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2003
Report #10 
4 p.m. CST, Friday, March 7, 2003 
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas 

The crew of the International Space Station's sixth expedition passed
the benchmark of 100 days in space this week while focusing on routine 
maintenance of station systems and a survey of the station using the 
Canadarm2 robotic arm.

On Tuesday, Commander Ken Bowersox and NASA ISS Science Officer Don
Pettit used cameras on the Canadarm2 to conduct a survey of the
Starboard 1 (S1) truss, inspecting the thermal covers on the radiator
beam valve module's quick disconnects and the interface between the S0 
and S1 trusses. On Thursday the two crewmembers conducted a similar 
survey of the Port 1 (P1) truss. The S1 and P1 trusses are attached to 
the S0 truss and each provides structural support for the station's 
Active Thermal Control System, with three radiators on each truss 
containing eight panels each. 

Crew science activities this week focused on the Foot/Ground Reaction
Forces During Spaceflight (FOOT) FOOT experiment by Bowersox and a
Russian plant growth experiment managed by Flight Engineer Nikolai
Budarin. The FOOT experiment measures the electrical activity of
muscles; the angular motions of the hip, knee, and ankle joints; and
the force under both feet using an instrumented pair of Lycra cycling
tights with 20 carefully placed sensors that can be used to record 14
hours of data. The data will help researchers determine more precisely 
how Bowersox used his arms and legs differently in space than on the 
Earth. 

Pettit, working with specialists at the Payload Operations Center at
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., continued
troubleshooting the Microgravity Sciences Glovebox in the station's
Destiny laboratory. The MSG, developed by the European Space Agency
along with scientists at MSFC, provides an enclosed space for
experiments involving fluids or flames. 

Thursday all three crewmembers spoke with students at Glenwood
Elementary School in Perrysburg, Ohio and on Friday Bowersox and
Pettit talked with reporters from the Indianapolis Star and KPAM Radio 
in Portland, Ore.  Bedford, Ind. is Bowersox's hometown, while Pettit 
grew up in Silverton, Ore. 

Information on the crew's activities aboard the space station, future
launch dates, as well as station sighting opportunities from anywhere
on the Earth, is available on the Internet at: 

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/

Details on station science operations can be found on an Internet site 
administered by the Payload Operations Center at NASA's Marshall Space 
Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., at: 

http://scipoc.msfc.nasa.gov/

The next ISS status report will be issued on Friday, March 14, or
sooner if events warrant. 

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