Space Station Status Report for July 13
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The International Space Station
Teaser:
What's happening on the Space Station.
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ISS Status Reports Download time: Jul 14 2010 7:37 AM ET
All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Today Sasha, Misha & Tracy have their 100th day on orbit. Congrats!
At wake-up, FE-3 Kornienko performed the regular daily early-morning check of the aerosol filters at the Russian Elektron O2 generator which Maxim Suraev had installed on 10/19/09 in gaps between the BZh Liquid Unit and the oxygen outlet pipe (filter FA-K) plus hydrogen outlet pipe (filter FA-V). [FE-3 will inspect the filters again before bedtime, currently a daily requirement per plan, with photographs to be taken if the filter packing is discolored.]
FE-4 Wheelock continued his second session of the medical protocol Pro K (Dietary Intake Can Predict and Protect against Changes in Bone Metabolism during Spaceflight and Recovery), with controlled diet and diet logging after the urine pH spot test. This run will close out tonight at 7:00pm EDT.…
