NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

OpNom:

Overview | Description | Applications | Operations | Results | Publications | Imagery

Experiment Overview


Brief Summary

Investigation of early symptoms of the surface microdestruction of the pressurized body and structures in the ISS RS instrument modules, conducted together with monitoring of temperature-humidity parameters, acoustic fields of ultrasound band and other spaceflight factors which can affect the microdestruction processes. Revealing of possible relations between microdestruction and spaceflight factors. Preparation of proposals for development of the onboard system to reveal early symptoms of microdestruction and updating of methods to prevent microdestruction of the pressurized body and structures in the ISS RS.

Principal Investigator(s)

V V. Borisov, TSNIIMASH, Korolyov, Russia

Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

Information Pending

Developer(s)
Information Pending

Sponsoring Space Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)

Sponsoring Organization

Information Pending

Research Benefits

Information Pending

ISS Expedition Duration:

October 2008 - March 2010

Expeditions Assigned

18,19/20,21/22

Previous ISS Missions

Information Pending

^ back to top

---

Experiment Description

Research Overview

Information Pending

Description

Development of routes to provide monitoring of possible microdestruction zones based on the mapping results of background fields inside the ISS RS modules. Development of the initial option for the parameter data base providing a reliable identification of microdestruction growth symptoms. Assessment of a capability to use the temperature-humidity methods for probing, acoustic direction-finding, record of the surface microcondition onboard the station to develop the onboard system for early detection of microdestruction areas of the pressurized body, structures and hardware for the ISS RS.

^ back to top

---

Applications

Space Applications

Information Pending

Earth Applications

Information Pending

^ back to top

---

Operations

Operational Requirements

Bar SH consisting of: Remote infrared thermometer Kelvin-video; Thermohygrometer Iva-6A; Hot-wire anemometer-thermometer TM-2; Ultrasound analyzer AU-01; Leak detector UT2-03. Kit with test-tubes for sampling from surfaces inside the article.

Operational Protocols

Information Pending

^ back to top

---

Results/More Information

Information Pending

^ back to top

---

Results Publications

Deshevaya EA, Shubralova EV, Novikova ND, Borisov VV, Kononenko OD, Polikarpov NA.  Testing and evaluation of a method for locating potentially hazardous sites of eventual microdestruction and detecting marks of ISS RS hull leakage. Acta Astronautica. 2011 May-Jun; 68(9-10): 1555-1559. DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2010.10.006.

^ back to top

---

Ground Based Results Publications

^ back to top

---

ISS Patents

^ back to top

---

Related Publications

^ back to top

---

Related Websites

Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment

^ back to top

---

Imagery

NASA Image: ISS020E035017 - Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 20 commander, uses the Russian BAR/EXPERT science payload to take various environmental measurements in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
+ View Larger Image


NASA Image: ISS020E035022 - Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, Expedition 20 flight engineer, uses the Russian BAR/EXPERT science payload to take various environmental measurements in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
+ View Larger Image