Jacques van Oene
April 30th 05, 09:02 AM
Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington April 29, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-4769)
James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS05-022
The new crew members of the International Space Station completed their
first full work week today. They performed routine maintenance, continued to
settle in and practiced photography for the Space Shuttle Return to Flight
mission (STS-114).
Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer and NASA Station
Science Officer John Phillips were given time each day to orient themselves
with the Station and where items are stowed. They also completed an
emergency evacuation drill, a standard procedure for all new crews. The
practice helps them learn the location of emergency equipment and departure
routes.
Both crew members kept busy with Station maintenance and upkeep. Krikalev
conducted troubleshooting of the Russian Elektron oxygen generation system
and the condensate removal system. The Elektron remains off-line, with
oxygen being supplied from tanks in the Progress cargo ship, one of several
oxygen supplies available. The next infusion of oxygen into the Station's
atmosphere from Progress is early next week.
Krikalev also completed transfer of water from the Progress cargo ship to
storage tanks in the Zvezda module. Phillips updated the Station's computer
system with software specifically designed for this crew's mission. Early
today Krikalev and Phillips were informed NASA changed the launch window for
the Space Shuttle Discovery Return to Flight mission to July 13-31. The crew
practiced with the digital cameras they will use to take images of
Discovery, as it approaches the Station for docking on the third day of the
STS-114 mission.
Phillips and Krikalev will have about 93 seconds of time available to use
the cameras and high-power lenses to capture two sets of images of the
Shuttle's heat shield. Discovery's Commander Eileen Collins will guide the
Shuttle through a slow back flip to allow the Station crew to image both the
top and bottom of the vehicle. The images will be quickly transmitted to the
ground for analysis.
Krikalev and Phillips cleared cargo from a hatch in the Unity module, where
a cargo container will be attached during STS-114. The crew also conferred
via space to ground communications with Discovery's crew about the planned
transfer and stowing of supplies.
Phillips began his stay aboard the Station participating in several
experiments. He conducted the final Increment 10 session of the Advanced
Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity (ADUM) experiment with Expedition 10
Commander and NASA Station Science Officer Leroy Chiao. Phillips performed
the cardiac and thoracic scan on Chiao. This session, which would normally
be video down linked, was performed by using voice only for a portion of the
scan - a new capability of performing the scans for these two crewmembers.
Phillips described to the ground team exactly what image he was obtaining,
and the ground team responded with directions to guide him.
Phillips also conducted his first session of the Earth Knowledge Acquired by
Middle School Students, or EarthKAM experiment. He installed a
remote-control camera at the Destiny Lab's Earth-facing window for a week's
worth of imagery from the EarthKAM. This NASA education program enables
thousands of students to photograph and examine Earth from a space crew's
perspective. More than 8,500 students from 118 schools around the world are
participating in this session. Using the Internet, the students control the
special digital camera, and the team at EarthKAM posts the images on the
Internet.
Phillips also began logging sessions for the Behavioral Issues Association
with Isolation and Confinement: Review and Analysis of Astronaut Journals
experiment. The purpose of the experiment is to obtain information about
behavioral and human factors relevant to the design of the equipment,
procedures and sustained human performance during long-duration missions.
Study results will provide data for decisions concerning behavioral issues
to prepare for future missions. Phillips will make journal entries three
times weekly.
Meanwhile, Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan
Sharipov, along with European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori of
Italy, arrived at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia
Monday morning. They rested, reunited with their families and went through
medical tests following their landing in a Soyuz spacecraft. Chiao and
Sharipov are expected to return to Houston in mid-May.
Information about crew activities on the Station, future launch dates, and
sighting opportunities is available on the Internet at:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Headquarters, Washington April 29, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-4769)
James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS05-022
The new crew members of the International Space Station completed their
first full work week today. They performed routine maintenance, continued to
settle in and practiced photography for the Space Shuttle Return to Flight
mission (STS-114).
Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer and NASA Station
Science Officer John Phillips were given time each day to orient themselves
with the Station and where items are stowed. They also completed an
emergency evacuation drill, a standard procedure for all new crews. The
practice helps them learn the location of emergency equipment and departure
routes.
Both crew members kept busy with Station maintenance and upkeep. Krikalev
conducted troubleshooting of the Russian Elektron oxygen generation system
and the condensate removal system. The Elektron remains off-line, with
oxygen being supplied from tanks in the Progress cargo ship, one of several
oxygen supplies available. The next infusion of oxygen into the Station's
atmosphere from Progress is early next week.
Krikalev also completed transfer of water from the Progress cargo ship to
storage tanks in the Zvezda module. Phillips updated the Station's computer
system with software specifically designed for this crew's mission. Early
today Krikalev and Phillips were informed NASA changed the launch window for
the Space Shuttle Discovery Return to Flight mission to July 13-31. The crew
practiced with the digital cameras they will use to take images of
Discovery, as it approaches the Station for docking on the third day of the
STS-114 mission.
Phillips and Krikalev will have about 93 seconds of time available to use
the cameras and high-power lenses to capture two sets of images of the
Shuttle's heat shield. Discovery's Commander Eileen Collins will guide the
Shuttle through a slow back flip to allow the Station crew to image both the
top and bottom of the vehicle. The images will be quickly transmitted to the
ground for analysis.
Krikalev and Phillips cleared cargo from a hatch in the Unity module, where
a cargo container will be attached during STS-114. The crew also conferred
via space to ground communications with Discovery's crew about the planned
transfer and stowing of supplies.
Phillips began his stay aboard the Station participating in several
experiments. He conducted the final Increment 10 session of the Advanced
Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity (ADUM) experiment with Expedition 10
Commander and NASA Station Science Officer Leroy Chiao. Phillips performed
the cardiac and thoracic scan on Chiao. This session, which would normally
be video down linked, was performed by using voice only for a portion of the
scan - a new capability of performing the scans for these two crewmembers.
Phillips described to the ground team exactly what image he was obtaining,
and the ground team responded with directions to guide him.
Phillips also conducted his first session of the Earth Knowledge Acquired by
Middle School Students, or EarthKAM experiment. He installed a
remote-control camera at the Destiny Lab's Earth-facing window for a week's
worth of imagery from the EarthKAM. This NASA education program enables
thousands of students to photograph and examine Earth from a space crew's
perspective. More than 8,500 students from 118 schools around the world are
participating in this session. Using the Internet, the students control the
special digital camera, and the team at EarthKAM posts the images on the
Internet.
Phillips also began logging sessions for the Behavioral Issues Association
with Isolation and Confinement: Review and Analysis of Astronaut Journals
experiment. The purpose of the experiment is to obtain information about
behavioral and human factors relevant to the design of the equipment,
procedures and sustained human performance during long-duration missions.
Study results will provide data for decisions concerning behavioral issues
to prepare for future missions. Phillips will make journal entries three
times weekly.
Meanwhile, Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan
Sharipov, along with European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori of
Italy, arrived at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia
Monday morning. They rested, reunited with their families and went through
medical tests following their landing in a Soyuz spacecraft. Chiao and
Sharipov are expected to return to Houston in mid-May.
Information about crew activities on the Station, future launch dates, and
sighting opportunities is available on the Internet at:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info