ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/19/16

Cygnus Departure:  Today, Robotics Ground Controllers used the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to unberth Cygnus from the Node 1 nadir berthing port and maneuvered the spacecraft to its release position.  Kopra and Kelly subsequently released Cygnus at 6:26 am CST and monitored its nominal departure.   Cygnus is scheduled for a destructive re-entry tomorrow, February 20th.  Cygnus was berthed to the ISS for 72 days.

 

Biological Rhythms 48 Hours:  Today, Kelly completed his third and final Biological Rhythms experiment, removing the Holter Electrocardiogram and transferring data from the Holter and Actiwatch to the Medical laptop.  This Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) investigation studies the effects of long-term microgravity exposure on heart function by analyzing an astronaut’s electrocardiogram for 48 hours. While the ISS schedule follows Greenwich Mean Time, it is not known whether a separate biological rhythm is imposed on long-term flight crews. To study this, astronauts wear an Actiwatch and a Holter electrocardiograph.

 

Multi-Purpose Small Payload Rack 2 (MSPR2):  Peake performed troubleshooting for an issue with the Workbench locking mechanism on the JAXA MSPR2.

 

RADI-N:  Kopra completed the final Canadian Space Agency (CSA) RADI-N run for Increments 45 and 46.  He  collected the 8 detectors that were deployed in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and handed them over to Russian crewmember Malenchenko.  The objective of this investigation is to better characterize the ISS neutron environment and define the risk posed to the crewmembers’ health and provide the data necessary to develop advanced protective measures for future space flight.

 

Ocular Health:  With Peake acting as Chief Medical Officer, Kelly performed his last testing for the Ocular Health investigation by completing an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) test today.  OCT is used to measure retinal thickness, volume, and retinal nerve fiber layer, and the fundoscope is used to obtain images of the retinal surface.  The Ocular Health protocol calls for a systematic gathering of physiological data to characterize the risk of microgravity-induced visual impairment/intracranial pressure in ISS crewmembers. Researchers believe that the measurement of visual, vascular and central nervous system changes over the course of this experiment and during the subsequent post-flight recovery will assist in the development of countermeasures, clinical monitoring strategies, and clinical practice guidelines.

 

NeuroMapping: Kelly completed his Flight Day 330 NeuroMapping neurocognitive test on a Human Research Facility laptop.  The Neuromapping experiment studies whether long-duration spaceflight causes any changes to the brain, including brain structure and function, motor control, and multi-tasking; as well as measuring how long it takes for the brain and body to recover from those possible changes. Previous research and anecdotal evidence from crewmembers returning from a long-duration spaceflight suggests that movement control and cognition are affected in microgravity.

 

Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Water Conductivity Test:  Kelly tested the conductivity of water samples obtained earlier this week from EMUs 3003 and 3010.  The results will be downlinked for ground teams to review.

 

Crew Departure Preparation:  Kelly packed his personal items for return to the ground. The items will be split between Soyuz 44, SpaceX-8, and SpaceX-9 vehicles.

 

Sidekick Checkout:  Kelly worked with ground controllers to prepare Sidekick’s Microsoft HoloLens devices for this weekend’s initial checkout of the on-board and ground components of the system.  The goal of Sidekick is to investigate the use of this new technology to increase the efficiency of crew activities related to the daily execution of science, maintenance, and other ISS operations.

 

 

Today’s Planned Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.

  • Biochemical Urine Test
  • Closing USOS Window Shutters
  • Eye Imaging (Ocular Health) – OCT Setup
  • URISYS Hardware Stowage Microbial Removal Filter (MRF) Purge
  • Vestibule Depress. Cygnus/Node 1 Vestibule Depress and Leak Check
  • ISS crew and ГОГУ (RSA Flight Control Management Team) weekly conference
  • Closure of window shutters 6,8,9,12,13,14
  • IMS Tagup
  • Cygnus – PCS Command and PROX Link Verification
  • Progress 431 (DC1) Transfers and IMS Ops
  • Camcorder Setup to View LAB RWS Monitor 3
  • MSPR – Laptop Hard Drive Exchange
  • EMU – Conductivity Test
  • MSPR – Laptop Setup
  • Node 1 – CBM docking port – Detachment
  • MSPR – Laptop Activation
  • LBNP Exercise (PRELIMINARY)
  • MICB Photography
  • BLR48
  • Cygnus/Node 2 – terminate vestibule depress
  • MICB – Samples Insertion into MELFI
  • Water separation through Separation Assembly
  • Microbial Removal Filter (MRF) Purge
  • NMAP – Experiment Test
  • PILOT-T. Experiment Ops
  • СОЖ Maintenance
  • SSRMS – Cygnus Grapple Release
  • MSPR Components Deactivation
  • Verification of ИП-1 Flow Sensor Position
  • Water separation through Separation Assembly
  • PHS Evaluation Setup
  • Stow Syringes used in Н2О Conductivity Test
  • Periodic Health Status – Subject
  • Health Maintenance System (HMS) – Periodic Health Status (PHS) – CMO
  • Water Sampling
  • Periodic Health Status (PHS) Data Entry and Stowage of All Hardware Used in PHS
  • Terminate transfer of water to water storage tank via MRF filter
  • Pre-pack cargo items for return or disposal via Soyuz 718
  • COSMOCARD. Closeout Ops
  • Cygnus – PROX Power OFF
  • HAM radio session from Columbus
  • MATRYOSHKA-R. BUBBLE-dosimeter gathering and measurements
  • Food Frequency Questionnaire
  • Water Recovery System (WRS) Drain Waste Water Tank, initiate
  • Retrieval of ECCO containers
  • On-orbit Hearing Assessment using EARQ
  • PILOT-T. Experiment OpsTransfer of thermal container MiniEcco No.3 to the RS and change the barcode to Russian barcode
  • Handover of thermal container MiniEcco to Russian crew
  • RADIN – Detector Removal
  • MATRYOSHKA-R. Photography of BUBBLE-Dosimeter During gathering and measurements
  • MATRYOSHKA-R. Receiving BUBBLE-dosimeter detectors from USOS
  • RADIN – Handover of Detectors to RS
  • Water Recovery System (WRS) Drain Waste Water Tank, initiate
  • Crew Departure Prep
  • RWS Power Down
  • Water Recovery System (WRS) Drain Waste Water Tank, terminate
  • IFM – Temporary Removal of Pivot Fitting
  • PILOT-T. Closeout Ops
  • WRS Maintenance Big Picture Words
  • SHD – Weekly Questionnaire
  • IMS Delta File Prep
  • HAM radio session from Columbus
  • MSPR2 – Friction Adjustment
  • Transfer of ELF P/L Laptop
  • NAPOR-miniRSA. Cleaning БЗУ-М vents
  • WRS Maintenance Big Picture Words
  • PCS Laptop Relocation

 

Completed Task List Items

  • None

 

Ground Activities

All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.

  • System commanding associated with Cygnus departure

 

Three-Day Look Ahead:

Saturday, 02/20:  Cygnus Re-entry, Crew Off Duty, Weekly Cleaning

Sunday, 02/21: Crew Off Duty

Monday, 02/22: WPA CAT Reactor R&R Prep, Soyuz OBT, 44S Prepack, CARDOX, ACE H2 Samples

 

QUICK ISS Status – Environmental Control Group:

                              Component Status
Elektron On
Vozdukh Manual
[СКВ] 1 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV1”) On
[СКВ] 2 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV2”) Off
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Lab Override
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Node 3 Operate
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Lab Idle
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Node 3 Operate
Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA) Process
Urine Processing Assembly (UPA) Standby
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Lab Off
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Node 3 Full Up