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Video of hatch closure is available in today's ISS Update - go to 2:20. 
Updates JAXA's HTV-2 "Kounotori 2"
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The HTV-2 relocation will begin on Friday (18/02) at 6:15 AM EST / 11:15 AM GMT, and will last 6 hours. It should end at 12:15 PM EST / 5:15 PM GMT.
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You might catch a few minutes of it during the daily ISS update, but otherwise I doubt it. I reckon you'll get it on the ISS live feed, though.
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HTV-2 has been unberthed and is being manoeuvred to Node 2 Zenith.
The SSRMS is currently based on the MBS, which is positioned at WS-5 (Worksite-5). HTV is being manoeuvred to the Zenith port via the Port side of the station - they are taking it in between the JPM and P1 Truss.
Following the relocation, the SSRMS will walk-off to the Node 2 PDGF, the MT & MBS will translate to WS-3, and the SPDM will reconfigure its body joint. This will put the MSS in ULF-5 config.
The SSRMS is currently based on the MBS, which is positioned at WS-5 (Worksite-5). HTV is being manoeuvred to the Zenith port via the Port side of the station - they are taking it in between the JPM and P1 Truss.
Following the relocation, the SSRMS will walk-off to the Node 2 PDGF, the MT & MBS will translate to WS-3, and the SPDM will reconfigure its body joint. This will put the MSS in ULF-5 config.
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HTV is now berthed to Node 2 Zenith.
I think it's about time we had an updated Donamy Orbiter screenshot of the latest ISS config!
I think it's about time we had an updated Donamy Orbiter screenshot of the latest ISS config!
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From ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 18/02/2011.
HTV-2 relocation from Node 2 Nadir (downward) port to Zenith (upward) port was successfully accomplished by FE-5 Paolo Nespoli & FE-6 Cady Coleman with the SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator System) in a lengthy operation. Hatch opening is scheduled for Monday, 21/02. [Keeping the HTV cargo ship on the Nadir port would have blocked access to the Shuttle cargo bay after STS-133/ULF-5 docking to Node 2 FWD next week (26/02). HTV-2 will be returned to Nadir on 07/03.]
In preparation for the relocation of the JAXA HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) "Kounotori", CDR Scott Kelly & Cady:
For covering the HTV-2 robotics operations, Paolo activated the VSW (Video Streaming Workstation) and SSC-1 (Station Support Computer-1) laptops for downlinking converted NTSC MPEG-2 (Moving Pictures Expert Group-2) "streaming video" packets via US OpsLAN and Ku-band.
Paolo also enabled the Cupola RWS (Robotic Workstation) UOP (Utility Outlet Panel) for power-up in Node 3, connected the UOP DCP (Display & Control Panel) power bypass cable at the Cupola RWS, and installed the CCR (Cupola Crew Restraint) in the Cupola.
Cady closed the protective shutters of the Lab and JPM (JEM Pressurized Module) science windows. [The Cupola window shutters had to remain open for the SSRMS activities.]
Cady also powered up the CBCS (Centerline Berthing Camera System) at the Node 2 Nadir port and checked out the video system.
In Node 2, Scott & Cady then demated the Nadir CBM by removing its bolts and deploying the latches.
Afterwards, Paolo & Cady operated the Canadian SSRMS to unberth HTV-2 and maneuver it from the Nadir port to the RTL (Ready To Latch) stop at the Zenith port of Node 2, an activity taking several hours. [No exercise was allowed during this period.]
During the transfer, Scott used an internal camcorder to perform a careful survey of the HTV's PCBM (Passive CBM) out of the Node 2 Nadir CBM hatch to check for any FOD (Foreign Object Debris) on the mating surfaces.
With Cady & Scott then monitoring CBM operations through confirmed First Stage & Second Stage Capture plus subsequent ABOLT (Acquire Bolts) driving, Paolo "limped" the SSRMS between First & Second Stage and finally released the robot arm's LEE (Latching End Effector). [Crew exercise was allowed only after ABOLTs was complete due to loads/dynamics flight rules.]
