ISS Operations Update – November 10, 2015
ISS Expedition 45 Crew was Off-Duty on Monday, November 9.
Experiments:
Fine Motor Skills [Fine Motor Skills uses a tablet touchscreen application to monitor degradation in fine motor abilities over the course of an extended exposure to microgravity. A drop in fine motor skills can lead to problems when crew members are tasked with medical treatment, repairing sensitive equipment and interacting with touch-based equipment. Tests utilized by this study include multidirectional pointing, dragging, shape tracing, and object manipulation to create a knowledgebase that will allow scientists to evaluate the risk of fine motor performance decrements due to long-duration exposure to microgravity.]
Biochemical Profile – Sample Collection, Processing & Storage
Soret Facet [This is an investigation looking at the Soret effect, a thermodynamic phenomenon in fluids which is characterized by different responses of different particle types at varying temperatures. Convection effects on Earth make it hard to study this phenomenon in gravity and this marks the first investigation to verify Soret conditions in steady and changing conditions to permit a comparison of the Soret effect seen in space with the effect seen under the influence of gravity.]
Sleep ISS-12 [The ISS-12 experiment monitors the ambient light exposure and crew member activity and collects data on the subjective evaluation of sleep and alertness. Ambient light and activity are monitored via a wrist-worn actiwatch that delivers actiwatch spectrums that are put through bio-mathematical models of sleep and light to predict circadian phase. Sleep logs will be kept by crew members as a subjective assessment of sleep quality and duration. It is hoped that this investigation can deliver requirements for lighting, sleep-shifting protocols and workloads for future space exploration missions.]
Pilot-T [This experiment puts crew members through complex tasks, such as piloting a space vehicle, at various stages of a long-duration mission to assess crew member performance reliability over long mission durations.]
Interactions Experiment [‘Vzaimodeistviye’ (Interactions) looks at psychological aspects of long duration space flight during which different cultures come together aboard a Spacecraft such as ISS and seeks to improve crew interactions aboard ISS and with teams on the ground.]
Habitability Experiment Ops [Assessment of International Space Station Vehicle Habitability will see teams on the ground study video of the behavior of crew members within the habitable environment of ISS while the crew fills out questionnaires and collects video of areas of interest in order to provide an assessment of the habitability of ISS in its current state for a one-year mission. Results will be used to develop spacecraft with improved habitability properties to allow crew members to optimally utilize the onboard space.]
Calcium Study [This experiment looks at the causes of the loss of bone density in humans undergoing long duration space missions. It uses calcium phosphate and human bone samples to assess the solubility of calcium and bone in water in a zero-G environment.]
Interactions Experiment [‘Vzaimodeistviye’ (Interactions) looks at psychological aspects of long duration space flight during which different cultures come together aboard a Spacecraft such as ISS and seeks to improve crew interactions aboard ISS and with teams on the ground.]
Maintenance/Systems:
Nominal Inspections/Servicing Tasks (Morning Inspection, Caution & Warning Panel Check, Sozh System Maintenance) (Russian Crew)
SPHERES – Battery Replacement
Replacement of MRM1 ГК1 Н1 Pump
Repairs of SM Interior Panel 313 by Installing Overlay Panels
Other Activities:
Progress M-29M Cargo Operations
Post-EVA Operations: EMU Loop Scrubs, EMU Dry Out, EVA Tool Stowage, Airlock Clean Up
Nitrogen/Oxygen Recharge System (NORS) Airlock Interface Kit (AIK) Procedure Review for installation in preparation for gas-refill on Cygnus Orb-4
