Payloads:
PK-4: A crewmember caught clouds of particles inside the PK-4 chamber using the PK-4 software on the Columbus Module Laptop 1 as part of campaign 15 experiment operations. PK-4 is a scientific collaboration between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), performing research in the field of Complex Plasmas: low temperature gaseous mixtures composed of ionized gas, neutral gas, and micron-sized particles. The micro-particles become highly charged in the plasma and interact strongly with each other, which can lead to a self-organized structure of the micro-particles: so-called plasma crystals. Experiments in the facility aim to study transport properties, thermodynamics, kinetics and statistical physics, and non-linear waves and instabilities in the plasmas.
Veg-05: The plants growing in the two Veggie facilities were inspected, watered if necessary, and photographed. The Pick-and-Eat Salad-Crop Productivity, Nutritional Value, and Acceptability to Supplement the ISS Food System (Veg-05) investigation is the next step in efforts to address the need for a continuous fresh-food production system in space.
Systems:
Urine Transfer System (UTS) Offload EDV Swap: Today, the crew swapped the EDV in the offload EDV spot of the UTS. The main objective of the UTS is to provide automated control of urine flow from Toilet System and Waste Hygiene Compartment (WHC) or from external storage containers into the UPA Wastewater Storage Tank Assembly (WSTA).
Completed Task List Activities:
- N/A
Today’s Ground Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.
- HRF Rack 1 Power Up Commanding
- EDR File Uplink to Columbus MMU
- PRO ANITA Activation Commanding
- PRO LSG Facility Activation Commanding
- ARS Lab CDRA to Standby
Look Ahead Plan
Tuesday, January 24 (GMT 024)
Payloads:
- Plasma Kristall-4
Systems:
- IFM WHC Manual Fill
Wednesday, January 25 (GMT 025)
Payloads:
- Plant Hab-03A Review
- Plasma Kristall-4
Systems:
- Acoustic Monitor Data Transfer
Thursday, January 26 (GMT 026)
Payloads:
- JWRS Pump Check and Bag Connect
- BioNutrient-1 Hydration and Agitate
- PFMI Hardware Stow
- PK-4 HD Swap and Experiment Run
- Plant Hab-03A Harvest Gather
- Veg-05 Plant Pillow Replacement and Water Check
Systems:
- IFM WHC Pre-Treat Tank R&R
- Columbus Bay 4 Restore
Today’s Planned Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.
- LSG Primary and Secondary Crew Restraint Unfold
- Transfer MELFI from MRM1
- Virtual ATU Configure JEM
- PK-4 Experiment Operations
- MELFI 2 Ice Brick Insert/Gather, Double Coldbag Pack/Unpack
- Urine Transfer System Offload EDV Swap
- Rodent Research MELFI Insert, Retrieve, and Swap
- VEG-05 Plant Check/Water
- Rodent Research Cold Carrier Cold Stowage Insert
- Vision Test
- Rodent Research Ops and Crew Conference