ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/24/2022

Payloads:

Causal Analysis of Cardiorespiratory Coupling on the ISS (Cardiobreath): After donning the BioMonitor sensor garment and setting up the appropriate hardware, the crew performed a Cardiobreath experiment session. Astronauts experience changes in their cardiovascular, respiratory, and musculoskeletal systems during spaceflight, which can affect their capacity to exercise and to maintain blood pressure when standing after return to Earth. Cardiobreath studies the combined effects of cardiovascular and respiratory adaptations on blood pressure regulation during spaceflight. Results could provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of these adaptations on long-duration missions and support development of methods for assessing cardiovascular and respiratory effects on blood pressure before and after spaceflight.

ISS Ham pass: The crew participated in an ISS Ham pass with Canterbury School of Fort Myers, Fort Myers, FL USA. Some of the questions asked by the students include how space debris affects the ISS and other satellites, if the sun looks different from the ISS compared to Earth, and if the crew would be willing to live on the moon. Since the earliest space station expeditions, ISS Ham Radio has allowed groups of students in schools, camps, museums, and planetariums to hold a conversation with the people living in space. As the ISS passes overhead, students have about nine minutes to ask crew members 10 to 20 questions.

Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG): The MSG interior volume was accessed, and cleaning activities initiated to remove any remaining fiber fragments from previous fiber-optic experiments. MSG is a rack-level payload facility located in the U.S. Laboratory module on the ISS. MSG provides resources such as power, data, video, heat rejection, vacuum, nitrogen, and containment for investigations. The facility is well suited for handling hazardous materials when crew are present. MSG is capable of accommodating both physical science and biological research payloads.

Repository: Blood samples were gathered in support of the Repository investigation. The NASA Biological Specimen Repository (Repository) is a storage bank that is used to maintain biological specimens over extended periods of time and under well-controlled conditions. This repository supports scientific discovery that contributes to our fundamental knowledge in the area of human physiological changes and adaptation to a microgravity environment and provides unique opportunities to study longitudinal changes in human physiology spanning many missions. Samples from the ISS, including blood and urine, are collected, processed, and archived during the preflight, in-flight and postflight phases of ISS missions. This investigation archives biosamples for use as a resource for future space flight related research.

Systems:

Health Maintenance System (HMS) Vision Test: Today, the crew performed eye exams using the Space Station Computer (SSC) Client. Eye exams are performed regularly on board in order to test visual acuity, visual field, and contrast sensitivity. Eyesight is one of the many aspects of the human body that is affected by long-duration stays in a microgravity environment. The test was followed by a crew vision questionnaire.

Environmental Health System (EHS) Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA) Water Recovery System (WRS) Sample Analysis & Data Record:The crew performed an analysis of the Water Processing Assembly (WPA) using the TOCA. The TOCA unit oxidizes organic carbon species present in the water to carbon dioxide gas and measures the concentration using nondispersive infrared spectroscopy. Analysis of the potable water using the TOCA occurs on a weekly basis. The crew also changed out the Waste Water Bag (WWB).

Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparation Activities: Several activities were performed by the crew in preparation for upcoming EVAs. EVA Li-Ion Battery charging was terminated, and the Rechargeable EVA Battery Assemblies (REBAs) were removed from the Battery Stowage Compartment and installed into the EVA Battery Operations Terminal for charging. The crew also installed the EVA Helmet Lights and cameras onto the EVA Mobility Unit (EMU) Helmet. Lastly, EMUs 3009 and 3013 were resized and EMU hardware was pre-gathered for SpX-26 return.

On-Orbit Sampling: The crew deployed two Formaldehyde Monitoring Kits (FMKs) in designated sample locations for post-flight analysis of on-orbit formaldehyde levels. The crew also used a Grab Sample Container (GSC) to collect instantaneous air samples for post-flight analysis. Sampling is performed every 45 days.

EHS Surface Sample Kit (SSK) and Microbial Air Sampler (MAS) Analysis: On October 17, the crew took surface and air samples using the SSK and MAS and incubated the samples on media slides and petri dishes and sorted them for return. These samples were incubated to give medical personnel a gauge of microbial growth in the air and on surfaces of the ISS. The EHS monitors the atmosphere for gaseous contaminants from nonmetallic materials off-gassing, combustion products and propellants, microbial contaminants from crewmembers and Station activities, water quality, acoustics, and radiation levels.

