ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/21/2020

62Soyuz (62S) Undock/Landing: The 62S crew, Chris Cassidy, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, are preparing to depart the ISS today. 62S undock is scheduled for 6:30 PM CT with landing in Kazakhstan at 9:55 PM CT.

Payloads

Food Physiology: The crew collected blood, saliva and other samples in support of the Food Physiology investigation.  The Integrated Impact of Diet on Human Immune Response, the Gut Microbiota, and Nutritional Status During Adaptation to Spaceflight (Food Physiology) experiment is designed to characterize the key effects of an enhanced spaceflight diet on immune function, the gut microbiome, and nutritional status indicators. These factors are interlinked, but diet is the only one that can be easily and meaningfully altered on Earth or during flight. This investigation aims to document the effect of dietary improvements on human physiology and the ability of those improvements to enhance adaptation to spaceflight.

Standard Measures: The crew collected blood and saliva samples in support of the Standard Measures investigation.  The aim of the SM investigation is to ensure consistent capture of an optimized, minimal set of measures from crewmembers until the end of the ISS Program in order to characterize the adaptive responses to and risks of living in space.  Among other things, the ground teams perform analyses for metabolic and chemistry panels, immune function, microbiome, etc.

Systems

Environmental Health System (EHS) Operations: As part of routine semi-annual maintenance, the crew replaced the sieve cartridges in the AQM and vacuumed the vents for AQM S/N 1010. The crew also retrieved the formaldehyde monitors from their deployed locations and restowed them in the Formaldehyde Monitor Kit (FMK).

Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Portable Emergency Provisions (PEP) Inspection: Today, the crew performed the periodic PEP inspection, which involves utilizing a PEPs matrix and inspecting various emergency provisions such as the Portable Fire Extinguisher (PFE), Portable Breathing Apparatus (PBA), Quick Don Mask (QDM), and Extension Hose Tee Assemblies at multiple locations throughout the space station.  The crew spends several minutes on each item and notes any visible damage.  Inspections are performed routinely to ensure the PEPs are in good operational condition.

Completed Task List Activities:

  • None

Today’s Ground Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.

  • 62S Undock Preparations
  • IAS Config for MRM Ops

Look Ahead Plan

Thursday, 10/22 (GMT 296)
Payloads:

  • No Utilization Activities

Systems:

  • Extended Sleep Period (Crew Off Duty)

Friday, 10/23 (GMT 297)
Payloads:

  • Food Acceptability
  • Food Physiology
  • Glacier Desiccant Swap
  • Spectrum Plate Remove
  • Standard Measures
  • Turbine Ceramic Install 

Systems:

  • EHS CSA-CP Ext Maintenance 

Saturday, 10/24 (GMT 298)
Payloads:

  • Standard Measures 

Systems:

  • Crew Off Duty

Sunday, 10/25 (GMT 299)
Payloads:

  • No Utilization Activities

Systems:

  • Crew Off Duty 

Today’s Planned Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.

  • HRF Generic HRF Centrifuge Ops
  • ISS HAM Kenwood Radio Power Down in Columbus
  • TBU. Check temperature
  • Regeneration of Micropurification unit (БМП) Ф2 cartridge
  • Stowage of equipment to be returned to Earth
  • ISS HAM Radio Power Down in Service Module
  • USOS Window Shutter Close
  • REFLEX. Deinstall and transfer BB-MKS kits to Soyuz
  • Environmental Health System (EHS) – Formaldehyde Monitoring Kit (FMK) Stow Operation
  • MSK-2. Disconnecting MSK-2 cultivator from station power supply
  • CASKAD. Disconnecting БОП from the Cascad thermostat. Thermostat Deactivation
  • HRF Generic Urine, Saliva, & Ambient Blood Collection
  • MSK-2. Transfer of MSK-2 cultivator for return
  • HRF Generic Ambient Blood Collection Pack And Handover
  • Food Physiology Fecal Sample Processing
  • KORREKTSIYA. Recharging Actimeter battery
  • CASKAD. BOP (БОП) Kit Transfer to Soyuz [СА] for return to the ground
  • BIOMAG-M.  MICROVIR.  Retrieval of kits from ТБУ-В #07 and transfer to Soyuz
  • [СТТС] Configuration for MRM1
  • SEPARATION. [СРВ-У-РС] urine water regeneration system distiller recovery. Closeout ops
  • Food Physiology MELFI Sample Retrieval/Insertion
  • Connecting SSC1 and SSC3 laptops to station Ethernet cable network for setting personal accounts by MCC-H specialists
  • Soyuz 745 Transfers Status Report
  • Photography of the external surface of Soyuz 745 –[СА]-БО hatch cover
  • Countermeasures System (CMS) Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) Cylinder Flywheel Evacuation
  • Air Quality Monitor (AQM) 6 Month Maintenance on AQM S/N 1010
  • KMATRYOSHKA-R. Tritel Hardware Monitoring
  • Downlink photo of external surface of Soyuz 745 [СА]-БО hatch cover after completion of cargo ops
  • Checking cover closure on SM windows 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14
  • Comm config for Soyuz 745 undocking and descent
  • Comm check with Soyuz 745 in RSA2- S/G 2
  • Crew Departure Preparations for Return to Earth
  • Health Maintenance System (HMS) Crew Medical Restraint System (CMRS) – Checkout
  • Soyuz 745 activation (without activation of Gas Analyzer), removal of Unit II No.8 from Soyuz, Emer-1a book transfer. Transfer Atmosphere Purification & Filtration Unit (АФОТ-2М), ИПК-1М gas mask, and Portable Repress Tank (БНП) from Soyuz 745 БО to MRM2.
  • Relocation and installation of Unit II No.8 in Soyuz 747 (MRM1)
  • Setup and activation of Crew Onboard Support Kit (КСПЭ) camcorder in MRM2 for TV Mpeg2 coverage of “Transfer Hatch Closure” via Ku-band (HDV Sony camcorder HVR-Z7E)
  • Soyuz 745-MRM2 Hatch Closure
  • TV Coverage of “Soyuz 745-MRM2 Hatch Closure”
  • ISS Crew Orientation
  • Turning off camcorder, TV system controls, closing applications
  • Soyuz 745- MRM2 hatch leak check
  • Soyuz 745 ODF Ops; Undocking and Descent Ops
  • Elektron-VM purge after deactivation
  • Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Portable Emergency Provisions (PEPS) Inspection
  • Preparing for MPEG-2 TV coverage of “Soyuz 745 Undocking” in SM via Ku-Band
  • Switching DC1-Soyuz PEV in MRM2 to CLOSED position
  • BIOMAG-M. ТБУ-В deactivation and teardown
  • ISTOCHNIK-M. Activation of Soyuz 745 telemetry recording mode
  • Soyuz 745 comm reconfig for nominal ops after landing
  • Soyuz 747 СУДН No. 2 Test in mated configuration