MRPO Daily Status Report 10-02-02
GMT Date: 275
Calendar Date: 10/02/02
Increment: 5
Stage: UF2
Week 17
ISS Information: The 9A Shuttle launch remains planned for tomorrow,
10/2, has been delayed until Monday 10/7/02 due hurricane LILI landfall
in the Houston area and its impact on the Mission Control Center at JSC.
Data downlink and commanding are not available for the time being. The
Station is at a minimum power condition.
Payloads being launched on 9A:
CGBA, PGBA, STES-7, Seed Culture (sortie), and ZCG Samples
Payloads being returned on 9A:
ADVASC, MEPS Samples, SAMS Hard Drive/Battery, Seed Culture (sortie),
StelSys, STES-8, and ZCG Samples
Payloads currently on-board ISS:
ADVASC (HW), BSTC, InSPACE, MAMS, MEPS, MSG (facility), PFMI, SAMS, SUBSA
and ZCG. InSpace was not planned to operate during this stage.
Status:
MRPO payloads ADVASC, MAMS, SAMS and STES 8 continue nominal, basically
unattended, operations. BSTC, MEPS, StelSys, SUBSA and ZCG operations
have been successfully completed.
EXPRESS RACKS 1 and 2 (ER1 & ER2) have been powered down due to the
weather impacts on MCC-H. ER4 is the only rack kept powered. ER3 is installed
in the US Lab and will be checked out later. ER5 was checked out during
Increment 4 and powered down.
ADVASC is operating nominally. The payload has been configured for plant
and seed dry-out for return on 9A. Photographs of the plants were recorded
yesterday and are indicating still greenish pod. They wish to delay the
deactivation by 4 days.
MAMS was operating nominally in the quasi-steady mode. HiRAP is turned-off.
MAMS data is available on the acceleration measurement web page. MAMS
is at present inoperative due to the weather impact on MCC-H.
MSG was powered to support PFMI sample #4 operations yesterday. MSG power
will be turned-off today after PFMI sample #4 is removed.
PFMI sample #4 was installed. Sample #4 operations were started shortly
after noon yesterday and have been completed today before the necessary
shut down of the MSG rack.
All SAMS sensors are not operating at present due to ER1 being without
power.
STES-8 is nominal at the moment. The four remaining activated growth
chambers are to be deactivated after launch of 9A but before 9A docks
with ISS.
Near-term Outlook:
Week 17 (9/30-10/6) – Planning for this week was based on approximately
12 hours of crew time availability for NASA payload operations. An additional
PFMI run is being conducted today. ADVASC samples and deactivation will
occur, STES 8 will be deactivated and transferred to the Shuttle mid-deck
and STES 7 will be transferred to the ISS and activated. StelSys samples
will be transferred to the Shuttle mid-deck.
Week 18 (10/7-10/13) – Preliminary planning for this week is being based
on approximately 8 hours of crew time availability for NASA payload operations.
ISS will be re-boosted twice to a higher orbit and two additional EVA’s
will be conducted. ZCG processed and unprocessed samples will be transferred
and ZCG will be activated. MEPS samples and SAMS equipment will be transferred
to the Shuttle mid-deck. CGBA and PGBA will be transferred into the ISS
and PGBA will be activated. 9A undock will occur on Friday 10/11.
M. Vlasse, PhD, DSc
MRPO Increment Scientist
ACRONYMS:
ADVASC – Advanced Astroculture
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
ER1– EXPRESS RACK 1
ER2 — EXPRESS RACK 2
ER3 – EXPRESS RACK 3
ER4 – EXPRESS RACK 4
ER5 – EXPRESS RACK 5
EVA – Extra-vehicular Activity
GSM — Gas Supply Module
InSPACE– Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates
ISS – International Space Station
MAMS — Microgravity Acceleration Measurement System
MEPS – Microencapsulation Electrostatic Processing System
MSG – Microgravity Science Glovebox
PFMI – Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation
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
