STaARS BioScience-4 (Space Technology and Advanced Research Systems): Today a crewmember removed four Experiment containers from the STaARS facility and inserted them into Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-3) unit. The STaARS BioScience-4 investigation examines how oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) react to microgravity, specifically the rate at which the cells proliferate and differentiate in the microgravity environment.
Circadian Rhythms: A crewmember configured and donned the Circadian Rhythms hardware and initiated data collection. The hardware is to be worn for 3 days. Circadian Rhythms investigates the role of synchronized circadian rhythms, or the “biological clock,” and how it changes during long-duration spaceflight. Researchers hypothesize that a non-24-hour cycle of light and dark affects crewmembers’ circadian clocks.
SODI-DSC (Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument – Diffusion and Soret Coefficient): Today a crewmember performed the SODI-DSC hardware setup in the MSG Work Volume. The Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument – Diffusion and Soret Coefficient (SODI-DSC) experiment will study diffusion in six different liquids over time in the absence of convection induced by the gravity field.
MSFO-2 (Made In Space Fiber Optics 2): Today a crewmember installed the Made in Space Fiber Optics 2 hardware. The Optical Fiber Production in Microgravity (Made In Space Fiber Optics) investigation demonstrates the merits of manufacturing fiber optic filaments in microgravity. The fiber optic material chosen for this demonstration is ZBLAN.
Express Rack 9B Rack Power Switch Data Gathering: Today, the crew powered on Express Rack 9B in Columbus to gather data on an unusual data signature seen on previous activations. When the Express Rack 9B rack power switch is turned on, the data appears immediately on some ground displays, but data that follows an alternate path is delayed. Today’s activity will collect data dumps to understand where the delay is occurring in the alternate data path.
Completed Task List Activities:
- None
Ground Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.
- Nominal ground commanding
Two Day Look Ahead:
Thursday, 12/13:
Payloads:
- Marrow breath, air and blood collection (NASA)
- Molecular Muscle check (NASA)
- ICE CUBES sample swap (ESA)
- Cerebral Autoregulation H/W gather (JAXA)
- MT2 saliva Collect, MELFI insert and crew conf (NASA)
- RR-08 Water chk (NASA)
- NanoRacks Module 74 plate scans (NASA)
- Micro-14 GAP activation and insert Ops session 1(NASA)
- Biochem profile HRF Urine collections (NASA)
- Bio-7 MELFI insert (NASA)
Systems:
- Dragon cargo Operations
- ISS Orientation
Friday, 12/14:
Payloads:
- GEDI MSS handover from Dragon to JEMRMS and install on EUF6 (NASA)
- Marrow breath, air and blood collection (NASA)
- Circadian Rhythm Doff and stow and downlink (ESA)
- Molecular Muscle De-install, MELFI insert, Downlink, Kubik backup stow (NASA)
- Airway Monitor Kit Consolidate (ESA)
- Cerebral Autoregulation Measurements (JAXA)
- MT2 ISS Surface Collect, MELFI insert (NASA)
- NanoRacks Module 74 plate scans (NASA)
- Micro-14 GAP Term Session 1 and MELFI inserts (NASA)
- Actiwatch Plus eval test (NASA)
- Biochem profile HRF Urine collections (NASA)
- Actiwatch Spectrum data d/l (NASA)
- ISS HAM (NASA)
Systems:
- Soyuz Descent Training
- ISS Orientation
Today’s Planned Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.
- СОЖ maintenance
- Marrow Breath And Ambient Air Sample Collection – Subject
- Reminder to the crew about Circadian Rhythms experiment constraints
- HRF Generic Urine Collection
- HRF Generic Sample MELFI Insertion Operations
- HRF Generic HRF Centrifuge Frozen Blood Collection 30 Minutes Subject
- HRF Generic HRF Centrifuge Frozen Blood Collection Operator
- Plate Reader2 Module-74 Microplate
- Crew Departure Preparations for Return to Earth
- MSPR ELT Reset
- HRF Generic HRF Centrifuge Frozen Blood Collection Configuration
- ISS Crew Orientation
- HRF Generic HRF Centrifuge Frozen Blood Collection Spin Conclude
- HRF Generic Sample MELFI Insertion
- ISS HAM Radio Power Up
- SODI DSC Hardware Setup
- Molecular Muscle KUBIK Run Check
- Public Affairs Office (PAO) Event in High Definition (HD) in Columbus [Aborted]
- Environmental Health System (EHS) – Radiation Area Monitors (RAM) Deployment/Retrieve
- FOTOBIOREAKTOR. Visual monitoring and photography
- Vozdukh Atmosphere Purification System [СОА] Activation
- HRF Generic HRF Centrifuge Frozen Blood Collection Conclude And Stow
- Post-EVA Glisser-M cameras Ops (Copying video data to hard drive and battery installation for charging)
- Post-EVA Medical Kits Restow
- Made In Space Fiber Optics Locker and Cable Setup
- Teardown charger ЗУ-С configuration
- Set up the first Orlan-MKS battery pack 825М3 for discharge and start discharging the first pack
- Removal of US TV camera, Light, and REBA power unit from Orlan-MKS
- CSA Generic Frozen Blood Collection Setup
- HRF Generic Urine Collection Female
- Marrow Breath And Ambient Air Sample Setup – Subject
- HRF Generic Sample MELFI Retrieval And Insertion Operations
- US Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Tool Transfer after RS EVA
- CONTENT. Experiment Ops
- Post-EVA Pille Dosimeter Reading
- Circadian Rhythms Instrumentation w. Armband
- In Flight Maintenance (IFM) Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Full Fill
- ASEPTIC. External inspection and photography of nutrient medium before the experiment
- Space Technology and Advanced Research Systems BioScience-4 Experiment Container Removal and MELFI insert
- Verification of ИП-1 Flow Sensor Position
- Evening Preparation Work
- In Flight Maintenance (IFM) Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Full Fill
- Health Maintenance System (HMS) Personal Items Stow
- Plate Reader2 Module-74 Microplate
- Post-EVA Glisser-M cameras Ops (Closeout ops and stowage in ФГБ1ПГО_2_219_1, 0.5 CTB No.1375 Glisser (005999R)
- HRF Generic Urine Collection Female
- HRF Generic Sample MELFI Insertion Operations