MRPO Daily Status Report 1-24-03

GMT Date: 024

Calendar Date: 01/24/03

Increment: 6

Stage: 11A

Week 8

Payloads currently on-board ISS:
BSTC, CGBA, CSLM-2, InSPACE, MAMS, MSG (facility), PFMI, SAMS, STES-10,
SUBSA and ZCG.

Status:
MRPO payloads MAMS, SAMS and STES-10 continue nominal, basically unattended,
operations. BSTC, CGBA, CSLM-2, InSpace, PFMI, SUBSA and ZCG are inactive.
MSG is inactive/failed, awaiting replacement parts. MSG replacement
parts have been manifested on Progress 10, currently scheduled for
launch on February 2nd. A plan has been developed to maximize payload
operations after MSG operational capability is restored.

EXPRESS RACKS 1, 2 and 4 (ER1, ER2 & ER4) are powered and supporting
payload operations. ER3 and ER5 are available to support payload operations
but are currently inactive. ER1 and ER5 software upgrades have been accomplished
during the past week. ER4 Software upgrade is planned for today and ER3
software upgrade is planned for next week. ER2 software upgrade is planned
for week 11.

MAMS is operating nominally in the quasi-steady mode. HiRAP is currently
inactive. MAMS data is available on the acceleration measurement web
page.

All SAMS sensors in EXPRESS RACKS are operating nominally. The SAMS
sensor in the MSG is currently turned-off. SAMS telemetry from several
distributed sensors requires rack-to-rack communications between ER1,
ER2 & ER4. Due to this arrangement, when ER4 software is upgraded
today, SAMS equipment in ER1 will be powered down for ground software
configuration changes. If all goes as planned, SAMS will resume data
flow in approximately three hours. SAMS data is also available on the
acceleration measurement web page.

STES-10 health and status data is nominal. STES-10 is configured with
diffusion-controlled chambers that require no crew operation activities.

Near-term Outlook:

Week 8 (1/20-1/26) – Planning for this week was based on approximately
19 hours of crew time availability for NASA payload operations. ER4 software
will be upgraded today. All activities planned this week for MRPO payloads
have been accomplished.

Week 9 (1/27-2/2) – Preliminary planning for this week is being based
on approximately 12 hours of crew time availability for NASA payload
operations. ER3 software will be upgraded and ARIS 3 check-out/calibration,
which could take several days, is scheduled during this week.

M. Vlasse, PhD, DSc
MRPO Increment Scientist

ACRONYMS:

ARIS Active Rack Isolation System
BCSS Biotechnology Cell Science Stowage
BSTC Biotechnology Specimen Temperature Controller (General status information
on this payload will include coverage of the following items of support
equipment: BTR, BCSS and GSM)
BTR Biotechnology Refrigerator
CEVIS Cycle Ergometer Vibration Isolation System
CGBA Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus
ER1 EXPRESS RACK 1
ER2 EXPRESS RACK 2
ER3 EXPRESS RACK 3
ER4 EXPRESS RACK 4
ER5 EXPRESS RACK 5
GSM Gas Supply Module
HCOR High-Rate Communications Outage Recorder
InSPACE Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates
ISS International Space Station
MAMS Microgravity Acceleration Measurement System
MCOR Medium-Rate Communications Outage Recorder
MSG Microgravity Science Glovebox
OCR Operations Change Request
PFMI Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation
PGBA Plant Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus
SAMS Space Acceleration Measurement System II
STES Protein Crystal Growth – Single Thermal Enclosure System
SUBSA Solidification Using a Baffle in Sealed Ampoules
ZCG Zeolite Crystal Growth