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ISS On-Orbit Status Report

ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/12/15

Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) Slosh: After experiencing issues with SPHERES batteries and a hard drive, the SPHERES Slosh Run today was postponed to a later date. Ground experts are investigating the source of the problems.

Sleep Log: Kelly recorded a Sleep Log entry today. The Sleep ISS-12 experiment monitors ambient light exposure and crew member activity and collects subjective evaluations of sleep and alertness. The investigation examines the effects of space flight and ambient light exposure on sleep during a year-long mission on the ISS.

Nitrogen/Oxygen Recharge System (NORS) Airlock Interface Kit (AIK) Installation: Kelly continued with NORS AIK installation by rotating the Airlock Cabin Air Rack downward and installing nitrogen and oxygen hoses. He then installed the NORS manifold and connecting the power, nitrogen, and oxygen lines to it. Towards the end of the day, Yui worked with ground teams in order to initiate a leak check of the system, which will continue through Friday afternoon. NORS provides the capability to refill the US Airlock High Pressure Gas Tanks (HPGTs) with nitrogen and oxygen following Shuttle retirement. Two Recharge Tank Assemblies (Oxygen and Nitrogen) are manifested onboard the Orbital ATK (OA)-4 Flight scheduled to launch on December 3rd.

Today’s Planned Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.

  • Calf Volume Measurement
  • HRF Urine Sample Collection
  • Reminder – ARED Photo/TV
  • HRF – Sample MELFI Insertion
  • O2/N2 Manual Valve Closure for NORS Installation
  • On MCC GO Regeneration of Micropurification Unit (БМП) Ф2 Cartridge (start)
  • SSIPC Management / ISS Crew Tagup
  • SPHERES – Camera Setup and Video Recording
  • Comm Subsystem [СТТС] routine maintenance (LF path, Comm Panels, and VHF receiver test)
  • Headset Audit
  • NORS N2, O2 Hose Installation
  • SPHERES – Battery Stowage
  • Study of veins in lower extremities
  • Repairs of SM Interior Panel 314 by Installing Overlay Panels – Day 2
  • SPHERES – Camera Setup and Test Ops
  • Video Footage of Greetings
  • Soyuz 717 Samsung Tablet Charge – start
  • Photography of Contamination on ТПК 717 [СА] external window glass across plane 4
  • SPHERES – Test Shutdown
  • Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) – Mouse Habitat Unit (MHU) Interface Unit Installation, Part 1
  • Photos of CQ panels and windows across plane IV
  • On-orbit hearing assessment using EARQ
  • Soyuz 717 Samsung tablet charging – end
  • CBEF – Mouse Habitat Unit (MHU) Interface Unit Installation, Part 2
  • Nitrogen/Oxygen Recharge System (NORS) Install Support Beams and Manifold
  • CBEF – Mouse Habitat Unit (MHU) Interface Unit Installation, Part 3
  • TV Conference with “Good Morning” TV show (S+ Ku-band)
  • SPHERES – Data Downlink
  • Progress 428 (DC1) Stowage Ops with IMS Support
  • VIZIR. Experiment Ops. Tagup with specialists as necessary
  • CWQMK Water Sample Analysis
  • СОЖ Maintenance
  • SM TV analog signal reception test
  • HAM radio session from Columbus
  • HMS – Food Frequency Questionnaire
  • IMS Delta File Prep
  • Photo/TV Camcorder Setup Verification for ARED Exercise
  • Nitrogen Oxygen Recharge System (NORS) Leak Check Initialization
  • JRNL – Journal Entry [Deferred]
  • EHS MCD – In-flight Microbiology Water analysis and data recording
  • VHF2d test from SM (using primary [СТТС] sets)
  • Crew Discretionary Conference
  • On MCC GO Regeneration of БМП Ф2 Absorption Cartridge (end)
  • SPRINT Reminder
  • Preparation of Reports for Roscosmos Web Site and Social Media
  • ECON-M. Observation and Photography
  • URAGAN Observations and Photography

Completed Task List Items

  • None

Ground Activities

All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.

  • NORS Leak Checks

Three-Day Look Ahead:

Friday, 11/13: IMAX File D/L, Capillary Beverage, NORS Leak Check completion

Saturday, 11/14: Crew off Duty, Weekly Cleaning

Sunday, 11/15: Crew off Duty

QUICK ISS Status – Environmental Control Group:

Component Status
Elektron On
Vozdukh Manual
[СКВ] 1 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV1”) Off
[СКВ] 2 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV2”) On
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Lab Standby
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Node 3 Operate
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Lab Shutdown
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Node 3 Operate
Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA) Process
Urine Processing Assembly (UPA) Standby
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Lab Off
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Node 3 Full Up