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 the Dragon into a IDA viewing position followed by another maneuver about an hour and a half later to the overnight park position. Dragon release is planned tomorrow morning at 5:11 AM CST with splashdown approximately 5 hours later.
Double Cold Bag (DCB) Packing: The crew performed the final DCB packing of the samples for planned for return on SpX-10. The crew transferred samples and Ice Bricks from Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI), General Laboratory Active Cryogenic ISS Experiment Refrigerator (GLACIER), Freezer-Refrigerator Of STirling cycle (FROST), and Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory (SABL) into the DCBs. Warm samples and their conditioned Ice Bricks from MERLIN were packed into a Mini Cold Bag for SpX-10 return.
Today’s Planned Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
- Weekly Housekeeping
- Double Coldbag Dragon Pack
- Cargo Transfer to Dragon
- Transfer Center Stack to Dragon
- Telephone Conference with the Russian Space Magazine Editor (S-band)
- Dragon Cargo Operations Conference
- СОЖ maintenance
- Dragon Egress in Preparation for Departure
- Node 2 Nadir CBM Control Panel Assembly (CPA) Installation
- USOS Window Shutter Close
- Dragon Vestibule Configuration for Demate
- Dragon/Node 2 VESTIBULE DEPRESS
- Closing Shutters on windows 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14
- Dragon/Node 2 Vestibule MPEV Close
Completed Task List Items
- Water Recovery System Waste Water Tank Drain
Ground Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
- EPS ORU Refresh
- Dragon Unberth Operations
- IDA Viewing
- Dragon Overnight Park
Three-Day Look Ahead:
- Sunday, 03/18: Dragon Release, Housekeeping, Crew Off Duty
- Monday, 03/19: USOS Crew Off Duty
- Tuesday, 03/21: EVA Preps (Procedure Review/Conf, ROBoT, Safer Checkout, Airlock unstow)
QUICK ISS Status – Environmental Control Group:
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Component |
Status |
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Elektron |
On |
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Vozdukh |
Manual |
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[СКВ] 1 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV1”) |
Off |
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[СКВ] 2 – SM Air Conditioner System (“SKV2”) |
On |
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Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Lab |
Standby |
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Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Node 3 |
Operate |
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Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Lab |
Standby |
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Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Node 3 |
Operate |
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Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA) |
Process |
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Urine Processing Assembly (UPA) |
ReProcess |
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Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Lab |
Off |
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Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Node 3 |
Full Up |