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16 Jun 2003

ISS On-Orbit Status 15 June 2003

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except as noted
previously or below.   On this Sunday, the crew had an off-duty rest
day, except for standard maintenance and optional task list jobs.
Today the crew has completed 50 days (more than 7 weeks) on orbit
(Today in 1978, Soyuz 29 carried two cosmonauts to Salyut 6, where
they stayed 139 days)!. Congratulations, Yuri and Ed!  (And Happy
Father's Day!). 

CDR Yuri Malenchenko collected the weekly data readings of the
Service Module (SM)'s toilet flush and water supply status counters
for calldown to MCC-M, then completed the periodic inspection of the
Elektron oxygen generator's VM gas/liquid system for possible
obstructing air bubbles. 

Malenchenko conducted the daily routine maintenance of the SM's SOZh
life support system (including ASU toilet facilities), while Ed Lu
prepared the daily IMS inventory "delta" file.

The CDR also conducted his regular care of the on-board nursery,
i.e., the daily monitoring/servicing of the BIO-5 Rasteniya-2 zero-G
plant growth experiment in the Lada-2 greenhouse.

Both crewmembers completed their daily 2.5-h program of physical
exercise, on TVIS treadmill, RED expander and, for Yuri, on the
Russian VELO cycle ergometer with load trainer.

The crew also had their weekly PFCs (private family conferences).

Today's optional CEO (crew earth observation) targets, no longer
limited in the current LVLH attitude and including the targets of the
Lewis & Clark 200-year memorial locations, were Fires in eastern
Turkey (DYNAMIC EVENT TARGET:  Satellite imagery continues to detect
heavy smoke concentrations for agricultural fires in eastern Turkey.
Looking left of track to observe the extent of the smoke and try to
locate point sources were the fires are active), Mouth of Bad River,
Fort Pier (LEWIS & CLARK SITE: The Bad River enters the Missouri
River from the west near Pierre, SD. Look left of track for context
views of the area near this 1805 campsite), Idaho and Montana Passes
(LEWIS & CLARK SITE(S): This target area was the expedition's first
serious encounter with the Rocky Mountains and the Continental
Divide. The passes are difficult targets because afternoon cloudiness
often obscures the higher elevations and there are few distinct
landmarks or reference points. On this pass where clouds permitted
crew was to try for context views of the mountains north of the Snake
River and west of the Yellowstone River. Looking either side of
track, concentrating on the most rugged looking terrain), and Lower
Amazon River Basin (looking right of track for views of the southern
part of the extensive Amazon River estuary.  Features of interest
include evolution of islands, water color, and the extent of sediment
plumes into the Atlantic). CEO images can be viewed at the websites
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov See also the
website "Space Station Challenge" at http://voyager.cet.edu/iss/

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