Fluid Shifts: The crew set up the appropriate hardware in the Russian segment to support the Fluid Shifts Chibis testing later this week. Fluid Shifts is a NASA investigation, divided into Dilution Measurements, Baseline Imaging, and Imaging with Chibis. The Chibis hardware is used to perform the Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP) part of the experiment. The Fluid Shifts experiment investigates the causes for severe and lasting physical changes to astronaut’s eyes. Because the headward fluid shift is a hypothesized contributor to these changes, reversing this fluid shift with a LBNP device is being evaluated as a possible intervention. Results from this study may help to develop preventative measures against lasting changes in vision and prevention of eye damage.

Mouse Mission-5: The crew performed routine mouse habitat maintenance activities for the continuing Mouse Mission-5 investigation. The purpose of this mission is to analyze any alterations of the gene expression patterns in several organs and the effects on the germ-cell development of mice exposed to a long-term space environment.

Completed Task List Activities:

JEM and A/L PCS troubleshooting (weekend)

Today’s Ground Activities:

All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.



Thermal Amine Scrubber Deactivation/Activation

SPDM MISSE Sample Carrier Transfer

Look Ahead Plan

Tuesday, 3/17 (GMT 077)

Payloads:



ER10B Flow Adjustment

Fluid Shifts

ISS Experience SSD C/O

MELFI Icebrick Insert

MVP2 Cell-03 Fixation

Nanoracks Mod-51

OsteoOmics Fixation

Probiotics

Systems:

74P Transfer Operations

Wednesday, 3/18 (GMT 078)

Payloads:



Fluid Shifts

JWRS Check

MELFI Icebrick Insertions

MVP2 Cell-03

OsteoOmics

PAUL

Probiotics

Systems:

THC Intermodule Ventilation Flow Measurement Survey

Thursday, 3/19 (GMT 079)

Payloads:



Engineered Heart Tissue

ISS Experience

MUSES Server Vent Clean

MVP2 Cell-03

TangoLab2

Systems:

74P Transfer Operations

Today’s Planned Activities:

All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.

