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27 Apr 2003

ISS On-Orbit Status 26 Apr 2003

Part 2 of 2

Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidal
Emulsions (InSPACE):   InSPACE is complete for the time being..

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

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

Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGBA):  CGBA will be
powered down next week.  All data collected thus far indicate that
CGBA is operating nominally.

EarthKAM (EK):  Thanks for the crew's attention in setting the
EarthKAM equipment up (again) for operations next week.  The camera
will remain in idle until the window shutter is opened following the
docking of the Soyuz on 4/28. To date, over 1,470 images just from
operations during Increment 6. EK images can be viewed on the
Internet at
http://datasystem.earthkam.ucsd.edu/cgi-bin/datasys/ek_images_station

Crew Earth Observations (CEO):  The ground continues to review the
large number of images from earlier weeks.  An image of Mt.
Kilimanjaro contains excellent detail for mapping the summit ice
field (crisp images with the 800 mm lens).  The Aral Sea, with active
dust plumes (also seen on other satellite images of the same day), is
noteworthy.  The ground is intrigued with ģalmost 3-Dī images of
aurora, with clouds beneath.  Several night cities have been
identified, including New Orleans and Paris. 

Today's CEO targets, currently restricted by limited the use of the
science window in the Lab including near-vertical targets from the
city target list due to the current XPOP attitude, were Albuquerque,
New Mexico (nadir pass; ESC [electronic still camera]), Berlin,
Germany (nadir pass; ESC.  Weather remains clear over Eastern
Europe), Lake Nasser, Egypt (Dynamic event.  Sun glint disc moving
across this vast expanse of water.  Pass continued down the length of
the Red Sea), Western Mediterranean Dust (looking left and right of
track along the African coast), and Angolan Biomass Burning (good
pass over the zone most prone to burning on the planet.  Looking left
nd right, as the dry season sets in), CEO images can be viewed at the
websites)]. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov and
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov

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