NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 June 2015
Three Expedition 43 crew members are readapting to Earth’s gravity after returning home Thursday morning. The trio still onboard the International Space Station is working advanced microgravity science, orbital maintenance and exercise to remain fit and counter the effects of living in space.
Expedition 44 started early Thursday morning after the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft undocked from the Rassvet module. NASA astronaut Terry Virts, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov parachuted to a landing in Kazakhstan a few hours later.
Remaining in space and waiting for a new crew are cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly. Kornienko and Kelly are the One-Year crew members and Padalka is the new Expedition 44 commander.
The orbiting trio looked ways to improve performance in space with the Sprint experiment. They also explored methods to detect pressure leaks and radiation in the space station for the Bar and Matroyshka experiments.
Russian mission managers have chosen July 22 as the launch date for three new Expedition 44 crew members. Soyuz TMA-17M Commander Oleg Kononenko will be joined by astronauts Kjell Lindgren from NASA and Kimiya Yui from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for the ride to space and return home in December.
On-Orbit Status Report
Integrated Resistance and Aerobic Training Study (Sprint) Volume of Oxygen Utilized (VO2) Exercise Session: Kelly performed his Flight Day (FD) 75 Sprint exercise session on the Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation and Stabilization (CEVIS). He donned Electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes, Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) hardware, and Portable Pulmonary Function System (PPFS) calibrations then executed the VO2 protocol. The Sprint investigation evaluates the use of high intensity, low volume exercise training to minimize loss of muscle, bone, and cardiovascular function in ISS crewmembers during long-duration missions. Upon completion of this study, investigators expect to provide an integrated resistance and aerobic exercise training protocol to maintain muscle, bone and cardiovascular health while reducing total exercise time over the course of a long-duration space flight. This will provide valuable information in support of investigator’s long term goal of protecting human fitness for even longer space exploration missions.
Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) Ice Brick Insertion: Kelly inserted Ice Bricks into MELFI for conditioning prior to SpaceX-7 arrival per the cold/conditioned stowage plan.
Radiation Dosimetry Inside ISS-Neutrons (RADI-N): Kelly received the RADI-N detectors from Kornienko and deployed them in the eight predetermined locations throughout the ISS. This investigation is to better characterize the ISS neutron environment and define the risk posed to the crewmembers’ health and provide the data necessary to develop advanced protective measures for future space flight. For each session 8 detectors are initialized and deployed in predetermined locations for measurements: a set of 6 spectrometric detectors and two control ones are placed on a wall of a ISS Segment; After 7 days the detectors are collected and read using the BUBBLE reader.
Water Recovery System (WRS) Recycle Tank Remove & Replace (R&R): Kelly performed this regularly scheduled maintenance to R&R the WRS recycle tank.
Today’s Planned Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
BAR. Experiment Ops. / r/g 9072
Replacement of ???-3 Smoke Detector in DC1 / r/g 9071
ECLSS Recycle Tank Remove and Replace
ISS HAM Radio Power Up
SPRINT – Hardware Power On
WRS – Recycle Tank Fill
MATRYOSHKA-R. Gather and Initialize BUBBLE-dosimeter detectors. / r/g 9070
SSC 5 and 6 – Reboot
MATRYOSHKA-R. Handover of BUBBLE-dosimeters to USOS / r/g 9070
RADIN – Handover of Bubble-Detectors
MATRYOSHKA-R. BUBBLE-dosimeter initialization and deployment. / r/g 9070
RADIN – Dosimeter Deployment
WRS – Recycle Tank Fill
SPRINT Experiment Ops
URAGAN. VSS PL R&R and Test Activation r/g 9074
Set up Node 1 and JEM camcorders for HD downlink of the screens of SSC 4 and SSC 15
WRS – Recycle Tank Fill
SPRINT-PPFS – Partial Stow
Video Footage of Greetings / r/g 9077
MERLIN 3 Desiccant Swap
RGN – Start Water Transfer to EDV
IDENTIFIKATSIYA. Copy ???-? micro-accelerometer data to laptop / r/g 8732
SM Ventilation System Preventive Maintenance. r/g 8393
RGN REC-TNK – Removal of depress hose for nominal operations
RGN – End Water Transfer to EDV
WRS – Recycle Tank Fill
MELF3. Ice Brick Insertion into Dewar
IMS and Stowage Conference
SPRINT – Closeout Ops
IMS Delta File Prep
URAGAN Observations and Photography / r/g 9069
Completed Task List Items
None
Ground Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
Sprint VO2 ops
BCDU1A1 Reconditioning
Three-Day Look Ahead:
Saturday, 06/13: Crew off duty, housekeeping
Sunday, 06/14: Crew off duty
Monday, 06/15: JEMAL ST retraction, Fine Motor Skills, METERON laptop install/activation
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) – Process
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Lab – Off
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Node 3 – Full Up
