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05-15-2010
May 15, 2010
ISS On-Orbit Status 05/15/10

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday – crew rest day.

At wake-up, CDR Kotov performed the regular daily early-morning check of the aerosol filters at the Russian Elektron O2 generator which Maxim Suraev had installed on 10/19/09 in gaps between the BZh Liquid Unit and the oxygen outlet pipe (filter FA-K) plus hydrogen outlet pipe (filter FA-V). [CDR again inspected the filters before bedtime, currently a daily requirement per plan, with photographs to be taken if the filter packing is discolored.]

FE-1 Skvortsov did the daily morning check on the TBU Universal Bioengineering Thermostat container and reported its current internal temperature to TsUP-Moscow.

As part of the crew’s regular morning inspection tour, Skvortsov conducted the routine checkup of circuit breakers & fuses both in the DC1 (Docking Compartment) and in the MRM2 (Mini Research Module 2). [The monthly checkup in the “Pirs” and “Poisk” modules looks at AZS circuit breakers on the BVP Amp Switch Panel (they should all be On) and the LEDs (light-emitting diodes) of 14 fuses in fuse panels BPP-30 & BPP-36.]

The three Russian crewmembers completed their part of the regular weekly three-hour task of thorough station cleaning. ["Uborka", usually done on Saturdays, includes removal of food waste products, cleaning of compartments with vacuum cleaner, damp cleaning of the SM (Service Module) dining table, other frequently touched surfaces and surfaces where trash is collected, as well as the sleep stations with a standard cleaning solution; also, fan screens and grilles are cleaned to avoid temperature rises. Special cleaning is also done every 90 days on the HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) bacteria filters in the Lab.]

As part of the uborka house cleaning, FE-1 conducted regular maintenance inspection & cleaning of fan screens in the FGB (TsV2) and Group E fan grills in the SM (VPkhO, FS5, FS6, VP).

FE-3 Kornienko completed the routine daily servicing of the SOZh system (Environment Control & Life Support System, ECLSS) in the SM. [Regular daily SOZh maintenance consists, among else, of checking the ASU toilet facilities, replacement of the KTO & KBO solid waste containers and replacement of EDV-SV waste water and EDV-U urine containers.,

Preparing the US A/L (Airlock) for the STS-132/ULF-4 spacewalks, FE-5 Noguchi & FE-2 Caldwell-Dyson transferred the EMUs (Extravehicular Mobility Units) from A/L (spacewalkers Reisman, Bowen & Good will use Shuttle spacesuits) and installed LTA (Lower Torso Assembly) restraint straps as required.

Also in the “Quest” A/L –
  • FE-6 Creamer started charging five batteries for the D2Xs cameras to be used for the RPM (R-Bar Pitch Maneuver) photography activity [batteries must be charged for at least three hours. Three batteries will be used for the D2Xs camera configuration and checkout in preparation for the RPM documentation. The 4th & 5th batteries will be reserved as backup for the actual RPM], and later
  • Readied two BPSMUs (Battery Powered Speaker Microphone Units, #5244, #5245) for use by the Shuttle crew during the docked phase with the Orbiter [using two A31p laptops in the Lab, one BMPSU was placed at the Lab RWS (Robotic Workstation), the other near the Node-2 Port hatch for MPLM operations. The long dual drag-through cables will be plugged in at a drag-through QD assembly at the PMA-2, with one half assigned to the station, the other to the Shuttle], while
  • Caldwell-Dyson removed the 1OA2 panel in the A/L as a get-ahead for the Shuttle-fed O2 setup for EVA prebreathe on FD4,
  • Configured THC IMV (Temperature & Humidity Control /Intermodular Ventilation) diffusers in the Lab to optimize air mixing in the Lab for CO2 removal, with the additional station occupants on board, and
  • Installed the Node-2 air duct for increased Shuttle ventilation.

