VEG-03 Operations: Today the crew continued to conduct Veg-03 operations that began last week by thinning out the plants to one plant per pillow, in order to promote growth of the larger plants. The crew then watered the plant pillows. The crew will now begin the autonomous space gardening phase of the experiment. The Veg-03 investigation uses the Veggie plant growth facility to cultivate a type of cabbage, lettuce, and mizuna. The first crew consumption harvest should be in about 3-4 weeks. Organisms grow differently in space, from single-celled bacteria to plants and humans. Future long-duration space missions will require crew members to grow their own food, so understanding how plants respond to microgravity is an important step toward that goal.

Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) Configuration Change: Following the completion of last month’s Multi-Omics Mouse investigation, today the crew continued to perform closeout activities by changing the configuration of the CBEF from the Multi-Omics configuration, back to its nominal configuration. The CBEF is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) sub rack facility located in the Saibo (living cell) Experiment Rack. The CBEF is used in various life science experiments, such as cultivating cells and plants in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and consists of an incubator and control equipment for control and communications.

Clean Bench (CB) Valve Checkout: The crew conducted standard maintenance on the CB relief valves and the microscope stage clips, located inside the Saibo Rack. This maintenance activity is performed every 6 months to prevent the valves from sticking. The CB is a glovebox with a High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter and a high-performance optical microscope.

Story Time from Space: Two crewmembers participated in the Story Time from Space activity by reading “Max Goes to Mars” and “Sunset” on camera. The video recordings will be downlinked and used for educational purposes. Story Time from Space combines science literacy outreach with simple demonstrations recorded aboard the ISS. Crew members read five science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related children’s books in orbit, and complete simple science concept experiments. Crew members videotape themselves reading the books and completing demonstrations. Video and data collected during the demonstrations are downlinked to the ground and posted in a video library with accompanying educational materials.

Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations: EVA preparations continued today with setup of Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics (DOUG) and camera configuration and battery charging. A trio of EVAs will begin with the Latching End Effector (LEE) R&R EVA on Thursday.

Eye Exams: Two crewmembers underwent eye exams using the onboard ultrasound device. Periodic eye exams are critical for monitoring crew health.

Today’s Planned Activities

All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.

Acoustic Dosimeter Reminder

Virus Definition File Update on Auxiliary Computer System (ВКС) Laptops

Filling (separation) of ЕДВ (КОВ) for Elektron or ЕДВ-СВ

Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) Configuration Change 2

HRF1 PC 3 USB Installation

Acoustic Dosimeter Setup Day 1

Photo TV EVA Go Pro Battery Charging

LAB1S3 CIR Rack Lower Right Snubber R&R

СОЖ maintenance

Clean Bench (CB) Valve Checkout

PROFILAKTIKA-2. Preparation for the experiment.

Regenerative Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Recycle Tank Drain

PROFILAKTIKA-2. Operator Assistance in Preparation for the Experiment

JEM CTB Consolidation for OA-8 Part 1 [Aborted]

CBEF Temp Controller Ethernet Cable Disconnection

Ultrasound 2 HRF Rack 1 Setup And Power On

PROFILAKTIKA-2. Experiment Ops on БД-2 Treadmill (Individual Strategy Test)

Verification of ИП-1 Flow Sensor Position

ПРОФИЛАКТИКА-2. Заключительные операции

Public Affairs Office (PAO) Social Media Event

PROFILAKTIKA-2. Closeout Ops

Health Maintenance System (HMS) Ultrasound 2 Scan

JEM CTB Consolidation for OA-8 Part 2

Ultrasound 2 Guided Data Export

VEG-03 Plant Thin

Regenerative Environmental Control and Life Support System (RGN) Wastewater Storage Tank Assembly (WSTA) Fill

Station Support Computer (SSC) Client Power On

VEG-03 Plant Pillow Prime.

VIZIR. Preparation Steps.

URAGAN. Observation and photography using photo equipment

Life On The Station Photo and Video

TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON ANALYZER (TOCA) FUNCTIONAL CHECKOUT

Preventive Maintenance of SM Ventilation Subsystem. Group А

Portable Onboard Computers (POC) Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics (DOUG) Software Review

Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Node 1 Vacuum Access Port (VAP) Check

Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Procedures Print

Photo/TV Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Camera Configuration

ISS HAM Video Color Bar and Tone Activation

ISS HAM Service Module Pass

Story Time Book Max Goes To Mars Translation Read

Photo TV GoPro Setup

Regenerative Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Recycle Tank Fill

VIZIR. Closeout Ops

Robotic Workstation (RWS) Setup

Reconfigure Galley Rack at NOD1S4 Location [Aborted]

Story Time Sunset Book Read

On-Orbit Hearing Assessment (O-OHA) with EarQ Software Setup and Test

Public Affairs Office (PAO) Educational Imagery Recording

TV conference with the participants of “Cosmos 360” Project (Ku+S-band)

IMS Update

Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA) Protoflight Unit #3 (PFU3) Close Out

Completed Task List Activities

Extravehicular (EVA) Disposable in Suit Drink Bag (DIDB) Audit

Manufacturing Device Print Removal and Stow

Maintenance Work Area Relocate

Ground Activities

All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.

IMS Upgrade

Standard commanding

Three-Day Look Ahead:

Wednesday, 10/04: EVA Tool Config, EVA Procedure Review, HRF2 Inventory

Thursday, 10/05: US EVA 44: LEE-A R&R

Friday, 10/06: Eye Exams, EVA Debrief, EVA Preps, STPH5 Photo, Insitu, BEAM IMV Insp, Meteor H/D Swap

QUICK ISS Status – Environmental Control Group: