1 00:00:06,230 --> 00:00:04,150 well good morning and welcome to this 2 00:00:08,549 --> 00:00:06,240 friday edition of international space 3 00:00:10,150 --> 00:00:08,559 station update you're joining us now 4 00:00:12,070 --> 00:00:10,160 inside of the international space 5 00:00:14,070 --> 00:00:12,080 station flight control room where the 6 00:00:16,230 --> 00:00:14,080 orbit 2 team is currently on shift 7 00:00:19,109 --> 00:00:16,240 monitoring systems on board the orbiting 8 00:00:21,029 --> 00:00:19,119 complex the team is taking a quick quick 9 00:00:23,269 --> 00:00:21,039 two minute break as the station's 10 00:00:24,630 --> 00:00:23,279 currently out of radio communication 11 00:00:26,630 --> 00:00:24,640 with the ground but they'll be 12 00:00:28,390 --> 00:00:26,640 reacquiring its signal in just a few 13 00:00:30,150 --> 00:00:28,400 moments 14 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:30,160 today's team is being led by flight 15 00:00:33,990 --> 00:00:31,920 director jerry jason 16 00:00:35,430 --> 00:00:34,000 and joining him at the capcom console 17 00:00:40,310 --> 00:00:35,440 talking to the crew 18 00:00:42,950 --> 00:00:41,270 so 19 00:00:44,790 --> 00:00:42,960 currently on board is the crew of 20 00:00:46,709 --> 00:00:44,800 expedition 30 and they are being led by 21 00:00:48,389 --> 00:00:46,719 nasa astronaut dan burbank they're in 22 00:00:50,630 --> 00:00:48,399 the front left row 23 00:00:53,670 --> 00:00:50,640 and behind him are russian cosmonauts 24 00:00:55,510 --> 00:00:53,680 anton shkaplerov and anatoly ivanishin 25 00:00:57,430 --> 00:00:55,520 and then moving across the back row you 26 00:01:00,229 --> 00:00:57,440 have european space agency astronaut 27 00:01:01,910 --> 00:01:00,239 andre kuipers nasa astronaut don pettit 28 00:01:03,830 --> 00:01:01,920 and finally in the front row on the 29 00:01:06,310 --> 00:01:03,840 right is russian cosmonaut oleg 30 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:06,320 kononenko 31 00:01:12,630 --> 00:01:10,080 so quite a busy week for the crew 32 00:01:14,469 --> 00:01:12,640 even with an off-duty day on monday 33 00:01:16,950 --> 00:01:14,479 the crew started their 34 00:01:19,749 --> 00:01:16,960 work day this week with an off-duty day 35 00:01:20,550 --> 00:01:19,759 following some uh activities that they 36 00:01:23,030 --> 00:01:20,560 were 37 00:01:25,270 --> 00:01:23,040 called in to do over the weekend as 38 00:01:27,670 --> 00:01:25,280 they were moving cargo out of that 39 00:01:30,630 --> 00:01:27,680 recently docked european space agency 40 00:01:33,190 --> 00:01:30,640 atv-3 cargo resupply vehicle 41 00:01:35,030 --> 00:01:33,200 following a failure of the primary 42 00:01:37,749 --> 00:01:35,040 channel of the russian equipment control 43 00:01:39,910 --> 00:01:37,759 system or rex which is used to provide 44 00:01:40,950 --> 00:01:39,920 power to the spacecraft while it is 45 00:01:43,350 --> 00:01:40,960 docked 46 00:01:45,350 --> 00:01:43,360 to the international space station so 47 00:01:47,749 --> 00:01:45,360 commander burbank and his five crewmates 48 00:01:48,870 --> 00:01:47,759 gave up some of their off-duty time last 49 00:01:50,630 --> 00:01:48,880 saturday 50 00:01:51,990 --> 00:01:50,640 to unload some of the critical cargo 51 00:01:52,630 --> 00:01:52,000 from atv 52 00:01:56,789 --> 00:01:52,640 in 53 00:01:59,350 --> 00:01:56,799 needed to be undocked 54 00:02:01,749 --> 00:01:59,360 on monday in case they