NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 October 2013
Ocular Health (OH) Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT): Flight Engineer (FE)-6 Nyberg and FE-3 Hopkins set up associated Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Infrared (IR) hardware and took turns as Crew Medical Officer (CMO) and subject, performing the eye examination portion of OCT Functional Checkout with the ground experts providing remote guidance.
The OCT testing will be used to determine whether the unmodified, commercially available device can operate effectively in the ISS.
Blood Pressure Regulation (BP Reg) Experiment: FE-5 Parmitano reviewed a session overview and related procedures, and then set up hardware to support the leg cuff and rebreathing protocol for the Canadian Space Agency BP Reg experiment. BP Reg tests the efficacy of an in-flight manipulation of arterial blood pressure as an indicator of post-flight response to a brief stand test. Space flight negatively impacts the regulation of BP on return to an upright posture on earth. This experiment has potential application for the general population, where dizziness and fainting (syncope) are major health problems accounting for 1-3% of visits to hospital emergency rooms. These problems become especially important for elderly, where falling is a major contributor to bone fracture. A better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for fainting could reduce risk of injury.
Reconfiguration of Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) Imaging for Observation of Cool Flame Phenomena: Hopkins reconfigured the CIR Imaging capabilities by changing a filter in the CIR Optics Bench. This change will allow viewing of the cool flame phenomenon during combustion of alkane fuel droplets in the upcoming Multi-user Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Flame Extinguishment (FLEX) experiment. There are potential applications from this investigation to advanced low temperature combustion engines, fuel reforming and new burner technologies, and improvements in fire safety in space vehicles.
Sound Level Meter (SLM) Operations: Parmitano took measurements of the acoustic environment in the habitable areas of the ISS. The data was then transferred to a Station Support Computer (SSC) for downlink to the ground.
Today’s Planned Tasks
Blood Collection for Refrigerated Centrifuge [Complete]
Vascular Refrigerated Centrifuge Configure [Complete]
Purging Elektron-VM Liquid Unit (??) after Shutdown [Complete]
Stimul Battery Charge – Close-out Ops [Complete]
CASKAD. Manual Mixing in Bioreactor [Complete]
Vascular Refrigerated Centrifuge (RC) Spin Conclude [Complete]
Vascular Sample MELFI Insertion [Complete]
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) – Setup for Functional Checkout [Complete]
MATRYOSHKA-R. Monitoring Lulin-5 readings [Complete]
Recycle Tank Quick Disconnect (QD) Reconfig [Complete]
Electron Lines Leak Check – configuration setup [Complete]
Infrared Camera Setup for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Ops [Complete]
??-10 Inventory [Complete]
??-50-1? No. 212 R&R – Preparation. [Complete]
??? – Functional Check [Complete]
Replacement of urine receptacle (??) and filter-insert (?-?). Install ?? S/N 0630007 (00061469R, C?1??_1_138_1) and ?? S/N 1301253 (C?1??_1_138_1, bag 362-21). Discard the removed items. Reflect changes in IMS [Complete]
MRM1 Fan Screen Cleaning (group B) [Complete]
Demate ??-50-1? No. 212 TLM Connectors from Cable Network [Complete]
ESA Weekly Crew Conference [Complete]
??-50-1? No. 212 R&R. [Complete]
High Definition Video Camera Assembly 1 Activation with Hand-Held Microphone Set-up [Complete]
Medical Kit Audit [Complete]
Blood Pressure (BP) – Procedure Review [Complete]
Vascular Blood Collection Stow [Complete]
Compound Specific Analyzer-Combustion (CSA-CP) Checkout part 2 [Complete]
Fluid Physics Experiment Facility (FPEF) Connector Recheck [Complete]
Crew Prep For PAO [Complete]
PAO Event [Complete]
Demate ??-50-1? No. 212 TLM Connectors from Cable Network [Complete]
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Functional Checkout [Complete]
??-50-1? No. 212 R&R. [Complete]
??1, ??2 Dust Filter Cartridge Replacement and fan ?1, ?2 screen cleaning in DC1 [Complete] (???1???_2_224_1, bag 419-17 (00060609R)). Reflect changes in IMS [Complete]
Prep for ISS RS SM fan replacement with low-noise units [Complete]
URAGAN. Observation and Photography using Photo Spectral System (???) [Complete]
?1 Fan replacement in MRM2 with low-noise units [Complete]
OCT Stow & Imagery Download [Complete]
Integrated Rack (CIR) – Video Setup and Rack Doors Open [Complete]
Combustion Integrated Rack Optics Bench Translation Out [Complete]
On-orbit Hearing Assessment using EARQ [Complete]
Elektron lines leak check – dismantle the setup [Complete]
Combustion Integrated Rack Imaging Package Reconfiguration [Complete]
Blood Pressure Regulation (BP Reg) Hardware Setup [Complete]
Start SPHERES STELLA Application [Complete]
?2 Fan replacement in MRM2 with low-noise units [Complete].
??? Maintenance [Complete]
Mate ??-50-1? No. 203 TLM Connectors to ??? [Complete]
??-50-1? No. 212 R&R [Complete]
IMS Update [Complete]
Sound Level Meter (SLM) Setup and Operations [Complete]
Recording Video Footage of Greetings [Complete]
CIR – Translation of Optics Bench and Video Recording [Complete]
CIR – Rack Doors Close [Complete]
SM Air Sampling for FREON Using ??-1? Sampler [Complete]
SM Air Sampling for CO using ??? Samplers [Complete]
Collecting SM and FGB Air Samples Using ??-1? Sampler [Complete]
Sound Level Meter (SLM) Data Transfer [Complete]
Crew is preparing worksite for the upcoming ‘Biolab Cassette Check and contingency Removal’ [Complete]
CASKAD. Manual Mixing in Bioreactor [Complete]
Mate ??-50-1? No. 212 TLM Connectors to ??? [Complete]
Replacement of ??-50-1? of No. 212- system – Closeout Ops [Complete].
Task List
ARED Cylinder Evacuation
KTO Replace
???-? R&R
Preparation of reports for Roskosmos site
Recording video for Roskosmos Press Service
Cygnus Prepack
ECON-M. Observations and Photography
URAGAN. Observations and Photography
ESA Recorded Video Message
SM Printer Troubleshooting
ATV Cargo Transfer
35S Prepack [In Work]
CFE ICF3 Ops
Crew Discretion PAO [In Work]
EMU FPS R&R Study
EMU FPS Tool Gather [In Work]
CDRA ASV Clean
Ground
Nominal Commanding
Battery Reconditioning for set 1B1 [In Work]
Three-Day Look Ahead:
Thursday, 10/17: Cygnus Cargo Ops, Cygnus Departure OBT, Biolab Microscope Troubleshooting
Friday, 10/18: SLM Operations, SPHERES ELC run, BP Reg experiment, ATV Cargo Transfer
Saturday, 10/19: Housekeeping, 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 – Standby
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Node 3 – Operate
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Lab – Off
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
