ISS Crew Performs Maintenance on Spacesuit

Station Crew Performs Maintenance on Spacesuit

After enjoying the weekend, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA
ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke returned to work Monday with a full
workload. Fincke resumed troubleshooting efforts on the U.S. spacesuits that
have experienced cooling problems. He installed a new rotor pump into one of
the suits. The pump was delivered to the Station earlier this month by the
ISS Progress 15 spacecraft. Fincke will continue troubleshooting efforts
Tuesday. Fincke also replaced equipment on the Station's Resistive Exercise
Device.

Padalka took photos of the Zvezda Service Module's aft-end docking assembly
used for Progress 15's arrival. This a standard procedure that is performed
to better understand docking conditions. Padalka also inspected a Russian
plant experiment.

Both crewmembers continued to transfer cargo from the Progress and document
new items in the Inventory Management System.


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Jacques :-)

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