ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/21/14

NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) Operations: Last night, ground controllers were unsuccessful in their attempt to deploy four Cosmogia Dove CubeSats via the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) from deployers #4 and #5. Preliminary plans are to re-attempt those deploys on Monday. This morning the team successfully deployed two CubeSats from deployer #6. Tonight they are scheduled to deploy four additional CubeSats from deployers #7 and #8.

FLame Extinguishment Experiment (FLEX)-2 Operations: Flight Engineer (FE)-5 Wiseman removed the Combustion Integration Rack (CIR) alignment guides which isolated the rack and allowed ground teams to conduct another FLEX-2 test point via ground commanding. Toluene and heptane were used for these test points. FLEX-2 uses small droplets of fuel to study the special burning characteristics of fire in space. The FLEX-2 experiment studies the rate and manner in which fuel is burned, the conditions that are necessary for soot to form, and the way in which a mixture of fuels evaporate before burning. Results from these experiments will give scientists a better understanding of how fires behave in space and provide important information that will be useful in increasing the fuel efficiency of engines using liquid fuels.

Electromagnetic Levitation (EML) Installation: FE-6 Gerst continued EML installation inside the European Drawer Rack (EDR). He assembled a water pump and installed it inside the EML Power and H2O Supply module. He also installed a hard disc, but when installing the axial camera inside Experiment Module Gerst encountered a stuck fastener. Ground teams are assessing future troubleshooting. EML aims to increase the performance of metallic/alloy structures through an understanding of how solidification can be controlled and develop a data base of properties to allow better process modeling. The experiment investigates solidification and microstructural evolution and evaluates thermo-physical properties of highly reactive molten metals.

Station Support Computer (SSC) Version 5 Transition: The SSC Version 5 transition is proceeding well. The LS1 server load is complete and the ground team has loaded version 5 on several SSCs. The remaining SSCs are in work.

Cargo Operations: The crew continued pre-packing of US cargo for the 38 Soyuz (38S) return in September. They also continued transferring cargo from Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)-5 to the ISS.

Today’s Planned Tasks

• RSS1, 2, Reboot / r/g 1009 [Complete]
• Laptop RS1(2) Reboot [Complete]
• SM ПСС (Caution & Warning Panel) [Complete]
• Daily Planning Conference (S-band) [Complete]
• SSC v.4 – Setup SSCs for standalone ops [Complete]
• SSC v.4 – Transition from wireless to wired configuration [Complete]
• SSCV4 – Wired Configuration / r/g 6443 step 1 [Complete]
• Terminate discharge of the 2nd 825М3 Pack and remove the 2nd Pack from discharge r/g 6419 [Complete]
• Replace SSCv4 Servers with SSCv5 Servers [Complete]
• ATV Cargo Operations [Complete]
• Post-EVA tool stowage, reflect changes in the IMS / r/g 6428 [Complete]
• On MCC Go Regeneration of БМП Ф2 Micropurification Cartridge (start) [Complete]
• MSPR-ZEBRA – AQH Deactivation and Closeout Ops [Complete]
• SSCv5 – Station Support Computer (SSC) Version Swap [Complete]
• SSC v.5 – reload prep [Complete]
• OTKLIK. Hardware Check / r/g 6040 [Complete]
• CIR – Hardware Teardown [Complete]
• EML – Gather Equipment for Run 1 [Complete]
• WHC Fill [Complete]
• EML – Removal of Power and H2O Supply Drawer [Complete]
• EML – Installation of the Water Pump Package inside the EML [Complete]
• CWC Transfer [Complete]
• HAM RADIOS Hardware Activation [Complete]
• Questionnaire Data Entry [Complete]
• EML – H2O Supply Drawer installation [Complete]
• Questionnaire Data Entry [Complete]
• NAPOR-miniRSA. Preparing and starting copying files. r/g 6444 [Complete]
• EML – Removal of the Launch Lock [Complete]
• On MCC Go ISS Repress Using Air from ТКГ 423 (DC1) СрПК Section 2 – (start) [Complete]
• SSCv5 – Connecting T2 to SSC after transition to version 5 [Complete]
• Video camera set up on window Р4 [Complete]
• EML – Gather Equipment for Run 2 [Complete]
• ATV Cargo Operations [Complete]
• On MCC Go ISS Repress from ТКГ 423 (DC1) СрПК Section 2 (terminate) [Complete]
• EML – Removal of the Experiment Module [Complete]
• Crew Prep for TV Conference / r/g 6439 [Complete]
• USOS hardware setup for PAO [Complete]
• EML – Hard Drive Installation [Complete]
• TV Conference with Moskva 24 Information TV Channel / r/g 6439 [Complete]
• URAGAN. Observation and Photography using ФСС mounting bracket. r/g 6445 [Complete]
• ATV Transfers Tagup [Complete]
• EML – Camera Installation in the Experiment Module [Deferred]
• IMS Delta File Prep [Complete]
• 38S Prepack [Complete]
• ИП-1 Flow Sensor Position Check / (SM Pressure Control & Atmosphere Monitoring System [Complete]
• Symbolic Activity Preparation / r/g 6423 [Complete]
• EML – Installation of Orifices [Complete]
• EML – Re-installation of the Experiment Module [Complete]
• Recording of Video Greetings / r/g 6440 [Complete]
• IMS and Stowage Conference [Complete]
• СОЖ Maintenance [Complete]
• EML – Equipment Stowage [Complete]
• Exercise Data Downlink / r/g 5929 [Complete]
• Daily Planning Conference (S-band) [Complete]
• SHD – Space Headaches Weekly Questionnaire [Complete]
• On MCC Go Regeneration БМП Ф2 Micropurification Cartridge (termination) [Complete]

Task List

• ARED Cylinder Evac
• WHC KTO replace
• WHC EDV-Y R&R
• Roscosmos Report
• EVA video downlink
• Uragan Photo
• 3DA1 cam ops
• ARED detent flip
• CTB unpack/relocate
• Food warmer mod
• Data prep return
• ESA EPM tray invent
• SPRINT VO2 KIT ops
• ATV cargo ops

Ground

• Nominal commanding
• JEMRMS cubesat operations

Three-Day Look Ahead:

• Friday, 08/22: JEM PDH R&R, SPRINT ultrasound, Body Measures, SSC wireless config
• Saturday, 08/23: Crew off duty
• Sunday, 08/24: 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”)	Off
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Lab	Standby
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Node 3	Operate
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Lab	Stop
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Node 3	Operate
Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA)	Standby
Urine Processing Assembly (UPA)	Standby
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Lab	Off
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Node 3	Full up