31: Sound Level Measurements, Microbiome
Saturday, 08/01: Crew off duty, housekeeping
Sunday, 08/02: Crew off duty, HRF sample collection
QUICK ISS Status – Environmental Control Group:
Component – Status
Elektron – Off
Vozdukh – Manual
[???] 1 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV1”) – Off
[???] 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 – Shutdown
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
