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Old November 29th 03, 05:45 PM
Jacques van Oene
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International Space Station Status Report #03-61
2 p.m. CST Friday, November 28, 2003
Expedition 8 Crew

The two-person crew living on the International Space Station celebrated the
Thanksgiving holiday, tested a modified configuration for an exercise
machine and worked on science experiments this week.

Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri
enjoyed a day off Thursday for the holiday, listening to music, watching
movies and eating a Thanksgiving chicken and rice dinner. NASA Administrator
Sean O'Keefe placed a phone call to the crewmembers to wish them well.

On Monday, the crew ran on the exercise treadmill without its Vibration
Isolation and Stabilization (VIS) system activated. U.S. and Russian
engineers wanted to gather data about what kind of vibrations would occur
when using the treadmill without the VIS activated. After analyzing the
data, engineers gave the okay for the crew to resume using the treadmill
over the weekend in this modified configuration. The work-around is in
response to a gyroscope failure in the VIS that continues to be investigated
by engineers.

On Wednesday, the crew heard a metallic noise during morning activities in
the Russian Zvezda Service Module. Foale said it was a sound similar to
shaking a thin sheet of metal so that it bent concave and then convex. All
Station systems were checked by ground controllers and found to be operating
normally. Exterior television cameras on the robotic arm and the Station
truss were used to inspect the exterior of Zvezda and nothing unusual was
identified.

In support of microgravity science experiments, Foale set up video cameras
inside the Destiny laboratory to document the Fluid Dynamics Investigation.
This experiment is being conducted to help improve the use of the Cellular
Biotechnology Operational Support System (CBOSS), which grows human tissue
cells in a unique three-dimensional form in microgravity. The CBOSS provides
an unprecedented environment for research on various types of cancer,
diabetes, heart disease and AIDS.

Friday, Foale installed equipment in the Microgravity Sciences Glovebox for
the Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation (PFMI). This experiment
studies how bubbles form in metal and crystal samples, thus deteriorating
the samples' strength and usefulness in experiments. Investigators will
watch a transparent material melt and observe how the bubbles form and
interact.

This week, Foale completed final alterations to an instrumented suit for the
Foot/Ground Reaction Forces During Spaceflight (FOOT) experiment. The Lower
Extremity Monitoring Suit (LEMS), a customized pair of Lycra cycling tights
outfitted with 20 sensors, will measure forces on Foale's feet and joints
and gauge his muscle activity while completing his normal activities in the
Station. Foale will wear the shorts next week. The experiment's researchers
hope to learn more about the reasons for bone and muscle loss by astronauts
in orbit, insight that may lead to better countermeasures.

Information on the crew's activities aboard the Space Station, future launch
dates, as well as Station sighting opportunities from anywhere on the Earth,
is available on the Internet at:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/

Details on Station science operations can be found on an Internet site
administered by the Payload Operations Center at NASA's Marshall Space
Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., at:

http://scipoc.msfc.nasa.gov/

The next ISS status report will be issued Dec. 5, or sooner if events
warrant.

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