Afterwards, Cady disabled power to the Cupola RWS UOP in Node 3, removed & temporarily stowed the CBCS in Node 2 (ready for the HTV-2 return on 07/03) and visually verified closure of all four Node 2 Nadir CBM petal covers through the Cupola windows.
Paolo deactivated the VSW along with the additional laptop used for viewing in the Cupola, and then removed the CCR which had stabilized the SSRMS operator.
Scott meanwhile cycled the Node 2 Zenith hatch latches to Closed and initiated vestibule pressurization and leak checking.
Later today, Scott & Cady will open the Node 2 Zenith port hatch and perform Part 1 of HTV vestibule outfitting by removing the CDC and mating the Channel 1 power jumper between the Zenith port and the HTV. The HTV hatch will be opened on Monday.
HTV-2 relocation from Node 2 Nadir (downward) port to Zenith (upward) port was successfully accomplished by FE-5 Paolo Nespoli & FE-6 Cady Coleman with the SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator System) in a lengthy operation. Hatch opening is scheduled for Monday, 21/02. [Keeping the HTV cargo ship on the Nadir port would have blocked access to the Shuttle cargo bay after STS-133/ULF-5 docking to Node 2 FWD next week (26/02). HTV-2 will be returned to Nadir on 07/03.]
In preparation for the relocation of the JAXA HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) "Kounotori", CDR Scott Kelly & Cady:
- Disconnected the remaining power jumper in the HTV PLC (Pressurized Logistics Carrier) vestibule & completed HTV thermal cover installation.
- Installed the Node 2 Nadir port CDC (Center Disk Cover), with CDC flap open.
- Checked CBM (Common Berthing Mechanism) latch clearance.
- Closed the Node-2 Nadir hatch.
For covering the HTV-2 robotics operations, Paolo activated the VSW (Video Streaming Workstation) and SSC-1 (Station Support Computer-1) laptops for downlinking converted NTSC MPEG-2 (Moving Pictures Expert Group-2) "streaming video" packets via US OpsLAN and Ku-band.
Paolo also enabled the Cupola RWS (Robotic Workstation) UOP (Utility Outlet Panel) for power-up in Node 3, connected the UOP DCP (Display & Control Panel) power bypass cable at the Cupola RWS, and installed the CCR (Cupola Crew Restraint) in the Cupola.
Cady closed the protective shutters of the Lab and JPM (JEM Pressurized Module) science windows. [The Cupola window shutters had to remain open for the SSRMS activities.]
Cady also powered up the CBCS (Centerline Berthing Camera System) at the Node 2 Nadir port and checked out the video system.
In Node 2, Scott & Cady then demated the Nadir CBM by removing its bolts and deploying the latches.
Afterwards, Paolo & Cady operated the Canadian SSRMS to unberth HTV-2 and maneuver it from the Nadir port to the RTL (Ready To Latch) stop at the Zenith port of Node 2, an activity taking several hours. [No exercise was allowed during this period.]
During the transfer, Scott used an internal camcorder to perform a careful survey of the HTV's PCBM (Passive CBM) out of the Node 2 Nadir CBM hatch to check for any FOD (Foreign Object Debris) on the mating surfaces.
With Cady & Scott then monitoring CBM operations through confirmed First Stage & Second Stage Capture plus subsequent ABOLT (Acquire Bolts) driving, Paolo "limped" the SSRMS between First & Second Stage and finally released the robot arm's LEE (Latching End Effector). [Crew exercise was allowed only after ABOLTs was complete due to loads/dynamics flight rules.]
Afterwards, Cady disabled power to the Cupola RWS UOP in Node 3, removed & temporarily stowed the CBCS in Node 2 (ready for the HTV-2 return on 07/03) and visually verified closure of all four Node 2 Nadir CBM petal covers through the Cupola windows.
Paolo deactivated the VSW along with the additional laptop used for viewing in the Cupola, and then removed the CCR which had stabilized the SSRMS operator.