weren't able to 55 00:02:03,990 --> 00:02:01,759 restore all the necessary power 56 00:02:05,910 --> 00:02:04,000 however flight controllers both here in 57 00:02:07,429 --> 00:02:05,920 houston texas and also in toulouse 58 00:02:08,869 --> 00:02:07,439 france and 59 00:02:10,949 --> 00:02:08,879 the russian mission control center 60 00:02:12,710 --> 00:02:10,959 outside of moscow were able to 61 00:02:13,589 --> 00:02:12,720 successfully connect a backup power 62 00:02:15,190 --> 00:02:13,599 channel 63 00:02:17,430 --> 00:02:15,200 on saturday 64 00:02:19,990 --> 00:02:17,440 ensuring that atv3 would have all the 65 00:02:21,990 --> 00:02:20,000 necessary power to keep its systems 66 00:02:25,350 --> 00:02:22,000 running and 67 00:02:27,670 --> 00:02:25,360 calling off any need for a potential 68 00:02:29,589 --> 00:02:27,680 undocking so due to all that activity 69 00:02:32,550 --> 00:02:29,599 the crew was given an off-duty day on 70 00:02:34,470 --> 00:02:32,560 monday to recuperate a little uh in 71 00:02:37,030 --> 00:02:34,480 response to their given up off-duty time 72 00:02:38,949 --> 00:02:37,040 over the weekend 73 00:02:41,350 --> 00:02:38,959 moving on to tuesday starting off with 74 00:02:43,110 --> 00:02:41,360 commander burbank who was doing some 75 00:02:44,949 --> 00:02:43,120 conductivity tests with the electrical 76 00:02:47,190 --> 00:02:44,959 systems inside of the waste and hygiene 77 00:02:49,030 --> 00:02:47,200 compartment this was done following a 78 00:02:50,470 --> 00:02:49,040 few voltage discrepancies that were 79 00:02:52,150 --> 00:02:50,480 noted last week 80 00:02:54,150 --> 00:02:52,160 with that urine monitoring system by 81 00:02:56,229 --> 00:02:54,160 controllers here on the ground 82 00:02:59,110 --> 00:02:56,239 and aside from doing that important 83 00:03:01,830 --> 00:02:59,120 maintenance work on that vital system 84 00:03:03,589 --> 00:03:01,840 burbank participated in an educational 85 00:03:06,149 --> 00:03:03,599 event with some students at the owa 86 00:03:08,229 --> 00:03:06,159 henry middle school in austin texas and 87 00:03:10,790 --> 00:03:08,239 he was joined by fellow nasa astronaut 88 00:03:12,949 --> 00:03:10,800 don pettit and esa astronaut andre 89 00:03:15,270 --> 00:03:12,959 kuipers 90 00:03:16,229 --> 00:03:15,280 russian cosmonaut anton shkaplerov spent 91 00:03:17,270 --> 00:03:16,239 his day 92 00:03:18,790 --> 00:03:17,280 with the 93 00:03:20,309 --> 00:03:18,800 russian science experiment that's 94 00:03:22,949 --> 00:03:20,319 looking at studying the veins in the 95 00:03:24,149 --> 00:03:22,959 lower extremities of astronauts 96 00:03:25,830 --> 00:03:24,159 the legs 97 00:03:27,910 --> 00:03:25,840 of these expedition crew members during 98 00:03:30,390 --> 00:03:27,920 space flight are barely used due to that 99 00:03:32,229 --> 00:03:30,400 microgravity environment so studying 100 00:03:34,789 --> 00:03:32,239 everything from muscle structure to 101 00:03:37,589 --> 00:03:34,799 those veins it's very important to 102 00:03:39,670 --> 00:03:37,599 seeing if any problems start to crop up 103 00:03:41,110 --> 00:03:39,680 his fellow russian cosmonaut anatoly 104 00:03:43,830 --> 00:03:41,120 ivanishin was working with the russian 105 00:03:47,030 --> 00:03:43,840 matroyska experiment named after the 106 00:03:48,949 --> 00:03:47,040 russian nested dolls it's a radiation 107 00:03:50,630 --> 00:03:48,959 research project that looks to monitor 108 00:03:52,949 --> 