In preparation for tomorrow’s Atlantis docking –
  • TJ Creamer & Oleg Kotov set up and tested the RS (Russian Segment) video “scheme” which utilizes TV conversion on a laptop to U.S. NTSC format and Ku-band of the RS video signal from the SONY HDV camera via MPEG-2 (Moving Pictures Expert Group 2) encoder from FGB & SM, in order to downlink “streaming video” packets via U.S. OpsLAN and Ku-band. [The associated conversion laptop, an A31p (SSC-1) in the FGB, on which Oleg will monitor the video stream during the relocation, was later shut down by the FE-6.],
· Caldwell-Dyson installed the 5-ft ISA/VAJ (Internal Sampling Adapter / Vacuum Access Jumper) and used it for pressurizing and leak-checking the PMA-2 (Pressurized Mating Adapter 2), Orbiter Atlantis’ docking port, leaving the equipment connected for PMA-2 leak checking after docking, and
· Noguchi closed the protective shutters of the Lab, Kibo JPM (JEM Pressurized Module) & Cupola windows.

Kotov, Noguchi & Creamer conducted the regular 1-hr procedures review & internal crew conference for the RPM, followed by TJ configuring the two cameras with 400mm (Oleg) & 800mm (TJ) lenses for the RPM picture-taking in the SM. [During the RPM, the crew will photograph the bottom-side mapping of the Orbiter at the arrival of the Shuttle. During the RPM at ~600 ft from the station, the “shooters” have only ~90 seconds for taking high-resolution digital photographs of all tile areas and door seals on Atlantis, to be downlinked for launch debris damage assessment. Thus, time available for the shooting will be very limited, requiring great coordination between the two headset-equipped photographers, supported by the Timer (Soichi), and the Shuttle pilot. Due to an issue (cable interference) with the Shuttle LDRI (Laser Dynamic Range Imager) sensor during today’s Atlantis TPS (Thermal Protection System) inspection, Tracy will also participate in the RPM, pitching in to take photos of the upper surface of the wing’s leading edge.]

Tracy worked on a local-networked SSC (Station Support Computer) to update the all-important OSTPV (Onboard Short-Term Plan Reviewer) application by adding to its “Preferences” file the data for the additional crewmembers due to arrive on STS-132.

For return to the ground on STS-132 –
  • FE-2 collected coolant samples of the Node-3 ITCS LTL & MTL (Internal Thermal Control System Low Temperature Loop & Moderate Temperature Loop);
  • TJ collected samples of the Lab ITCS coolant, using the ISA (ITCS Sampling Adapter) after flushing the lines;
· Soichi installed the ISA in the ESA COL (Columbus Orbital Laboratory) and retrieved a TCS coolant sample; and
· Also took samples from the WPA WWT (Water Processor Assembly / Waste Water Tank) after flushing the WPA lines.

Later, Soichi completed the periodic off-loading of the Lab condensate collection tank (loc. D5), first to EDV container #962 for about 25 kg, then to EDV #922, depleting the tank to its neutral point.

CDR, FE-2, FE-3 & FE-5 had their weekly PFCs (Private Family Conferences) via S-band/audio and Ku-band/MS-NetMeeting application (which displays the uplinked ground video on an SSC laptop), Soichi at ~4:45am, Oleg at ~6:10am, Misha at ~8:25am, Tracy at ~9:25am EDT.

At ~11:10am, Kotov, Skvortsov & Kornienko engaged in a PAO phone interview via S-band with Ekaterina Beloglazova, Editor of Rossiyskiy Kosmos Magazine, and an old friend of ISS cosmonauts.

The crew completed today’s 2-hr. physical workout protocol on CEVIS cycle ergometer with vibration isolation (FE-6), TVIS treadmill (FE-1, FE-3), ARED advanced resistive exerciser (CDR, FE-2, FE-5, FE-6), T2/COLBERT advanced treadmill (CDR, FE-2, FE-5) and VELO ergometer bike with bungee cord load trainer (FE-1).

Weekly Science Update (Expedition Twenty-Three -- Week 8

3-D SPACE: No report.

AgCam (Agricultural Camera): No report.

ALTCRISS (Alteino Long Term monitoring of Cosmic Rays on the ISS): Complete.

ALTEA DOSI (NASA/ASI): This ISS backup radiation monitoring system remains non-operational.

APEX (Advanced Plant Experiments on Orbit) -Cambium: The in-flight portion of the experiment is now concluded with the samples from white spruce stored and awaiting return on ULF-4. The science team is very appreciative of the excellent work that allowed completion of the 30-day grow-out within the ABRS hardware.

APEX-TAGES (Transgenic Arabidopsis Gene Expression System): No report.

BCAT-4/5 (Binary Colloidal Alloy Test 4/5): No report.

BIOLAB (ESA): No report.