Scott meanwhile cycled the Node 2 Zenith hatch latches to Closed and initiated vestibule pressurization and leak checking.
Later today, Scott & Cady will open the Node 2 Zenith port hatch and perform Part 1 of HTV vestibule outfitting by removing the CDC and mating the Channel 1 power jumper between the Zenith port and the HTV. The HTV hatch will be opened on Monday.
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Footage of the relocation is available in today's ISS Update - from 1:04 to 2:18.
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That may very well be the most awesome thing I have ever seen. Coolness points for the ISS for having the Cupola +9999.
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Cupola shots always look so SciFi. In the one from Node 3 looking down, the reflections on Paolo's sunnies remind me of Geordi La Forge :lol:
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From ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 21/02/2011.
After finishing the outfitting of the Node 2 Zenith/HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) vestibule by removing the thermal blanket and the CBM (Common Berthing Mechanism) CPAs (Controller Panel Assemblies), CDR Scott Kelly & FE-6 Cady Coleman opened the hatch to the HTV PLC (Pressurized Logistics Carrier) and ingressed the cargo ship along with FE-5 Paolo Nespoli.
After finishing the outfitting of the Node 2 Zenith/HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) vestibule by removing the thermal blanket and the CBM (Common Berthing Mechanism) CPAs (Controller Panel Assemblies), CDR Scott Kelly & FE-6 Cady Coleman opened the hatch to the HTV PLC (Pressurized Logistics Carrier) and ingressed the cargo ship along with FE-5 Paolo Nespoli.
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From ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 09/03/2011.
CDR Scott Kelly & FE-6 Cady Coleman worked for several hours on the HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2), making preparations for its relocation tomorrow morning from the Node 2 Zenith port to Nadir port.
Cady started out by:
After the vestibule demating, Cady & FE-5 Paolo Nespoli installed the CBM CPAs (Controller Panel Assemblies). [Required so that MCC-H can prepare the Node 2 Zenith CBM for demate during crew sleep.]
Later, Scott set up and configured the Node 2 camcorder with fresh tape in preparation for ground survey of the PCBM.
CDR Scott Kelly & FE-6 Cady Coleman worked for several hours on the HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2), making preparations for its relocation tomorrow morning from the Node 2 Zenith port to Nadir port.
Cady started out by:
- Removing the Channel 2 (contingency) power cable between Zenith vestibule & HTV and installing instead a W4015 power 1/4 jumper at Zenith, coiled in the vestibule for future visiting vehicles [a second cable, in Node 2 itself, will be reinstalled in Node 2 Nadir after the relocation].
- Converting the SSC-17 (Station Support Computer-17) laptop to wireless operation to support the relocation.
- Configuring & testing VSW (Video Streaming Workstation) software [VSW-2 will be used to stream a video signal during relocation].
- Removing the PEPS (Portable Emergency Provisions) systems from the HTV PLC (Pressurized Logistics Carrier) and stowing in their original positions [this involved R&MAs (Restraint & Mobility Aids), PFE (Portable Fire Extinguisher) and PBA (Portable Breathing Apparatus)].
After the vestibule demating, Cady & FE-5 Paolo Nespoli installed the CBM CPAs (Controller Panel Assemblies). [Required so that MCC-H can prepare the Node 2 Zenith CBM for demate during crew sleep.]
Later, Scott set up and configured the Node 2 camcorder with fresh tape in preparation for ground survey of the PCBM.
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From ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 10/03/2011.
HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) relocation from the Node 2 Zenith port (upward) to Nadir port (downward) was successfully accomplished by FE-5 Paolo Nespoli & FE-6 Cady Coleman with the SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator System) in a lengthy operation. Nadir port-to-HTV vestibule outfitting and hatch opening are scheduled for tomorrow.
Early in the day, in preparation for the relocation of HTV-2, CDR Scott Kelly & Cady:
During the depress period, Kelly & Coleman cleared remaining stowage items at the Node 2 Nadir location to clear the hatch for the relocation. [The hatch was then set to Unlatch to minimize the probability of hatch mechanism jamming prior to HTV-2 relocate.]