00:03:50,640 any of the uh the potential radiation 109 00:03:55,429 --> 00:03:52,959 levels that the crew are receiving 110 00:03:57,990 --> 00:03:55,439 during their space flights 111 00:03:59,589 --> 00:03:58,000 meanwhile oleg kononenko on tuesday was 112 00:04:00,710 --> 00:03:59,599 working with the russian relaxation 113 00:04:02,149 --> 00:04:00,720 experiment 114 00:04:03,910 --> 00:04:02,159 which is looking to determine the 115 00:04:06,550 --> 00:04:03,920 effects of different propulsion system 116 00:04:08,630 --> 00:04:06,560 exhausts on the earth's upper atmosphere 117 00:04:10,309 --> 00:04:08,640 andre kuipers was 118 00:04:13,110 --> 00:04:10,319 working on some of the express payload 119 00:04:16,870 --> 00:04:13,120 racks specifically the nanoracks on 120 00:04:19,830 --> 00:04:16,880 platform 2 and iraq's being a low cost 121 00:04:21,670 --> 00:04:19,840 payload bay experiment that allows 122 00:04:23,990 --> 00:04:21,680 students and researchers from around the 123 00:04:25,670 --> 00:04:24,000 globe cheap and 124 00:04:27,189 --> 00:04:25,680 effective access to getting their 125 00:04:28,390 --> 00:04:27,199 experiments on board the international 126 00:04:30,150 --> 00:04:28,400 space station 127 00:04:32,469 --> 00:04:30,160 finally don pettit on tuesday was 128 00:04:35,189 --> 00:04:32,479 working on the micro microgravity 129 00:04:37,430 --> 00:04:35,199 science glove box doing a laptop 130 00:04:41,030 --> 00:04:37,440 computer swap that helps to control all 131 00:04:43,030 --> 00:04:41,040 the experiments conducted inside 132 00:04:44,790 --> 00:04:43,040 moving on to wednesday commander burbank 133 00:04:46,710 --> 00:04:44,800 was working with the station's attitude 134 00:04:48,710 --> 00:04:46,720 control system and he was removing and 135 00:04:51,270 --> 00:04:48,720 replacing one of the global positioning 136 00:04:53,430 --> 00:04:51,280 systems inside and he was assisted by 137 00:04:55,670 --> 00:04:53,440 european space agency astronaut andre 138 00:04:58,310 --> 00:04:55,680 kuipers seen in the foreground of your 139 00:05:00,310 --> 00:04:58,320 screen that system will be used to 140 00:05:03,029 --> 00:05:00,320 assist in sending navigation data to the 141 00:05:05,590 --> 00:05:03,039 spacex dragon capsule next month as it 142 00:05:08,390 --> 00:05:05,600 flies in close proximity to the station 143 00:05:10,550 --> 00:05:08,400 for grapple and birthing 144 00:05:12,150 --> 00:05:10,560 meanwhile anton shkaplerov started his 145 00:05:14,070 --> 00:05:12,160 day immediately with the sprout 2 146 00:05:16,390 --> 00:05:14,080 investigation which is a russian look 147 00:05:18,230 --> 00:05:16,400 into preventing unfavorable impacts on 148 00:05:19,990 --> 00:05:18,240 how well the astronauts stay hydrated 149 00:05:21,749 --> 00:05:20,000 during their spaceflights 150 00:05:23,749 --> 00:05:21,759 and while he was doing this anatoly 151 00:05:26,230 --> 00:05:23,759 ivanishin was working on the russian 152 00:05:28,950 --> 00:05:26,240 interactions experiment which is a 153 00:05:31,189 --> 00:05:28,960 psychological investigation to study the 154 00:05:32,870 --> 00:05:31,199 behavior of a small group throughout 155 00:05:34,390 --> 00:05:32,880 again these long duration expedition 156 00:05:36,070 --> 00:05:34,400 space flights 157 00:05:38,230 --> 00:05:36,080 then the third russian cosmonaut oleg 158 00:05:40,070 --> 00:05:38,240 kononenko was working on the pneumocard 159 00:05:42,629 --> 