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3\08 ISS On-Orbit Status 08-03-2003
Part 2 of 2

Science Update (Expedition Six -- 14th):

This week on ISS the fifth FOOT session was completed, as well as, 
three MSG troubleshooting sessions, along with an EVARM badge read and 
PC data downlink. The downlinked pictures that have been observed thus 
far are judged "phenomenal".

Extra-Vehicular Activity Radiation Monitors (EVARM): The data 
downlinked on 3/3 will provide excellent insight into the ISS 
environment for current and future missions.

GASMAP/Pulmonary Function in Flight (PuFF): Next session is pre-EVA.

Renal (Kidney) Stone Experiment: Completed for Increment 6. The Renal 
Stone Experiment Team thanked the crew for taking photos of the Renal 
Stone hardware items. Bowersox and Pettit continue taking their 
stone-prevention (or placebo) pills.

Human Research Facility/Workstation (HRF WS): Continuing.

Foot/Ground Reaction Forces During Space Flight (FOOT): The FOOT team 
was thrilled with this past week's data collection. Bowersox was 
thanked for "hanging in there" through the recent data recording 
problem and for his continued positive and helpful input.

Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation (PFMI): On hold until MSG
(Microgravity Science Glovebox) is operational. Remaining in MSG until
further notice.

Space Acceleration Measurement System (SAMS): SAMS is nominal. The
acceleration measurement team is looking forward to reboost events 
scheduled for 3/12 and 3/13, and the EVA on 3/25, complete with 
possible hammer application to the CETA light stanchion.

Microgravity Acceleration Measurement System (MAMS): MAMS is nominal. 
The acceleration measurement team is looking forward to reboost events 
scheduled for 3/12 and 3/13, and the EVA on 3/25, complete with 
possible hammer application to the CETA light stanchion.

Protein Crystal Growth-Single Locker Thermal Enclosure System 
(PCG-STES):  Temperatures are nominal. Crystals are still growing.

Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidal
Emulsions (InSPACE): On hold until MSG is operational.

Materials ISS Experiment (MISSE): In progress. Deployed outside. 
Nominal and collecting data.

Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG): ZCG has finished science operations for 
Inc 6.

EarthKAM (EK): The students are looking forward to another cycle of
activities with this crew in early April.

Crew Earth Observations (CEO): An excellent night view of Buenos 
Aires, Argentina has been selected for web publication on GSFC's Earth 
Observatory site (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov). The crew's 
earlier nighttime image of London generated an unprecedented number of 
hits for them. Quick-look review of ISS imagery to date highlights 
spectacular aerosol events over the Gobi Desert and northern Italy. 
Thanks to the crew for their extra effort to provide both broad 
context as well as detailed views of your subjects.

Today's CEO targets were Rome, Italy (the Italian capital lied inland, 
just left of track), Lisbon, Portugal (Lisbon lies on an estuary on 
the W coast of Portugal), Industrialized Southeastern Africa (crew was 
to document land use and industrial development), Havana, Cuba (Havana 
lies on the north coast on a major deep-water harbor. ISS had a near 
nadir pass), Los Angeles, California (ISS tracked diagonally across 
the Los Angeles basin. Crew was to try for the entire city in one 
frame), and Guadalajara, Mexico (Guadalajara is just north of Lake 
Chapala).

CEO images can be viewed at the website http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov

ISS Orbit (as of this morning, 7:50am EST [= epoch]):
Mean altitude -- 389.4 km
Apogee -- 397.2 km
Perigee -- 381.5 km
Period -- 92.34 min.
Inclination (to Equator) -- 51.64 deg
Eccentricity -- 0.0011671
Orbits per 24-hr. day -- 15.59
Mean altitude loss in last 24 hours -- 190 m
Revolutions since FGB/Zarya launch (Nov. '98) -- 24530

For more on ISS orbit and worldwide naked-eye visibility dates/times, 
see http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/station/viewing/issvis.html

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