For covering the HTV-2 robotics operations, Paolo activated the VSW (Video Streaming Workstation) and SSC-1 (Station Support Computer-1) laptops for downlinking converted NTSC MPEG-2 (Moving Pictures Expert Group-2) "streaming video" packets via US OpsLAN and Ku-band. [Was not received.]
Paolo also enabled the Cupola RWS (Robotics Workstation) UOP (Utility Outlet Panel) for power-up in Node 3, connected the UOP DCP (Display & Control Panel) power bypass cable at the Cupola RWS, and installed the CCR (Cupola Crew Restraint).
Scott powered up the CBCS (Centerline Berthing Camera System) at the Node 2 Nadir port and checked out the video system.
Scott & Cady then demated the Zenith CBM by removing its bolts and deploying the latches.
Afterwards, Paolo & Cady operated the Canadian SSRMS to unberth HTV-2 and maneuver it from the Zenith port to the RTL (Ready To Latch) stop at the Nadir port of Node 2, an activity taking several hours. [No exercise was allowed during this period.]
During the transfer, Scott used an internal camcorder to perform a careful survey of the HTV's PCBM (Passive CBM) out of the Node 2 Zenith CBM hatch to check for any FOD (Foreign Object Debris) on the mating surfaces.
With Scott monitoring CBM operations through confirmed First Stage & Second Stage Capture plus subsequent ABOLT (Acquire Bolts) driving, Cady & Paolo "limped" the SSRMS between First & Second Stage and finally released the robot arm's LEE (Latching End Effector). [Crew exercise was allowed only after ABOLTs was complete due to loads/dynamics flight rules.]
Afterwards, Cady disabled power to the Cupola RWS UOP in Node 3, while Scott removed & stowed the CBCS and visually verified closure of all four Node 2 Zenith CBM petal covers through the Cupola windows.
Paolo deactivated the VSW along with the additional laptop used for viewing in the Cupola, and then removed the CCR which had steadied and stabilized the weightless SSRMS operator.
Scott meanwhile cycled the Node 2 Nadir hatch latches to Closed and initiated vestibule pressurization and leak checking.
Later tonight, Scott & Cady are scheduled for Part 1 of Node 2 Nadir-to-HTV Vestibule Outfitting – opening the Nadir port hatch, removing the CDC, mating a power jumper (MPLM/HTV W6004) to HTV (already mated to Node) and installing a data jumper (MPLM 1553 LB-B W6002).
HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) relocation from the Node 2 Zenith port (upward) to Nadir port (downward) was successfully accomplished by FE-5 Paolo Nespoli & FE-6 Cady Coleman with the SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator System) in a lengthy operation. Nadir port-to-HTV vestibule outfitting and hatch opening are scheduled for tomorrow.
Early in the day, in preparation for the relocation of HTV-2, CDR Scott Kelly & Cady:
- Disconnected the remaining power jumper in the HTV PLC (Pressurized Logistics Carrier) vestibule & completed HTV thermal cover installation.
- Installed the Node 2 Zenith port CDC (Center Disk Cover), with CDC flap open.
- Checked CBM (Common Berthing Mechanism) latch clearance.
- Closed the Node 2 Zenith hatch.
During the depress period, Kelly & Coleman cleared remaining stowage items at the Node 2 Nadir location to clear the hatch for the relocation. [The hatch was then set to Unlatch to minimize the probability of hatch mechanism jamming prior to HTV-2 relocate.]
For covering the HTV-2 robotics operations, Paolo activated the VSW (Video Streaming Workstation) and SSC-1 (Station Support Computer-1) laptops for downlinking converted NTSC MPEG-2 (Moving Pictures Expert Group-2) "streaming video" packets via US OpsLAN and Ku-band. [Was not received.]
Paolo also enabled the Cupola RWS (Robotics Workstation) UOP (Utility Outlet Panel) for power-up in Node 3, connected the UOP DCP (Display & Control Panel) power bypass cable at the Cupola RWS, and installed the CCR (Cupola Crew Restraint).
