ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/03/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/03/2017
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EXpedite PRocessing of Experiments to Space Station (EXPRESS) Rack Locker Relocation: Following the successful completion of the Rodent Research-4 experiment during SpaceX-10, this morning the crew reconfigured EXPRESS Racks 1 and 2 to their nominal configura
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/31/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/31/2017
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U.S. Crew Half Duty Day: Following yesterday’s successful EVA, today was a half duty day for the US crew. They executed standard post EVA activities including a Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) water recharge, returning equipment to the Airlock, Metal Oxi
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/30/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/30/2017
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U.S. Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #41: EV1 Kimbrough and EV2 Whitson completed the following tasks during today’s 7 hour 3 minute External (EXT) Enhanced Processor and Integrated Communications (EPIC) Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM) / Shields Installation
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/29/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/29/2017
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Dose Tracker Data Entry: The crew performed their weekly Dose Tracker data logging, responding to a questionnaire which asks if crew members have used medications since the last entry, what prompted them to use the medication, how well it worked, how frequent
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/28/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/28/2017
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Body Measures: Earlier this morning, the 49S subject performed the Body Measures Flight Day (FD) 135 session. With assistance from a trained operator the crew conducted a Body Measures data collection, configuring still cameras and video and collecting the Ne
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/27/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/27/2017
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Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA)3 Relocation: Yesterday, Robotics Ground Controllers utilized the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to grapple and relocate PMA3 from Node3 Port to Node2 Zenith. After the relocation, they ungrappled PMA3 and ma
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/24/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/24/2017
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US Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #40: EV1 Kimbrough and EV2 Pesquet completed the following tasks during today’s 6 hour 34 minute External (EXT) Enhanced Processor and Integrated Communications (EPIC) Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) Lube EVA. F
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/23/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/23/2017
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Space Headaches Questionnaire: The crew performed their weekly questionnaire, answering questions utilizing the Data Collection Tool. This European Space Agency (ESA) investigation collects information that may help in the development of methods to alleviat
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/22/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/22/2017
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As mentioned at the IMMT this morning, the teams have been assessing their ability to support 2 EVAs and the PMA3 relocation prior to the arrival to OA-7. This was reviewed at the Inc 50 JOP this afternoon and there were no issues identified. Based on thi
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/21/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/21/2017
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Intracranial Pressure & Visual Impairment (IPVI): The crew obtained both front-on and profile view pictures to check for facial edema followed by a conference with ground teams. Scheduled at Launch + 4 months (L+4m), the IPVI investigation studies cha
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/20/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/20/2017
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With the decision today to move the OA7 launch to NET March 27, we have decided to move the IMMT OA7 Readiness Review from March 22 to March 27. We will have the IMMT OA7 RR at 08:00 CDT on March 27 and if OA7 launches later that day, it would be around 18:
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/20/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/20/2017
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With the decision today to move the OA7 launch to NET March 27, we have decided to move the IMMT OA7 Readiness Review from March 22 to March 27. We will have the IMMT OA7 RR at 08:00 CDT on March 27 and if OA7 launches later that day, it would be around 18:
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/18/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/18/2017
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Dragon SpaceX (SpX)-10 Unberth: The crew packed critical items and egressed the vehicle in preparation for Dragon departure. Dragon was unberthed from the ISS via ground commanding at approximately 4:45 PM CST today. Ground teams have started maneuvering
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/19/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/19/2017
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Dragon was successfully released by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and is on its way to re-entry. Splash down is scheduled for 9:50 am CDT.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/17/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/17/2017
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Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) 275 Failure: On Wednesday evening, White Sands Facility reported a timeout of the 275 satellite. This resulted in a loss of both S-band and Ku-band communications. The ISS team worked to fill comm gaps where possible.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/16/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/16/2017
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Rodent Research (RR) Habitat Stow: Following Tuesday’s completion of operations, today the crew stowed the RR habitats. The habitats were cleaned and sealed prior to their next use, planned for RR-5 scheduled for SpX-11. Advanced Plant Experiments (APEX
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/15/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/15/2017
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Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations: Overnight, the Robotics Ground Controllers unstowed the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) Payload from the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) Enhanced Orbit Replaceable Unit (ORU) Temporary Platform (EOTP).