BIORHYTHMS (JAXA, Biological Rhythms): FE-5 performed a session on 5/14.

BISE (CSA, Bodies in the Space Environment): No report.

BISPHOSPHONATES: “Soichi: thanks for completing your pill ingestion. Your next session is scheduled for early next week.”

CARD (Long Term Microgravity: Model for Investigating Mechanisms of Heart Disease, ESA): No report.

CARDIOCOG-2: Complete.

CB (JAXA Clean Bench): No report.

CBEF (JAXA Cell Biology Experiment Facility)/SPACE SEED: Returned with 19A.

CCISS (Cardiovascular & Cerebrovascular Control on Return from ISS): No report.

CERISE (JAXA): No report.

CFE (Capillary Flow Experiment): Reserve.

CSI-3/CGBA-5 (CGBA Science Insert #2/Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus 5): Ongoing.

CGBA-2 (Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus 2): Complete.

CIR (Combustion Integrated Rack), MDCA/Flex: MDCA/FLEX science test points are on hold until a failed hardware item can be replaced.

CSLM-2 (Coarsening in Solid-Liquid Mixtures 2): Complete.

Commercial Photo (JAXA): No report.
CW/CR (Cell Wall/Resist Wall) in EMCS (European Modular Cultivation System): Complete.

DECLIC (Device for the Study of Critical Liquids & Crystallization, CNES/NASA): No report.

DomeGene (JAXA): Complete.

DOSIS (ESA): The instrument is nominally acquiring science.

EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students): No report.

EDR (European Drawer Rack, ESA): No report.

ELITE-S2 (Elaboratore Immagini Televisive - Space 2): Planned.

EMCS (European Modular Cultivation System): No report.

ENose (Electronic Nose): No report.

EPM (European Physiology Module): Activated in support of CARD.

EPO (Educational Payload Operations, NASA): No report.

EPO LES-2 (ESA): No report.

EPO 3-min Video (JAXA): No report.

EPO J-Astro Report (JAXA): JAXA LETTER was performed on 5/8 as Voluntary Science.

EPO Dewey’s Forest (JAXA): Closed out on 3/15.

EPO Fish Scales (JAXA): Planned to start next week and return on ULF4.

EPO Space Clothes (JAXA): Complete.

EPO Hiten (Dance, JAXA): No report.

EPO Moon Score (JAXA): No report.

EPO Try Zero-G (JAXA): Performed on 5/1 as VolSci.

EPO Kibo Kids Tour (JAXA): Complete.

EPO Paper Craft (Origami, JAXA): No report.

EPO Poem (JAXA): No report.

EPO Spiral Top (JAXA): No report.

ERB-2 (Erasmus Recording Binocular, ESA): [ERB-2 aims are to develop narrated video material for various PR & educational products & events, including a 3D interior station view.]

ETD (Eye Tracking Device): Completed.

FACET (JAXA): No report.

FIR/LMM/CVB (Fluids Integrated Rack / Light Microscopy Module / Constrained Vapor Bubble): No report.

FOAM STABILITY (ESA): No report.

FOCUS: No report.

FSL (Fluid Science Laboratory, ESA): No report.

FWED (Flywheel Exercise Device, ESA): No report.

GEOFLOW: No report.

HAIR (JAXA): 2nd Hair sampling for FE-6 was performed on 5/13.

HDTV System (JAXA): Was delivered by HTV1.

Holter ECG (JAXA): No report.

HQPC (JAXA): Was delivered by 34P.

HREP (HICO/Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean & RAIDS/Remote Atmospheric & Ionospheric Detection System/JAXA): HREP is operating nominally and 988 images have been taken to date.

ICE CRYSTAL (JAXA): Complete.

ICV (Integrated Cardiovascular): No report.

IMMUNO (Neuroendocrine & Immune Responses in Humans During & After Long Term Stay at ISS): Complete.

INTEGRATED IMMUNE: No report.

InSPACE-2 (Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidal Emulsions 2): No report.

IRIS (Image Reversal in Space, CSA): No report.

IV Gen (Intravenous Fluids Generation): No report.

KID/KUBIK6: “Thank you, TJ, for your help in setting up KUBIK-3. Unfortunately no joy after its power up. We appreciate that you have already helped us checking some simple troubleshooting steps. Teams on ground are now further elaborating a plan.”

LOCAD-PTS (Lab-on-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System): No report.

Marangoni UVP (JAXA): Performed the 10th run successfully (by ground commanding) on 4/17-4/18.

Matryoshka-2: “Thank you Alexander, Mikhail and Soichi for setting up the MATROSHKA phantom with fresh / new dosimeters and installing it at its new location in Kibo. We are very excited that a new series of radiation is now started !”

Marangoni UVP: Runs 11 and 12 were completed.

MAXI (Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image, JAXA): Acquiring science data.

MEIS (Marangoni Experiment for ISS) in JAXA FPEF (Fluid Physics Experiment Facility): No report.

MDCA/Flex: See under CIR.

Microbe-1 (JAXA): No report.

Micro-G Clay (JAXA EPO): Complete.

MMA (JAXA/Microgravity Measurement Apparatus): No report.

MISSE7 (Materials ISS Experiment): MISSE7 is operating nominally.

MPAC/SEED (JAXA): Completed on 19A FD4.

MSG-SAME (Microgravity Science Glovebox): Complete.

MSL (Materials Science Laboratory, ESA): No report.

MTR-2 (Russian radiation measurements): Passive dosimeters measurements in DC-1 “Pirs”.

MULTIGEN-1: Completed.

MYCO 2 (JAXA): Planned for next week (ULF-4).

MyoLab (JAXA): Completed on 4/20.

NANOSKELETON (Production of High Performance Nanomaterials in Microgravity, JAXA): Returned on 19A.

NEURORAD (JAXA): The sample was fixed and installed in MELFI on 5/6.

NEUROSPAT (ESA/Study of Spatial Cognition, Novelty Processing and Sensorimotor Integration): No report.

NOA-1/-2 (Nitric Oxide Analyzer, ESA): Complete.

NUTRITION w/REPOSITORY/ProK: No report.

PADLES (JAXA, Area PADLES 3/4; Passive Area Dosimeter for Lifescience Experiment in Space): No report.

PASSAGES (JAXA): No report.

PCDF-PU (Protein Crystallization Diagnostic Facility - Process Unit): No report.

PCG (JAXA, Protein Crystal Growth): No report.

PCRF (Protein Crystallization Research Facility) Reconfiguration (JAXA): Complete.

PMDIS (Perceptual Motor Deficits in Space): Complete.

POLCA/GRAVIGEN (ESA): Complete.

Pro K: No report.

RadGene & LOH (JAXA): Complete.

RadSilk (JAXA): Samples were returned to ground on ULF3.

RST/Reaction Self Test (Psychomotor Vigilance Self Test on the ISS): “Hi, everyone. Thanks for your continued participation in Reaction Self Test.”

SAIBO Rack (JAXA): A CGSE/CBEF CO2 leak check has been completed.

SAMS/MAMS (Space & Microgravity Acceleration Measurement Systems): No report.

SAMPLE: Complete.

SCOF (Solution Crystallization Observation Facility, JAXA): No report.

SEDA-AP (Space Environment Data Acquisition Equipment-Attached Payload, JAXA): Returned on 19A.

SHERE (Shear History Extensional Rheology Experiment): Complete.

SLAMMD (Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device): No report.

SLEEP (Sleep-Wake Actigraphy & Light Exposure during Spaceflight): “Tracy, thanks for completing another week of Sleep logging. We plan to downlink the data within the next few weeks for the PI to review. TJ, thanks for completing another week of Sleep logging. Your next and final logging week is upcoming. We are targeting early next month to downlink the data for the PI to review. TJ, you are currently planned to perform the next monthly Actiwatch download and initialization coming up soon. The exact date will depend on Shuttle launch. This next session will include download and initialization of your and Tracy's Actiwatches and battery installation and initialization for two Actiwatches for Shannon and Wheels to don when they arrive.”

SMILES (JAXA): SLOC (submillimeter local oscillator controller) troubleshooting is underway.

SODI/IVIDIL (Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument/Influence of Vibration on Diffusion in Liquids, ESA): No report.

SODI/DSC (Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument/Diffusion Soret Coefficient): No report.

SOLAR (Solar Monitoring Observatory): The Sun observation window#28 began on 5/9. It is predicted to last until 5/24. SOLAR was safed during the 21S relocation on 5/12. - SOLSPEC: acquiring science;
- SOLACES: acquiring science.

SOLO (Sodium Loading in Microgravity): No report.

Space-DRUMS: No report.

SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellite): No report.

SPICE (Smoke Point In Co-flow Experiment): No report.

SPINAL (Spinal Elongation): No report.

SWAB (Characterization of Microorganisms & Allergens in Spacecraft): No report.

THERMOLAB (ESA): No report.

TRAC (Test of Reaction & Adaptation Capabilities): Planned.

ULTRASOUND: Planned.

VASCULAR (CSA): No report.

VO2max (NASA): “Tracy, in order to maintain the study requirements, we are working to reschedule the Portable PFS RVU fix and your VO2max session as soon as possible after shuttle docked ops. We look forward to working with you then!”

VLE (Video Lessons ESA): No report.

WAICO #1/#2 (Waving and Coiling of Arabidopsis Roots at Different g-levels): “Thank you, Soichi, for taking good care of the samples swap/transfer. We have faced significant delays in the ground-commanded processing of the samples, due to some BIOLAB anomalies (science impact is confirmed, but needs further assessment post-flight). We have now completed the processing of the WAICO#2 samples, and these will be returned with ULF4.”

YEAST B (ESA): No report.

CEO (Crew Earth Observations): Through 5/11, a total of 28,279 frames of ISS CEO imagery have been received on the ground for review and cataloging. “Since our last input, we are pleased to report your acquisition of imagery for the following CEO Target Requests: Singapore – good detailed views of much of the city – context views still required; Windhoek, Namibia – a number of fine context views acquired – requirements complete for this target; Doha, Qatar – several suitable views acquired – requirements complete; Jerusalem, Israel – single oblique view of most of this target acquired – will continue requests; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – detailed views of most of this target acquired – context views still needed; Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico – several sets of this target acquired – under review; Dakar, Senegal – numerous frames acquired – still under review; and St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda – a few frames of target acquired – will try again for less oblique views with fewer clouds. Thank you for your continued, diligent responses to our target requests. We have also been delighted to note your excellent technique and ongoing efforts at acquiring numerous views of cities at night. These unsolicited targets are currently under review for potential publication - kudos to the crew for this activity.”

CEO (Crew Earth Observation) photo targets uplinked for today were Muscat, Oman (looking to the left of track for this Gulf of Oman capital. Short-lens context views of the urban area were requested to augment higher resolution imagery), Brazzaville, Kinshasa, Congo (weather was predicted to be clear over these two capital cities on either side of the Congo River. Brazzaville is the capital of Republic of the Congo, while Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Context views of both cities were requested), Volga - Ural Delta (a break in weather systems should have coincided with this ISS overpass of this large delta. Overlapping frames of the delta and coastline were requested as the station traversed the northwestern Caspian Sea. Such imagery is useful for tracking ecological and geomorphic change in the delta), Astana, Kazakhstan (looking slightly to the right of track for this capital city. Astana is located in north-central Kazakhstan, and is one of the northernmost cities the ISS passes directly over. Context views of the urban area were requested to augment higher resolution imagery), and San Salvador, El Salvador (looking to the left of track for this Central American capital city. Some light cloud cover may have been present. Context views of the urban area requested).

Conjunction Alert: A potential conjunction with an unidentified piece of orbital debris (Object # 87761) approximately one hour after docking is under investigation by US & Russian teams but should have little impact on rendezvous plans. [Teams are considering a small, ISS-only, retrograde DAM (Debris Avoidance Maneuver) of 0.5 m/s delta-V (burn duration ~5 min 51s), which – if required – would be performed at approximately 9:08pm EDT tonight (retrograde being beneficial for Soyuz 21S landing options next month and also preferable over posigrade for the Shuttle rendezvous). The nominal Shuttle maneuvers tomorrow will control the Shuttle trajectory along a nominal rendezvous profile whether the ISS DAM is performed or not. Should the DAM be performed, subsequent events including the RPM start window will shift earlier by 30 seconds due to a shift in sun lighting. Final Go/NoGo for the DAM is at approximately 6:00pm EDT tonight.]

STS-132/Atlantis/ULF-4 Flight Plan Notes:
  • Atlantis’ 12-day mission will deliver the Russian-built MRM-1 (Mini Research Module-1) that will provide additional storage space and a new docking port for Russian Soyuz & Progress spacecraft. MRM-1, also known as Rassvet (“Dawn” in Russian), will be permanently attached to the nadir port of the station’s FGB module. MRM-1 will carry important hardware on its exterior including a radiator, airlock and a European robotic arm. Atlantis also will deliver additional station hardware stored inside a cargo carrier. Three spacewalks (by Reisman, Bowen & Good) are planned to stage spare components outside the station, including six spare batteries, a Ku-band antenna and spare parts for the Canadian Dextre robotic arm. Shuttle mission STS-132 is the final scheduled flight for Atlantis.
  • Launch: 5/14, 2:20pm EDT
  • Docking: 5/16, 10:27am
  • Undocking: 5/23, 11:12am
  • Landing: 5/26, 8:36am.
· Atlantis, on its last flight, is crewed by
o CDR – Ken Ham (Prime Loadmaster)
    • PLT – Tony Antonelli
    • MS1 – Garrett Reisman (EV1)
o MS2 – Mike Good (EV3)
    • MS3 – Steve Bowen (EV2)
    • MS4 – Piers Sellers
  • MRM-1 Main Activities:
    • FD2 (5/15): Ku Scheme/Video Test for MRM-1 Docking
      1. Setup and testing will be similar to Soyuz Docking video
      2. Equipment left in place until FD5
    • FD5 (5/18): MRM-1 Docking (performed by STS crew)
      1. SRMS unberth MRM-1 from PLB
      2. SRMS handoff MRM-1 to SSRMS
      3. SSRMS will berth to FGB Nadir
      4. RS laptop deployed in USOS for docking ops
    • FD7 (5/20): MRM-1 Hatch Open/Leak Check
      1. Initial ingress to scrub air
      2. Hatch will be left “ajar”
      3. Final, full ingress to occur TBD date post flight
  • Other Main Activities:
    • FD3 (5/16): Dock and ICC Unberth; Campout
o FD4 (5/17): EVA1 (5/17, 8:14am)
o FD5 (5/18): MRM-1 Docking to FGB Nadir and Focused Inspection; Campout
    • FD6 (5/19): EVA 2 (5/19, 7:44am)
    • FD7 (5/20): STS Water Dump and MRM-1 Hatch Open (5/20, 6:34am); Campout
    • FD8 (5/21): EVA 3 (5/21, 7:14am)
    • FD9 (5/22): ICC Berthing in PLB and Reboost
    • FD10 (5/23): Undock
  • Focused inspection is nominally planned for FD5, though due to limited time availability this activity may be scheduled on its own flight day, if required. On the evening of FD3, the Debris Assessment Team will start reviewing the RPM imagery.
  • Late inspection will be completed in its entirety the day following Shuttle undock, on FD11.
  • EVA Summary:
  • Three EVAs are planned during the mission.
  • General tasks for each EVA are:
    • EVA 1 (Reisman & Bowen): SGANT & SGANT Boom Install, EOTP Install
Ground-controlled MT translate & SSRMS walkoff to MBS PDGF3 will occur during crew sleep on Flight Night 3 in preparation for EVA1
    • EVA 2: (Bowen & Good) P6 Battery R&R (3)
Ground-controlled walkoff MBS PDGF3 & MT translate will occur during crew sleep on Flight Night 5 in preparation for EVA2
    • EVA 3: Reisman & Good) P6 Battery R&R (3), PDGF Retrieval (time permitting).

Sleep cycle shifting: Crew sleep/wake cycle will be shifted starting Sunday morning to accommodate STS-132 docking on 5/16 (Sunday, 10:27am EDT).
Current schedule for ISS crew (EDT):

Date
 SLEEP
 WAKE
5/15-16
 5:30pm
 2:50am
5/16-17
 6:50pm
 3:20am
5/17-18
 6:20pm
 2:50am
5/18-19
 6:20pm
 2:50am
5/19-20
 5:50pm
 2:20am
5/20-21
 5:50pm
 2:20am
5/21-22
 5:20pm
 1:50am
5/22-23
 4:20pm
 12:50am
5/23-24
 4:50pm
 2:00am

ISS Orbit (as of this morning, 8:53am EDT [= epoch])
Mean altitude – 347.4 km
Apogee height – 354.2 km
Perigee height – 340.6 km
Period -- 91.48 min.
Inclination (to Equator) -- 51.65 deg
Eccentricity -- 0.0010117
Solar Beta Angle -- 3.6 deg (magnitude decreasing)
Orbits per 24-hr. day -- 15.74
Mean altitude loss in the last 24 hours -- 101 m
Revolutions since FGB/Zarya launch (Nov. 98) – 65,832

Significant Events Ahead (all dates Eastern Time and subject to change):
--------------Six-crew operations-----------------
05/16/10 -- STS-132/Atlantis/ULF4 docking (~10:27am) – ICC-VLD, MRM-1 “Rassvet”
05/23/10 – STS-132/Atlantis/ULF4 undocking (~11:12am)
05/26/10 -- STS-132/Atlantis/ULF4 nominal landing (KSC ~8:36 am EDT)
06/02/10 -- Soyuz TMA-17/21S undock/landing (End of Increment 23)
-------------- Three-crew operations -------------
06/15/10 -- Soyuz TMA-19/23S launch – Wheelock (CDR-25)/Walker/Yurchikhin
06/17/10 -- Soyuz TMA-19/23S docking
--------------Six-crew operations-----------------
06/22/10 -- Soyuz TMA-19/23S relocation (SM Aft to MRM1)
06/28/10 -- Progress M-06M/38P launch
06/30/10 -- Progress M-06M/38P docking
07/07/10 -- US EVA-15 (Caldwell/Wheelock)
07/23/10 -- Russian EVA-25 (Yurchikhin/Kornienko)
07/26/10 -- Progress M-05M/37P undock
08/30/10 -- Progress M-06M/38P undock
08/31/10 -- Progress M-07M/39P launch
09/02/10 -- Progress M-07M/39P docking
09/16/10 -- STS-133/Discovery launch (ULF5 – ELC4, PMM)
09/16/10 -- Soyuz TMA-18/22S undock/landing (End of Increment 24)
--------------Three-crew operations-------------
09/30/10 -- Soyuz TMA-20/24S launch – Kelly (CDR-26)/Kaleri/Skripochka
10/02/10 -- Soyuz TMA-20/24S docking
--------------Six-crew operations-------------
10/xx/10 -- Russian EVA-26
10/27/10 -- Progress M-08M/40P launch
10/29/10 -- Progress M-08M/40P docking
TBD -- STS-134/Endeavour (ULF6 – ELC3, AMS-02)
11/26/10 -- Soyuz TMA-19/23S undock/landing (End of Increment 25)
--------------Three-crew operations-------------
12/10/10 -- Soyuz TMA-21/25S launch – Kondratyev (CDR-27)/Coleman/Nespoli
12/12/10 -- Soyuz TMA-21/25S docking
--------------Six-crew operations-------------
12/15/10 -- Progress M-07M/39P undock
12/26/10 -- Progress M-08M/40P undock
12/27/10 -- Progress M-09M/41P launch
12/29/10 -- Progress M-09M/41P docking
03/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-20/24S undock/landing (End of Increment 26)
--------------Three-crew operations-------------
03/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/26S launch – A. Borisienko (CDR-28)/R, Garan/A.Samokutayev
04/01/11 -- Soyuz TMA-22/26S docking
--------------Six-crew operations-------------
04/27/11 -- Progress M-09M/41P undock
04/28/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P launch
04/30/11 -- Progress M-10M/42P docking
05/16/11 -- Soyuz TMA-21/25S undock/landing (End of Increment 27)
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05/31/11 -- Soyuz TMA-23/27S launch – M. Fossum (CDR-29)/S. Furukawa/S. Volkov
06/01/11 -- Soyuz TMA-23/27S docking
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06/21/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P launch
06/23/11 -- Progress M-11M/43P docking
08/30/11 -- Progress M-12M/44P launch
09/01/11 -- Progress M-12M/44P docking
09/16/11 – Soyuz TMA-22/26S undock/landing (End of Increment 28)
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09/30/11 -- Soyuz TMA-24/28S launch
10/02/11 – Soyuz TMA-24/28S docking
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10/28/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P launch
10/30/11 -- Progress M-13M/45P docking
11/11/11 -- Soyuz TMA-23/27S undock/landing (End of Increment 29)
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11/25/11 -- Soyuz TMA-25/29S launch
11/27/11 -- Soyuz TMA-25/29S docking
--------------Six-crew operations-------------
12/??/11 -- 3R Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) w/ERA – on Proton.



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