Scott powered up the CBCS (Centerline Berthing Camera System) at the Node 2 Nadir port and checked out the video system.
Scott & Cady then demated the Zenith CBM by removing its bolts and deploying the latches.
Afterwards, Paolo & Cady operated the Canadian SSRMS to unberth HTV-2 and maneuver it from the Zenith port to the RTL (Ready To Latch) stop at the Nadir port of Node 2, an activity taking several hours. [No exercise was allowed during this period.]
During the transfer, Scott used an internal camcorder to perform a careful survey of the HTV's PCBM (Passive CBM) out of the Node 2 Zenith CBM hatch to check for any FOD (Foreign Object Debris) on the mating surfaces.
With Scott monitoring CBM operations through confirmed First Stage & Second Stage Capture plus subsequent ABOLT (Acquire Bolts) driving, Cady & Paolo "limped" the SSRMS between First & Second Stage and finally released the robot arm's LEE (Latching End Effector). [Crew exercise was allowed only after ABOLTs was complete due to loads/dynamics flight rules.]
Afterwards, Cady disabled power to the Cupola RWS UOP in Node 3, while Scott removed & stowed the CBCS and visually verified closure of all four Node 2 Zenith CBM petal covers through the Cupola windows.
Paolo deactivated the VSW along with the additional laptop used for viewing in the Cupola, and then removed the CCR which had steadied and stabilized the weightless SSRMS operator.
Scott meanwhile cycled the Node 2 Nadir hatch latches to Closed and initiated vestibule pressurization and leak checking.
Later tonight, Scott & Cady are scheduled for Part 1 of Node 2 Nadir-to-HTV Vestibule Outfitting – opening the Nadir port hatch, removing the CDC, mating a power jumper (MPLM/HTV W6004) to HTV (already mated to Node) and installing a data jumper (MPLM 1553 LB-B W6002).
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From ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 11/03/2011.
CDR Scott Kelly, FE-5 Paolo Nespoli & FE-6 Cady Coleman finishing Part 2 Outfitting of the Node 2 Nadir/HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) vestibule by removing the thermal blanket and the CBM (Common Berthing Mechanism) CPAs (Controller Panel Assemblies). Cady & Paolo then also completed Part 3 of vestibule outfitting. [Part 3: Installation of the Node 2 MPLM 1553B data jumper (W6001), opening the hatch MPEV (Manual Pressure Equalization Valve) and installing the IMV (Intermodule Ventilation) supply jumper & ARS (Atmosphere Revitalization System) jumper, closing out the radial port and removing the hatch launch restraint PIP pin.]
The originally scheduled HTV-2 hatch opening and crew ingress were cancelled and deferred to some later date due to this morning's severe earthquake off the coast of Japan and the closing of JAXA's SSIPC (Space Station Integration & Promotion Center) in Tsukuba, Japan. [SSIPC employees are safe but JAXA has evacuated all flight controllers and support personnel from SSIPC. The earthquake happened at about 5:50 AM GMT and resulted in hard damage at the SSIPC facilities. TSG (Tsukuba Support Group) at MCC-Houston is monitoring JPM (JEM Pressurized Module) status over at least the weekend as BCC (Backup Control Center). Everything in the JPM has been powered down except for essential hardware and the MELFI (Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS).]
CDR Scott Kelly, FE-5 Paolo Nespoli & FE-6 Cady Coleman finishing Part 2 Outfitting of the Node 2 Nadir/HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) vestibule by removing the thermal blanket and the CBM (Common Berthing Mechanism) CPAs (Controller Panel Assemblies). Cady & Paolo then also completed Part 3 of vestibule outfitting. [Part 3: Installation of the Node 2 MPLM 1553B data jumper (W6001), opening the hatch MPEV (Manual Pressure Equalization Valve) and installing the IMV (Intermodule Ventilation) supply jumper & ARS (Atmosphere Revitalization System) jumper, closing out the radial port and removing the hatch launch restraint PIP pin.]