00:05:40,080 experiment which is a study of the 160 00:05:44,550 --> 00:05:42,639 adaptation of the cardiovascular system 161 00:05:46,790 --> 00:05:44,560 of these crew members during their long 162 00:05:49,270 --> 00:05:46,800 stints in space 163 00:05:51,749 --> 00:05:49,280 and meanwhile andre kuipers was 164 00:05:53,909 --> 00:05:51,759 assisting burbank with that gps removal 165 00:05:56,309 --> 00:05:53,919 and replacement and doing a little bit 166 00:05:57,510 --> 00:05:56,319 more work on the nano racks platforms 167 00:05:59,830 --> 00:05:57,520 getting some 168 00:06:02,469 --> 00:05:59,840 familiarization with the microscope 1 169 00:06:05,350 --> 00:06:02,479 and microscope 2 devices inside of those 170 00:06:07,830 --> 00:06:05,360 payloads then don pettit was working on 171 00:06:09,909 --> 00:06:07,840 the vo2 max experiment which looks to 172 00:06:12,710 --> 00:06:09,919 study the astronaut's aerobic capacity 173 00:06:15,270 --> 00:06:12,720 both during before and after their space 174 00:06:17,830 --> 00:06:15,280 flights and began the first of a few 175 00:06:19,830 --> 00:06:17,840 days of working on c-spins which is a 176 00:06:22,309 --> 00:06:19,840 japanese study that looks to see how 177 00:06:26,309 --> 00:06:22,319 microgravity affects the growth and life 178 00:06:30,309 --> 00:06:28,870 yesterday thursday commander burbank was 179 00:06:31,469 --> 00:06:30,319 doing some maintenance work on the 180 00:06:33,749 --> 00:06:31,479 atmosphere 181 00:06:35,670 --> 00:06:33,759 revitalization system 182 00:06:37,590 --> 00:06:35,680 inspecting and cleaning a bacteria 183 00:06:39,749 --> 00:06:37,600 filter to ensure that the station's 184 00:06:40,870 --> 00:06:39,759 breathing air is 185 00:06:42,469 --> 00:06:40,880 safe and 186 00:06:44,629 --> 00:06:42,479 reliable for the astronauts while 187 00:06:47,110 --> 00:06:44,639 they're on board also doing some work on 188 00:06:50,870 --> 00:06:47,120 the water recovery system replacing a 189 00:06:52,710 --> 00:06:50,880 recycle filter tank assembly 190 00:06:55,029 --> 00:06:52,720 meanwhile russian cosmonaut anton 191 00:06:57,110 --> 00:06:55,039 shkaplerov was removing a few components 192 00:06:59,749 --> 00:06:57,120 from the poisk module or the mini 193 00:07:02,390 --> 00:06:59,759 research module 2 and transferring those 194 00:07:04,469 --> 00:07:02,400 to the current the docked progress 46 195 00:07:05,990 --> 00:07:04,479 vehicle which is the current russian 196 00:07:08,629 --> 00:07:06,000 resupply vehicle docked to the 197 00:07:10,469 --> 00:07:08,639 international space station 198 00:07:12,390 --> 00:07:10,479 his fellow russian cosmonaut anatoly 199 00:07:14,309 --> 00:07:12,400 ivanishin took his turn with that 200 00:07:16,469 --> 00:07:14,319 russian sprut experiment again looking 201 00:07:17,430 --> 00:07:16,479 at how well the astronauts stay hydrated 202 00:07:19,430 --> 00:07:17,440 in space 203 00:07:21,589 --> 00:07:19,440 and also was doing some cargo activities 204 00:07:24,230 --> 00:07:21,599 with that progress vehicle 205 00:07:26,550 --> 00:07:24,240 removing a few items and moving some 206 00:07:28,550 --> 00:07:26,560 trash from the station into the vehicle 207 00:07:30,790 --> 00:07:28,560 and also updating the station's 208 00:07:34,150 --> 00:07:30,800 inventory management system you can see 209 00:07:36,629 --> 00:07:34,160 that progress 46 vehicle there docked to 210 00:07:39,990 --> 00:07:38,390 the nadir port of the