NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 11 October 2019 – Spacewalks Completed

Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan of NASA concluded their spacewalk at the International Space Station at 2:23 p.m. EDT.
During six-hour and 45-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts continued the replacement of nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries on the far end of the station’s port truss.

Astronauts also were able to accomplish several get-ahead tasks setting up for the next spacewalk.

These new batteries provide an improved power capacity for operations with a lighter mass and a smaller volume than the nickel-hydrogen batteries. On Oct. 16, Morgan and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir are scheduled to venture outside for another spacewalk to continue the battery replacements on the first of the two power channels for the station’s far port truss. The following spacewalks dedicated to the battery upgrades are scheduled on Oct. 21 and 25.

After completion of the battery spacewalks, the second half of this sequence of spacewalks will focus on repairs to the space station’s Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. Dates for those spacewalks still are being discussed, but they are expected to begin in November.

Space station crew members have conducted 220 spacewalks in support of assembly and maintenance of the orbiting laboratory. Spacewalkers have now spent a total of 57 days 13 hours and 12 minutes working outside the station.

On-Orbit Status Report

P6 Battery Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #2 (US EVA #57): Today, the ISS crew completed EVA #2 with the crew lock egress occurring around 6:38 am CT. Today’s EVA focused on completing the P6 Solar Array Channel 2B Li-Ion battery upgrades. This included installing the third and final Li-Ion battery to the Channel 2B IEA. The official EVA duration was 6 hours and 45 min. Tasks accomplished are as follows:

Primary tasks:
NiH2 Battery 4 from the Integrated Equipment Assembly (IEA) to the External Pallet (EP) Slot B.
Adapter Plate (AP) B from the EP to Slot 4 on the IEA
NiH2 Battery 6 from the IEA to AP-B Slot 4 on the IEA
Li-Ion Battery D from the EP to Slot 6 on the IEA.
NiH2 Battery 5 from the IEA to EP D.
AP-D from the EP to Slot 5 on the IEA.
Site 4B Worksite Prep
Get ahead tasks completed:
4B NiH2 battery #5 H1 bolt torque release to support Robotics installation of spare Li-Ion battery.
Disconnect of Ethernet Cables from EXT-EPIC MDMs.
P6 WIF 7 & 9 inspections.

US Lab Intermodular Ventilation (IMV) Bypass Duct: Today, the crew completed the US Lab IMV bypass duct installation. This involved installing a Bypass Duct that will run through the LAB to send air from Node 3 directly to Node 2 in order to provide better air mixing across the USOS.

Payloads:
No major payload activities.

Completed Task List Activities:
No task-list items were completed.

Ground Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.
Payload Support Operations
Mobile Servicing System EVA2 support

Look Ahead:
Saturday, 10/12 (GMT 284)

Payloads:
Crew ½ Off-duty day
VEG-04B Water Check (NASA)

Systems:
EVA: P6 EVA Debriefs, OFVs, and EMU H2O recharge. S34B_E RPCM R&R robotics activities.

Sunday, 10/13 (GMT 285)

Payloads:
Crew Off-duty day.

Systems:
Crew Off-duty day. S34B_E RPCM R&R robotics activities.

Monday, 10/14 (GMT 286)

Payloads:
NUTRISS BIA Measurement and questionnaire (ESA)
VEG-04B Plant thinning and Water Check (NASA)
Rodent Research-17 LSG Cleanup (NASA)
Food Acceptability Survey (NASA)
ISS HERA Reactivation (NASA)
Analog-1 USB insert (ESA)
ER6 Laptop Battery removal (NASA)
ISS HAM pass (NASA)

Systems:
S34B_E RPCM R&R robotics activities.
HTV RSR Transfers
T2 6 month maintenance
IMV Flow Measure
EVA- Procedure Review, Doug Review, Tool Config

Today’s Planned Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.

External Wireless Instrumentation System Network Control Unit EVA Inhibit
Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Reminder for EVA In-Suit Light Exercise (ISLE) Preparation
IMS Delta File Prep
Preparation of reports for Roscosmos website and social media
Photography of removable handrails covers inside RS
SCENARIY. Observation and photography of catastrophic events and their aftermath
Photography of space behind SM panel
ECON-M. Observation and Photography
ISS HAM Radio Power Down in Columbus
ISS HAM Radio Power Down in Service Module
EVA COTS UHF Communication Unit (CUCU) Verify off
USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Communication Configuration
Monitoring closure of shutters on SM windows 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14. Note 10
ISS Crew and ГОГУ (RSA Flight Control Team) Weekly Conference (S-band)
IMS Tagup (S-band)
CONSTANTA-2. Cassette Retrieval from ТБУ-В and Setup on a panel for a 1-hour warmup
Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Purge
SEPARATION. Water distillation from urine in Urine Water Regeneration System [СРВ-У-РС]. Installation of cable-insert and activation. Voltage measurement test. Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) In-Suit Light Exercise (ISLE) Pre-breathe
CONSTANTA-2. Preparation and Execution 4.
SEPARATION. Water distillation from urine in Urine Water Regeneration System [СРВ-У-РС]. Installation of cable-insert and activation. Voltage measurement test.
SSRMS EVA Support Setup
Crewlock Egress
Worksite Preparation
Move Adapter Plate B on EP to Slot 4 on IEA
Move Battery 4 (IEA) to EP Slot B
SSRMS EVA Support
Tropical Cyclone Hardware Closeout
IMS audit of КБО-М trash bags and dust collectors
Filling (separation) of ЕДВ [КОВ] for Elektron or ЕДВ-СВ
In Flight Maintenance – LAB IMV Bypass Duct Installation
СОЖ maintenance
Move Battery 6 on IEA to AP B slot 4 on IEA
SEPARATION. Water distillation from urine in Urine Water Regeneration System [СРВ-У-РС].
HRF Handle Kit Trash
Release Battery 2
COL1F3 Hardware Trash
IMS audit of КБО-М trash bags and dust collectors
Temperature and Humidity Control (THC) Common Cabin Air Assembly (CCAA) Swap
Move Battery 5 to EP D
Progress 442 (DC1) Cargo Transfers and IMS Ops
HTV Foam Spacer Block Removal
INTERACTION-2. Experiment Ops
Cleanup channel 2B worksite
Vacuum Cleaning of ВД1 and ВД2 air ducts in DC1
Prepare 4B worksite for EVA 3
EVA Crew Lock Ingress
External Wireless Instrumentation System (EWIS) Network Control Unit (NCU) Enable
Crewlock Pre Repress
Evening Preparation Work
Crewlock Repress
Daily Planning Conference
EVA Glove Photo Setup
Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) Post-EVA Activities
EVA Glove Photo Downlink
Photo/TV Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Camera Disassembly
USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Communication Deconfiguration
Photo/TV Extravehicular Activity (EVA) GoPro Downlink
Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Reminder for On-Orbit Fitcheck Verification (OFV)