The originally scheduled HTV-2 hatch opening and crew ingress were cancelled and deferred to some later date due to this morning's severe earthquake off the coast of Japan and the closing of JAXA's SSIPC (Space Station Integration & Promotion Center) in Tsukuba, Japan. [SSIPC employees are safe but JAXA has evacuated all flight controllers and support personnel from SSIPC. The earthquake happened at about 5:50 AM GMT and resulted in hard damage at the SSIPC facilities. TSG (Tsukuba Support Group) at MCC-Houston is monitoring JPM (JEM Pressurized Module) status over at least the weekend as BCC (Backup Control Center). Everything in the JPM has been powered down except for essential hardware and the MELFI (Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS).]
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It's a bad day for Japanese space program as well.
http://www.jaxa.jp/info_earthquake_e.html
A pic from HTV Mission Control Center in Tsukuba:
Hopefully, they can fall back to using facilities of other ISS partners for issuing commands to the HTV?
http://www.jaxa.jp/info_earthquake_e.html
A pic from HTV Mission Control Center in Tsukuba:
Hopefully, they can fall back to using facilities of other ISS partners for issuing commands to the HTV?
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From ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 14/03/2011.
After last week’s re-outfitting of the Node 2 Nadir-to-HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) vestibule (including removal of the CDC/Center Disk Cover, mating of a power jumper and a MIL-STD-1553 data jumper from Node 2 to HTV, etc.), FE-6 Cady Coleman & FE-5 Paolo Nespoli this morning opened the HTV PLC (Pressurized Logistics Carrier) hatch, ingressed the HTV, performed an atmosphere test and installed a PFE (Portable Fire Extinguisher) & PBA (Portable Breathing Apparatus).
Paolo then had ~5 hours set aside to work through an extensive task list of HTV cargo operations, including unloading, ballast confirmation, trash stowage, preparation of the upcoming installation of RSPs (Resupply Stowage Platforms), etc. Both CDR Scott Kelly & Cady joined Paolo during the day for some time in HTV-2 cargo ops.
Working on the new Japanese KOBAIRO ("stork") rack in the JPM (JEM Pressurized Module), Cady installed two sample cartridges into the magazine of the GHF (Gradient Heating Furnace) SCAM (Sample Cartridge Automatic exchange Mechanism). [GHF is a vacuum furnace that contains three heating blocks. Their positions and temperatures can be independently controlled, and various temperature profiles can be configured. This facility will mainly be used for high quality crystal growth experiments using unidirectional solidification.]
JAXA SSIPC Update:
Pacific Ocean undersea cables carrying communications between JAXA SSIPC (Space Station Integration & Promotion Center) at Tsukuba and MCC-Houston were severed by the earthquake. Therefore, no command or video capability is available. We are currently using the network through BCC (Backup Control Center)/HOSC (Huntsville Operations Support Center) at MSFC via IP for voice and data. JAXA is still targeting a departure date of 28/03 for HTV-2, but needs the undersea connection repaired. SSIPC took some building damage; there are some keep-out areas in the four-story edifice. JEM/HTV Flight Controllers are allowed to work at MCR (Mission Control Room) with limited capability (voice & telemetry only) and limited shift (daytime only). There are still some aftershocks, which could require the evacuation of the SSIPC Flight Controllers. Three JAXA Flight Directors will arrive in Houston this week. HTV-2 hatch was opened this morning, and internal configuration (lighting, ventilation, smoke alarm) were set up by MCC-H with voice loop support by HTV Flight Controllers.
After last week’s re-outfitting of the Node 2 Nadir-to-HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) vestibule (including removal of the CDC/Center Disk Cover, mating of a power jumper and a MIL-STD-1553 data jumper from Node 2 to HTV, etc.), FE-6 Cady Coleman & FE-5 Paolo Nespoli this morning opened the HTV PLC (Pressurized Logistics Carrier) hatch, ingressed the HTV, performed an atmosphere test and installed a PFE (Portable Fire Extinguisher) & PBA (Portable Breathing Apparatus).
