ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/4/15

Ocular Health (OH) Flight Day 10 (FD10): Yui and Lindgren, with Kelly as the Crew Medical Officer (CMO), performed vision tests, tonometry, blood pressure measurement, and answered a vision questionnaire.  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.

 

Defining the Relationship Between Biomarkers of Oxidative and Inflammatory Stress and the Risk for Atherosclerosis in Astronauts During and After Long-duration Spaceflight (Cardio Ox): Lindgren reviewed reference material, configured the ultrasound for his FD15 session and collected blood pressure and ultrasound measurements of the carotid and brachial arteries with Yui acting as CMO.  The objective of Cardio Ox is to determine whether biological markers of oxidative and inflammatory stress are elevated during and after space flight and whether this results in an increased, long-term risk of atherosclerosis in astronauts. Twelve crewmembers will provide blood and urine samples to assess biomarkers before launch, 15 and 60 days after launch, 15 days before returning to Earth, and within days after landing. Ultrasound scans will be obtained at the same time points as well as through 5 years after landing as an indicator of cardiovascular health.

 

Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) 3011 Return To Service (RTS): EMU 3011 RTS activities continued today. Kelly verified successful installation of the Fan Pump Separator (FPS) when he performed visual water leakage inspection, structural gas leakage test at the maximum operating suit pressure, and a long-duration leak check. EMU data and video were downlinked to the ground for review to determine readiness of the EMU to support EVA operations.

 

On Board Training (OBT) Crew Health Care System (CHeCS) Drill: The 43S crew reviewed procedures, hardware and communication methods necessary to manage a medical emergency onboard ISS.  Emergency medical equipment was deployed and the crew practiced Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) positioning to ensure familiarity with procedure execution should a medical emergency occur.

 

Node 1 (N1) Galley Rack Prep: Kelly continued reorganizing N1 stowage in preparation for the Galley Rack arriving on HTV-5. Today’s activities focused on relocating infrequently used photo/TV hardware from N1 to Permanent Multi-purpose Module (PMM).

 

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

  • Saliva Collection – Subject
  • МО-8. Setup
  • Morning Inspection
  • Body Mass Measurement
  • MELFI Sample Insertion
  • Ocular Health Experiment – Vision Test
  • МО-8. Closeout Ops
  • HTV Hardware Command Panel (HCP) Self-check
  • Ocular Health (OH) – Vision Questionnaire
  • Tropical Cyclone Target  Operations
  • Verification of anti-virus scan results on Auxiliary Computer System (ВКС) laptops / r/g 8247
  • Comm Config / EVA FROM DC, ORLAN-MK OPS
  • Regeneration of БМП Ф2 Micropurification Cartridge (start)
  • Ocular Health (OH) Blood Pressure Operations
  • OH – Blood Pressure Operations Operator
  • Checkout of Biomed УСИ BETA-08 Using Gamma-1M r/g 9515
  • Ocular Health (OH) – Tonometry Test Setup
  • Ocular Health (OH) Blood Pressure Operations
  • OH – Blood Pressure Operations – Operator
  • Ocular Health Experiment – Vision Test
  • Ocular Health (OH) – Tonometry Test (Operator)
  • Ocular Health (OH) – Tonometry Test
  • Orlan and БСС Telemetry Check. Orlan comm check and medical parameter test
  • Ocular Health (OH) – Tonometry Test (Operator)
  • Ocular Health (OH) – Vision Questionnaire
  • Ocular Health (OH) – Tonometry Test
  • Ocular Health (OH) – Stow Tonometry Hardware
  • Comm reconfig into initial after Orlan Comm. Check
  • PILOT-T. Experiment Ops. / r/g 9516
  • HTV Hardware Command Panel (HCP) Checkout
  • CARDOX – Reference Material Overview
  • Laptop inlet power swap in Columbus  (MPCC Laptop)
  • USND2 – Activation of Ultrasound Hardware and Camcorder
  • Laptop inlet power swap in Columbus (PWS1 Laptop
  • Crew time for ISS adaptation and orientation
  • CARDOX – Preparation Steps and Hardware Setup
  • METERON – Hardware Setup
  • Photography of БКДО on MRM2 through window 13 after Soyuz 717 Docking / r/g 8748
  • Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHS) Urine Receptacle and Insert Filter Changeout
  • Glisser-M Hardware Setup (GoPRO setting adjustments and battery charging).  / r/g 9499
  • Installation on Orlan Shoot Video During EVA-41 / r/g 9464
  • Crew time for ISS adaptation and orientation
  • 24-hour ECG Monitoring (termination) / r/g 9495
  • WRS – Recycle Tank Fill
  • Crew time for ISS adaptation and orientation
  • Glisser-M Installation on Orlan for EVA-41 Video Ops / r/g 9464
  • 24-hour BP Monitoring (start) r/g 9518
  • METERON – Laptop Activation and Configuration
  • CARDOX – Scanning
  • METERON – Laptop Configuration
  • CARDOX –  Scan (Operator)
  • CARDOX – Battery Installation
  • CARDOX – Measurements
  • CONTROL. Switching Indicator-ISS P/L measuring modes / r/g 9514
  • Glisser-M Hardware Setup (GoPRO setting adjustments and battery charging) Installation on Orlan Shoot Video During EVA-41. / r/g 9499, 9464
  • Filling EDV-RP  No.1189, No.1158
  • Life Support System (СОЖ)  r/g 9372
  • EMU Checkout
  • CARDOX – Session for FE-6
  • Replacement of Light Units in two СД1-7 light fixtures in DC1 / r/g 9519
  • Crew time for ISS adaptation and orientation
  • PILOT-T. Experiment Ops. / r/g 9517
  • USND2- Hardware Deactivation and Closeout Ops
  • CheCS OBT
  • EMU checkout
  • Installation of ТКГ 428 (DC1) Docking Mechanism / r/g 9521
  • Reorganizing NOD1 Stowage in Preparation for the Galley Rack Arriving on HTV-5.
  • HTV Hardware Command Panel (HCP) Checkout
  • WRS – Recycle Tank Fill
  • IMS Delta File Prep
  • EMU checkout
  • OTKLIK. Hardware Check / r/g 8408
  • БМП Ф2 cartridge regeneration (end)

 

Completed Task List Items

  • None

 

Ground Activities

All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.

  • HTV PROX Checkout
  • EMU 3011 RTS support
  • Ocular Health ops

 

Three-Day Look Ahead:

Wednesday, 08/05: HTV rendezvous OBT, Ocular Health, N1 Galley Rack Prep

Thursday, 08/06: SPRINT ultrasound, N1 Galley Rack Prep

Friday, 08/07: Ocular Health, SPHERES SLOSH, IMAX video

 

QUICK ISS Status – Environmental Control Group:

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