NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 21 August 2014
Today: NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) Operations: Last night, ground controllers were unsuccessful in their attempt to deploy four Cosmogia Dove CubeSats via the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) from deployers #4 and #5.
Preliminary plans are to re-attempt those deploys on Monday. This morning the team successfully deployed two CubeSats from deployer #6. Tonight they are scheduled to deploy four additional CubeSats from deployers #7 and #8.
FLame Extinguishment Experiment (FLEX)-2 Operations: Flight Engineer (FE)-5 Wiseman removed the Combustion Integration Rack (CIR) alignment guides which isolated the rack and allowed ground teams to conduct another FLEX-2 test point via ground commanding. Toluene and heptane were used for these test points. FLEX-2 uses small droplets of fuel to study the special burning characteristics of fire in space. The FLEX-2 experiment studies the rate and manner in which fuel is burned, the conditions that are necessary for soot to form, and the way in which a mixture of fuels evaporate before burning. Results from these experiments will give scientists a better understanding of how fires behave in space and provide important information that will be useful in increasing the fuel efficiency of engines using liquid fuels.
Electromagnetic Levitation (EML) Installation: FE-6 Gerst continued EML installation inside the European Drawer Rack (EDR). He assembled a water pump and installed it inside the EML Power and H2O Supply module. He also installed a hard disc, but when installing the axial camera inside Experiment Module Gerst encountered a stuck fastener. Ground teams are assessing future troubleshooting. EML aims to increase the performance of metallic/alloy structures through an understanding of how solidification can be controlled and develop a data base of properties to allow better process modeling. The experiment investigates solidification and microstructural evolution and evaluates thermo-physical properties of highly reactive molten metals.
Station Support Computer (SSC) Version 5 Transition: The SSC Version 5 transition is proceeding well. The LS1 server load is complete and the ground team has loaded version 5 on several SSCs. The remaining SSCs are in work.
Cargo Operations: The crew continued pre-packing of US cargo for the 38 Soyuz (38S) return in September. They also continued transferring cargo from Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)-5 to the ISS.
Today’s Planned Tasks
RSS1, 2, Reboot / r/g 1009 [Complete]
Laptop RS1(2) Reboot [Complete]
SM ??? (Caution & Warning Panel) [Complete]
Daily Planning Conference (S-band) [Complete]
SSC v.4 – Setup SSCs for standalone ops [Complete]
SSC v.4 – Transition from wireless to wired configuration [Complete]
SSCV4 – Wired Configuration / r/g 6443 step 1 [Complete]
Terminate discharge of the 2nd 825?3 Pack and remove the 2nd Pack from discharge r/g 6419 [Complete]
Replace SSCv4 Servers with SSCv5 Servers [Complete]
ATV Cargo Operations [Complete]
Post-EVA tool stowage, reflect changes in the IMS / r/g 6428 [Complete]
On MCC Go Regeneration of ??? ?2 Micropurification Cartridge (start) [Complete]
MSPR-ZEBRA – AQH Deactivation and Closeout Ops [Complete]
SSCv5 – Station Support Computer (SSC) Version Swap [Complete]
SSC v.5 – reload prep [Complete]
OTKLIK. Hardware Check / r/g 6040 [Complete]
CIR – Hardware Teardown [Complete]
EML – Gather Equipment for Run 1 [Complete]
WHC Fill [Complete]
EML – Removal of Power and H2O Supply Drawer [Complete]
EML – Installation of the Water Pump Package inside the EML [Complete]
CWC Transfer [Complete]
HAM RADIOS Hardware Activation [Complete]
Questionnaire Data Entry [Complete]
EML – H2O Supply Drawer installation [Complete]
Questionnaire Data Entry [Complete]
NAPOR-miniRSA. Preparing and starting copying files. r/g 6444 [Complete]
EML – Removal of the Launch Lock [Complete]
On MCC Go ISS Repress Using Air from ??? 423 (DC1) ???? Section 2 – (start) [Complete]
SSCv5 – Connecting T2 to SSC after transition to version 5 [Complete]
Video camera set up on window ?4 [Complete]
EML – Gather Equipment for Run 2 [Complete]
ATV Cargo Operations [Complete]
On MCC Go ISS Repress from ??? 423 (DC1) ???? Section 2 (terminate) [Complete]
EML – Removal of the Experiment Module [Complete]
Crew Prep for TV Conference / r/g 6439 [Complete]
USOS hardware setup for PAO [Complete]
EML – Hard Drive Installation [Complete]
TV Conference with Moskva 24 Information TV Channel / r/g 6439 [Complete]
URAGAN. Observation and Photography using ??? mounting bracket. r/g 6445 [Complete]
ATV Transfers Tagup [Complete]
EML – Camera Installation in the Experiment Module [Deferred]
IMS Delta File Prep [Complete]
38S Prepack [Complete]
??-1 Flow Sensor Position Check / (SM Pressure Control & Atmosphere Monitoring System [Complete]
Symbolic Activity Preparation / r/g 6423 [Complete]
EML – Installation of Orifices [Complete]
EML – Re-installation of the Experiment Module [Complete]
Recording of Video Greetings / r/g 6440 [Complete]
IMS and Stowage Conference [Complete]
??? Maintenance [Complete]
EML – Equipment Stowage [Complete]
Exercise Data Downlink / r/g 5929 [Complete]
Daily Planning Conference (S-band) [Complete]
SHD – Space Headaches Weekly Questionnaire [Complete]
On MCC Go Regeneration ??? ?2 Micropurification Cartridge (termination) [Complete]
Task List
ARED Cylinder Evac
WHC KTO replace
WHC EDV-Y R&R
Roscosmos Report
EVA video downlink
Uragan Photo
3DA1 cam ops
ARED detent flip
CTB unpack/relocate
Food warmer mod
Data prep return
ESA EPM tray invent
SPRINT VO2 KIT ops
ATV cargo ops
Ground
Nominal commanding
JEMRMS cubesat operations
Three-Day Look Ahead:
Friday, 08/22: JEM PDH R&R, SPRINT ultrasound, Body Measures, SSC wireless config
Saturday, 08/23: Crew off duty
Sunday, 08/24: Crew off duty
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”) – Off
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Lab – Standby
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Node 3 – Operate
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Lab – Stop
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Node 3 – Operate
Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA) – Standby
Urine Processing Assembly (UPA) – Standby
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Lab – Off
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Node 3 -Full up