Node 3 Moderate Temperature Loop (MTL) Pump Package Assembly (PPA) Gas Trap Installation: Following the removal of the Node 3 Gas Trap Plug last week to accommodate Internal Thermal Control System (ITCS) sampling, the crew reinstalled the Gas Trap Plug. The Gas Trap Plugs are installed over the vent hole on all USOS PPA Gas Traps. They are installed to delay an ammonia breach into the cabin in the event of an interface heat exchanger (IFHX) rupture in addition to preventing ITCS fluid evaporation during an ISS contingency/end-of-life deorbit scenario.

Completed Task List Activities:

• None

Today’s Ground Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.

• MSS Push Test
• MSS Hover Maneuver
• JCP Switchover
• MT Translation
• Venting System Activation – VEDD opening

Look Ahead Plan

Tuesday, October 25 (GMT 298)
Payloads:

• EXPRESS Rack 10B RS232 Remove
• HRP Saliva/Urine Collection
• PK-4 T/S
• RFID Recon
• Standard Measures
• XROOTS Plant Check

Systems:

• EVA BATT Ops
• NG-18 Trash Gather
• Hatch Seal Inspection
• HMS VTE Scan

Wednesday, October 26 (GMT 299)

Payloads:

• COSMIC Power Cable Connect
• HRP Saliva/Urine Collection
• Snowcone
• TELLAS

Systems:

• Columbus ITCS Water Sample
• OBT Cygnus Rendezvous Review
• HMS VTE Scan
• REBA Powered Hardware Checkout
• EMU HUT Scrubber Lubrication
• Resupply Air Tank Setup and Initiation
• JEM ITCS Sampling
• HMS OCT2 Exam

Thursday, October 27 (GMT 300)
Payloads:

• Cardiobreath
• Food Physiology
• HRP Saliva/Urine Sampling, Blood Setup
• ManD Print Remove
• PK-4 t/s

Systems:

• EMU Cooling Loop Maintenance
• PLT3 BIOS Setting
• CHeCS Emergency Health Maintenance System Contingency Drill Training
• EHS TOCA PFU4 Functional Check

Today’s Planned Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.

• HRF Generic MELFI Sample Insertion Operations
• HRF Generic HRF Centrifuge Frozen Blood Collection
• ISS HAM Kenwood Radio Power Up
• ISS HAM Radio Power Up
• TELE-LUMINESCENCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM (TELLAS) Calibration Light Source Removal
• Gather CWC-Is ahead of the water transfer station setup
• CARDIOBREATH Big Picture Words Review
• Bio-Monitor Hardware Setup
• FSL Sample and Sample B Foam Wanted Poster
• HMS Vision Test
• EHS TOCA WRS Sample Analysis/Data Record
• EVA Battery Operations Terminal Charge Terminate
• EHS – FMK Deployment Operations
• HMS Vision Questionnaire
• EHS – SSK and MAS Analysis T + 5
• EHS Grab Sample Container (GSC) Sampling Operations
• Bio-Monitor Wearables Setup
• FROST2 Controller2 TC Unit Change
• CARDIOBREATH Breathing Volume Calibration
• CARDIOBREATH Blood Pressure Calibration
• CARDIOBREATH CEVIS Exercise Operations
• Public Affairs Office (PAO) Event in JEM
• CARDIOBREATH Historical Documentation Photography
• Photo-document JLP Stowage Configuration
• HMS Profile of Mood States (POMS) Questionnaire
• Bio-Monitor Wearables Data Transfer and Removal
• Payload Laptop Terminal 5 (PLT5) USB Relocation
• Extravehicular Activity Battery Removal/Installation
• Node 3 MTL PPA Gas Trap Installation
• RFID Scanner search for FSL 0.5 CTB: SAMPLE B
• EVA Battery Operations Terminal Charge Initiate
• Bio-Monitor Equipment Stow
• [deferred] Countermeasures System (CMS) Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) Cylinder Flywheel Evacuation
• US EVA Helmet Light Installation
• EHS TOCA WWB Changeout
• Radio Frequency Identification Logistics Reader SD Swap
• Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Resize
• Microgravity Science Glovebox AAA Fan Filter Clean
• ISS HAM Columbus Pass Kenwood
• NG-18 Trash Gather
• HRF Generic Urine Collection Setup
• Microgravity Science Glovebox Work Volume Cleanup
• Standard Measures Pre-Sleep Questionnaire
• HRF Generic Saliva Collection