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February 2023 – ISS On-Orbit Status Report [1]

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Date: 2023-04

Payloads:

Human Research Facility-2 (HRF-2): The HRF Boot Drive was inserted into the HRF PC2 laptop. The HRF PC2 was restarted, and the crew entered the BIOS settings to start the software image load. HRF-2 provides an on-orbit laboratory that enables human life science researchers to study and evaluate the physiological, behavioral, and chemical changes induced by spaceflight. Research performed using HRF-2 provides data to help scientists understand how the human body adapts to long-duration spaceflight.

Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI): Ice bricks were inserted into MELFI units 1, 2, and 3. The MELFI is a cold storage unit capable of maintaining experiment samples at ultra-cold temperatures throughout a mission. The MELFI units use nitrogen as a working fluid and have standard set points of -95°C, -35°C and 2°C.

Plasma Kristall-4 (PK-4): The USB Hard Drives were removed from the PK4 hardware and connected to the Multi-Purpose Computer and Communications (MPCC) laptop in preparation for Data Downlink. PK-4 is a scientific collaboration between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), performing research in the field of Complex Plasmas: low temperature gaseous mixtures composed of ionized gas, neutral gas, and micron-sized particles. The micro-particles become highly charged in the plasma and interact strongly with each other, which can lead to a self-organized structure of the micro-particles: so-called plasma crystals. Experiments in the facility aim to study transport properties, thermodynamics, kinetics and statistical physics, and non-linear waves and instabilities in the plasmas.

Systems (Crew Half-Day):

Simplified Air for Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Rescue (SAFER) Activities: Today the crew removed the SAFER lithium manganese dioxide battery, installed the SAFER battery adapter, and performed a checkout of the SAFERs in preparation for EVAs. Essentially a “life jacket” for spacewalks, SAFER is a self-contained maneuvering unit that is worn like a backpack. The system relies on small jet thrusters to let an astronaut move around in space.

Completed Task List Activities:

None

Today’s Ground Activities:

All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.

MSS Hover Maneuver

SSRMS LEE High Definition Survey

MSS Maneuver to Park

Look Ahead Plan

Wednesday, March 1 (GMT 060)

Payloads:

Anita-2 Relocate to EPM (ESA)

GLACIER Desiccant Swaps (NASA)

HRF VEG POMS Questions (NASA)

MELFI Icebrick Inserts (NASA)

Plant Habitat-03A H 2 O Add/Remove (NASA)

O Add/Remove (NASA) Repository Collect (NASA)

Standard Measures Collect and Setup and Presleep Question (NASA)

Veg-05 Check (NASA)

Systems:

Transfer Cygnus Cargo Ops

Toilet Canister R&R

EMU Resize

Crew Departure Prep

Thursday, March 2 (GMT 061)

Payloads:

Actiwatch Plus Donning (NASA)

BCM ROBoT Test (NASA)

Food Physiology Diet Brief (NASA)

JWRS Post Ops (JAXA)

MSG HW Audit part 2 of 4 (NASA)

Repository Collect (NASA)

Sphere Camera-1 SSD Checkout (NASA)

Standard Measures Collect and PostSleep Question (NASA)

Story Time In Space-9 Read and Photo (NASA)

Systems:

Photo/TV Cable CTB Audit

Crew Arrival Prep

Friday, March 3 (GMT 062)

Payloads:

Mochii HW Connect and Powerdown (NASA)

NRCSD-24 Disassembly (NASA)

Particle Vibration Manual Mix (ESA)

RFIDSS Tag Replace (NASA)

Standard Measures Collect (NASA)

Zero T2 IMTP Ops (NASA)

Veg-05 Check (NASA)

Systems:

Crew-6 Arrival Ops

ISS Safety Briefing

ISS Crew Handover

Emergency Equipment Configuration

Transfer Crew Dragon Cargo Ops

Transfer Cygnus Cargo Ops

Today’s Planned Activities:

All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.

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[1] Url: https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2023/02/

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