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/14/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/14/2017
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2A Direct Current to Direct Current Converter Unit (DDCU) Trips: Today, all of the DDCUs on the 2A power bus tripped off simultaneously due to a bus undervoltage. This included DDCU 2A, DDCU LA2A, DDCU N2P2A, and DDCU N32A. The trip of DDCU 2A removed pow
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/14/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/14/2017
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2A Direct Current to Direct Current Converter Unit (DDCU) Trips: Today, all of the DDCUs on the 2A power bus tripped off simultaneously due to a bus undervoltage. This included DDCU 2A, DDCU LA2A, DDCU N2P2A, and DDCU N32A. The trip of DDCU 2A removed pow
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/13/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/13/2017
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Rodent Research-4: Over the weekend and continuing today, the crew performed Rodent Research operations, in coordination with ground specialists, collecting samples and stowing them in Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) for return
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/10/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/10/2017
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Advanced Plant Experiments (APEX)-04: The crew configured the Veggie facility for the next APEX-04 Petri Plate sample for a four-day growing cycle. After the four days of growth, the petri plate will be inserted into the Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR) Light Mic
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/09/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/09/2017
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Fluid Shifts Chibis Measurements, Day 1: The 48S crew member performed the first of two days of operations in the Russian Segment conducting the Return minus 45 day (R-45) Fluid Shifts operations. The subject donned the Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP/Chib
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/08/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/08/2017
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Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations: Overnight, Robotics Ground Controllers unstowed the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) Instrument Panel from the SPDM Enhanced Orbital Replacement Unit (ORU) Temporary Platform (EOTP) and installed it o
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/07/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/07/2017
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Energy Requirements for Long-Term Space Flight (Energy): The crew completed urine collections for Day 6 of the 11-day Energy protocol, logging food and drink consumptions as well. The Energy investigation measures adaptations in the components of total ener
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/06/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/06/2017
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Microgravity Expanded Stem Cells (MESC) Microscope Operations: Over the weekend the crew completed the MESC experiment, performing two days of back-to-back operations. The crew viewed the BioCells on the microscope, then sampled and preserved the BioCells w
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/03/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/03/2017
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Fluid Shifts Dilution Measurements: The 48S subjects initiated their Return minus 45 (R-45) Fluid Shifts Dilution Measurements activities, beginning at wakeup the subject collected saliva, blood and urine and insert them into Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Labor
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/02/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/02/2017
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Lab Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Maintenance: Yesterday the crew installed the newer generation beds, like those in Node 3 CDRA, into Lab CDRA. Today, the crew repaired the CDRA Valve Power Cable W9P12 by splicing in two new wire segments and perf
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/01/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/01/2017
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Lab Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Maintenance: Yesterday the crew removed Lab CDRA from the rack, and disassemble it by removing all of the valves and ducting to access the beds. They also removed the old beds. Today, the crew installed the newer g
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/28/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/28/2017
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Lab Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Maintenance: The adsorbent material (Zeolite) inside the CDRA beds breaks down over time and creates dust. This dust eventually reduces airflow through the beds to the point where CDRA can no longer operate. The
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/27/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/27/2017
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Rodent Research-4 (RR-4) Transfer Operations: Saturday, the crew reported all of the animals were successfully transferred them from the SpX-10 transporters to the four Rodent Research Habitats on the ISS. Sunday, the crew cleaned and stowed the transporters
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/24/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/24/2017
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66 Progress (66P) Docking: The Progress MS-05 (66P) rendezvous and docking to ISS Docking Compartment (DC)-1 nadir port was completed successfully in the automated mode. The docking capture time was 055/08:29:50 GMT (2:35 am CDT). Following hatch opening
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/23/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/23/2017
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66 Progress (66P) Launch: All 66P systems are performing nominally. One rendezvous maneuver, DV3, was performed nominally earlier today. Checkouts of the Progress TORU system and the Progress TV system 9 have been completed with nominal results. Docking is sc
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/22/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/22/2017
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66 Progress (66P) Launch: 66P launched successfully from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Tuesday at 11:23 pm CST with nominal ascent. Docking is scheduled for Friday, February 24th at 2:36 am CST. SpaceX (SpX)-10 Capture: This morning’s rendezvous was aborted as a
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/21/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/21/2017
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Preparation for Dragon Arrival: Dragon successfully lifted off on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida Sunday 19-February at 8:39 am CST. Today Dragon will continue to phase towards the ISS for a planned capture
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/21/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/21/2017
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Preparation for Dragon Arrival: Dragon successfully lifted off on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida Sunday 19-February at 8:39 am CST. Today Dragon will continue to phase towards the ISS for a planned capture
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/18/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/18/2017
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With the delay in SpaceX-10 launch, Monday will be an off duty day for the ISS crew. There will be no IMC reports sent on Monday, February 20th. Nominal reporting will resume Tuesday morning.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/17/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/17/2017
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NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) #10 Installation: This morning the crew installed two Quad deployers on the attachment mechanisms on the JEM Airlock (JEMAL) Slide Table. Only one Quad has satellites loaded, the second Quad is required for proper fit of the
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/16/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/16/2017
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Transition to (X2) R15 Software: As part of the R15 software transition, the Starboard 1 (S1) and Port 1 (P1) Multiplexer/Demultiplexers (MDMs) were transitioned to updated software S1P1 R6. Updates to the S1 and P1 MDMs include: Longeron Fault Detection
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/15/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/15/2017
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Transition to (X2) R15 Software: As part of the R15 software transition, the Payload (PL) Multiplexer/Demultiplexers (MDMs) were transitioned to updated software Payload Executive Processor R12 (PEP R12) today. Updates to the PL MDMs include: Redundancy M
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/14/2017
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/14/2017
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Transition to (X2) R15 Software: As part of the R15 software transition, two of the three Command and Control (C&C) Multiplexer/Demultiplexers (MDMs) were transitioned to updated software today. Updates to the C&C MDMs include: Visiting Vehicle Su