international 211 00:07:44,230 --> 00:07:40,000 space station on the piers docking 212 00:07:48,390 --> 00:07:46,230 where it will remain for a few weeks 213 00:07:50,869 --> 00:07:48,400 until it is eventually undocked and then 214 00:07:53,270 --> 00:07:50,879 re-enters the earth's atmosphere 215 00:07:55,270 --> 00:07:53,280 and will be destroyed upon re-entry that 216 00:07:57,830 --> 00:07:55,280 undocking is currently planned to take 217 00:07:59,990 --> 00:07:57,840 place uh on april 19th and we will have 218 00:08:02,550 --> 00:08:00,000 coverage for that here on nasa tv 219 00:08:04,869 --> 00:08:02,560 beginning at 6 00 a.m central time 7 a.m 220 00:08:08,230 --> 00:08:04,879 eastern 221 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:08,240 so also on thursday ola kononenko was 222 00:08:11,830 --> 00:08:10,000 removing and replacing a few tools in 223 00:08:14,390 --> 00:08:11,840 the russian maintenance area and 224 00:08:16,790 --> 00:08:14,400 updating their work area 225 00:08:19,110 --> 00:08:16,800 and then european space agency astronaut 226 00:08:21,270 --> 00:08:19,120 andre kuipers was swapping out one of 227 00:08:23,350 --> 00:08:21,280 the laptops on board and then updating 228 00:08:25,110 --> 00:08:23,360 some of the some of its software and 229 00:08:27,430 --> 00:08:25,120 setting up a new virtual network for the 230 00:08:29,830 --> 00:08:27,440 computers to communicate and also 231 00:08:32,389 --> 00:08:29,840 participated in his own public affairs 232 00:08:34,550 --> 00:08:32,399 event speaking with a 233 00:08:37,110 --> 00:08:34,560 planetarium in his native country of the 234 00:08:39,509 --> 00:08:37,120 netherlands and giving an inside look of 235 00:08:41,269 --> 00:08:39,519 his space flight experiences to some of 236 00:08:43,269 --> 00:08:41,279 his fellow countrymen down here on the 237 00:08:45,750 --> 00:08:43,279 ground 238 00:08:47,829 --> 00:08:45,760 the final expedition 30 crew member don 239 00:08:50,070 --> 00:08:47,839 pettit on thursday was again continuing 240 00:08:52,470 --> 00:08:50,080 some of his work with that c-spins 241 00:08:54,630 --> 00:08:52,480 activity you can see him here working in 242 00:08:56,949 --> 00:08:54,640 the japanese aerospace exploration 243 00:08:59,110 --> 00:08:56,959 agency's kibo module on board the 244 00:09:01,190 --> 00:08:59,120 station and in conjunction with that he 245 00:09:03,030 --> 00:09:01,200 was also working on the bass experiment 246 00:09:06,070 --> 00:09:03,040 which stands for burning and suppression 247 00:09:07,910 --> 00:09:06,080 of solids which is an investigation into 248 00:09:10,150 --> 00:09:07,920 examining the burning and extinction 249 00:09:13,269 --> 00:09:10,160 characteristics of a wide variety of 250 00:09:15,030 --> 00:09:13,279 fuel samples and microgravity 251 00:09:17,910 --> 00:09:15,040 then moving on today 252 00:09:19,910 --> 00:09:17,920 to today friday commander burbank was 253 00:09:22,310 --> 00:09:19,920 calibrating the oxygen sensor of the 254 00:09:24,150 --> 00:09:22,320 compound specific analyzer which is the 255 00:09:27,269 --> 00:09:24,160 device that was recently delivered on 256 00:09:29,030 --> 00:09:27,279 that european space agency atv3 cargo 257 00:09:30,710 --> 00:09:29,040 resupply vehicle 258 00:09:32,870 --> 00:09:30,720 he was also doing some maintenance work 259 00:09:34,870 --> 00:09:32,880 again today on that waste and hygiene 260 00:09:36,470 --> 00:09:34,880 compartment doing