Paolo then had ~5 hours set aside to work through an extensive task list of HTV cargo operations, including unloading, ballast confirmation, trash stowage, preparation of the upcoming installation of RSPs (Resupply Stowage Platforms), etc. Both CDR Scott Kelly & Cady joined Paolo during the day for some time in HTV-2 cargo ops.
Working on the new Japanese KOBAIRO ("stork") rack in the JPM (JEM Pressurized Module), Cady installed two sample cartridges into the magazine of the GHF (Gradient Heating Furnace) SCAM (Sample Cartridge Automatic exchange Mechanism). [GHF is a vacuum furnace that contains three heating blocks. Their positions and temperatures can be independently controlled, and various temperature profiles can be configured. This facility will mainly be used for high quality crystal growth experiments using unidirectional solidification.]
JAXA SSIPC Update:
Pacific Ocean undersea cables carrying communications between JAXA SSIPC (Space Station Integration & Promotion Center) at Tsukuba and MCC-Houston were severed by the earthquake. Therefore, no command or video capability is available. We are currently using the network through BCC (Backup Control Center)/HOSC (Huntsville Operations Support Center) at MSFC via IP for voice and data. JAXA is still targeting a departure date of 28/03 for HTV-2, but needs the undersea connection repaired. SSIPC took some building damage; there are some keep-out areas in the four-story edifice. JEM/HTV Flight Controllers are allowed to work at MCR (Mission Control Room) with limited capability (voice & telemetry only) and limited shift (daytime only). There are still some aftershocks, which could require the evacuation of the SSIPC Flight Controllers. Three JAXA Flight Directors will arrive in Houston this week. HTV-2 hatch was opened this morning, and internal configuration (lighting, ventilation, smoke alarm) were set up by MCC-H with voice loop support by HTV Flight Controllers.
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From ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 15/03/2011.
FE-5 Paolo Nespoli had ~3 hours set aside to continue working through his extensive task list of HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) cargo unloading & trash stowing operations, including installing RSPs (Resupply Stowage Platforms), etc. Tomorrow morning (~12:55 AM GMT), Paolo will tag up with ground specialists at MCC-Houston for an HTV-2 cargo ops progress report.
FE-5 Paolo Nespoli had ~3 hours set aside to continue working through his extensive task list of HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) cargo unloading & trash stowing operations, including installing RSPs (Resupply Stowage Platforms), etc. Tomorrow morning (~12:55 AM GMT), Paolo will tag up with ground specialists at MCC-Houston for an HTV-2 cargo ops progress report.
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From ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 18/03/2011.
FE-5 Paolo Nespoli continued HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) cargo transfers, working his way through several hours worth of "transfer choreography". [HTV installation requirements included the REBR (Re-Entry Breakup Recorder).]
Afterwards, Paolo & FE-6 Cady Coleman removed & transferred the structural elements of two RSPs (Resupply Stowage Platforms) from the PMM (Permanent Multipurpose Module), bays Aft 1 & Aft 4, to the HTV and installed them in bays Forward 1 & Aft 1, respectively [The racks were mounted in the PMM on pivot fittings and knee braces. Setting up an HTV standoff frame and pivot fittings prior to RSP installation in HTV was up to crew discretion.]
FE-5 Paolo Nespoli continued HTV-2 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-2) cargo transfers, working his way through several hours worth of "transfer choreography". [HTV installation requirements included the REBR (Re-Entry Breakup Recorder).]
Afterwards, Paolo & FE-6 Cady Coleman removed & transferred the structural elements of two RSPs (Resupply Stowage Platforms) from the PMM (Permanent Multipurpose Module), bays Aft 1 & Aft 4, to the HTV and installed them in bays Forward 1 & Aft 1, respectively [The racks were mounted in the PMM on pivot fittings and knee braces. Setting up an HTV standoff frame and pivot fittings prior to RSP installation in HTV was up to crew discretion.]
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