a manual fill of the 261 00:09:38,310 --> 00:09:36,480 flush water tank 262 00:09:41,110 --> 00:09:38,320 and then a little bit later today he'll 263 00:09:42,870 --> 00:09:41,120 be conducting some on-orbit eye exams 264 00:09:45,269 --> 00:09:42,880 which will include still video and 265 00:09:47,590 --> 00:09:45,279 images of the optic nerve he'll be doing 266 00:09:49,910 --> 00:09:47,600 those alongside european space agency 267 00:09:52,150 --> 00:09:49,920 astronaut andre kuipers and nasa 268 00:09:54,870 --> 00:09:52,160 astronaut don pettit 269 00:09:56,710 --> 00:09:54,880 meanwhile anton shkaplerov was doing an 270 00:09:59,269 --> 00:09:56,720 audit of the station's fire protection 271 00:10:01,509 --> 00:09:59,279 equipment today and working on the colom 272 00:10:03,190 --> 00:10:01,519 crystal experiment which is a russian 273 00:10:04,710 --> 00:10:03,200 experiment that gathers data about 274 00:10:07,350 --> 00:10:04,720 charged particles in a weightless 275 00:10:11,110 --> 00:10:09,269 shkaplerov will also be charging the 276 00:10:12,389 --> 00:10:11,120 iridium satellite phone that he'll be 277 00:10:15,509 --> 00:10:12,399 carrying 278 00:10:18,630 --> 00:10:15,519 in his return vehicle 279 00:10:20,870 --> 00:10:18,640 he so used tma-22 of which 280 00:10:21,670 --> 00:10:20,880 shkaplerov will be the commander of when 281 00:10:23,590 --> 00:10:21,680 he 282 00:10:25,350 --> 00:10:23,600 comes back home with 283 00:10:28,310 --> 00:10:25,360 expedition 30 commander burbank and 284 00:10:32,069 --> 00:10:28,320 fellow cosmonaut anatoly ivanishin 285 00:10:36,389 --> 00:10:34,069 anatoly ivanishin today is working on 286 00:10:38,389 --> 00:10:36,399 the russian identification experiment 287 00:10:41,350 --> 00:10:38,399 which looks to investigate the dynamic 288 00:10:43,910 --> 00:10:41,360 loads on the station's uh structure 289 00:10:46,150 --> 00:10:43,920 during different dynamic events such as 290 00:10:48,550 --> 00:10:46,160 docking reboots 291 00:10:50,870 --> 00:10:48,560 execution of physical exercises by the 292 00:10:53,910 --> 00:10:50,880 crew members and also extra extra 293 00:10:55,590 --> 00:10:53,920 vehicular activities 294 00:10:57,350 --> 00:10:55,600 meanwhile allah kononenko will be 295 00:10:59,509 --> 00:10:57,360 continuing some of his work installing 296 00:11:01,590 --> 00:10:59,519 some more maintenance devices in the 297 00:11:03,910 --> 00:11:01,600 russian segments work area 298 00:11:07,190 --> 00:11:03,920 andre kuipers is returning to some work 299 00:11:10,150 --> 00:11:07,200 with that vo2 max experiment and also be 300 00:11:12,470 --> 00:11:10,160 working with the atv3 gas gas 301 00:11:14,389 --> 00:11:12,480 pressurization system configuring the 302 00:11:16,630 --> 00:11:14,399 gas control panel inside for its first 303 00:11:18,550 --> 00:11:16,640 time use 304 00:11:20,630 --> 00:11:18,560 and then the final expedition 30 crew 305 00:11:22,710 --> 00:11:20,640 member don pettit is continuing some 306 00:11:25,269 --> 00:11:22,720 more work again with that c-spins which 307 00:11:27,190 --> 00:11:25,279 is japanese investigation into the 308 00:11:28,389 --> 00:11:27,200 growth and life cycle of plant life and 309 00:11:31,190 --> 00:11:28,399 microgravity 310 00:11:32,710 --> 00:11:31,200 and will also be using and familiarizing 311 00:11:36,310 --> 00:11:32,720 himself with the station's super 312 00:11:39,269 --> 00:11:36,320 sensitive hdtv camera in order to record