Erasmus User Support & Operations Center ESA Payload Operations Overview in Incr : EDR, KUBIK-ROALD2, ERB-2 & EPO CONVECTION POIWG#30, July 2011 Erasmus USOC Arif Arshad

Erasmus User Support & Operations Center 2 Erasmus Ground Controllers (4): Michiel Meekes Jan Willem Van der Laan Nizar Syed Nicolae Mihalache USOC Management: Leo Timmermans Erasmus Building, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk (The Netherlands) Erasmus Operators (8): Paul Dujardin Arjan Kramer Arif Arshad Jean-Francois Daloze Sabine Carrière Ansel Kim Vijle Pieter Teeuwen Nizar Syed Erasmus Team Erasmus USOC (1)

Erasmus User Support & Operations Center 3 Erasmus USOC (2) PayloadIncrementPeriod EuTEF16 to 20Feb 2008 – Sept 2009 EDR/PCDF18 to 20March 2009 – July 2009 FOCUS22Feb 2010 ERB222 to …From Feb 2010 EDR/KUBIK- Drawer 23 to …From March 2010 EPO- Convection 30October Erasmus USOC is responsible for the Columbus European Drawer Rack (EDR), ERB2, KUBIK Drawer Operations EDR EM, KUBIK Drawer and ERB2 at Erasmus

Erasmus User Support & Operations Center 4 EDR Maintenance/Activities (Incr ) European Drawer Rack Current configuration: Kubik Drawer in D1/D3, connected to EDR UUDP J3 4 PU dummy panel in D3 ERB2 camera on MUB, connected to EDR UUDP J4, EDR LAN J10 & EDR VMU J12 HSSL Operations planned for Incr EDR APSW upgrade (ground only) EDR HCI upgrade (Crew) Notes: Ops products ready for ground activity, available in IPV, for the Crew activity minor upgrades pending PD: Thales Alenia Space - Italia PEM: Simone Giusto (TAS-I) EXAM: Paul Dujardin (NLR)

Erasmus User Support & Operations Center EDR - KUBIK-3 & RESLEM/ROALD2 EDR supporting KUBIK3/ROALD2 Operations (resp. BIOTESC) ROALD2 to be inside Stand-Alone KUBIK-3, powered by EDR UUDP J5 power connector 3 days of Operations, with 1 day for downlink of data Data to be downloaded through EDR MMU by using the EDR laptop BIOTESC is the FSC for the KUBIK- 3/ROALD2 Experiment

Erasmus User Support & Operations Center 6 ERB-2 Operations (Incr ) European Recording Binocular (second generation) Objectives: Detailed 3-D geometrical model of the current configuration inside the ISS To develop narrated 3-D video material for immediate and later use for promotional and educational purposes. Operational configurations: Stand-alone (carried by crew), powered by external batteries Connected to EDR with multi-use bracket and via EDR Video Management Unit (for data downlink) and power supply ERB-2 connected to EDR PI: Massimo Sabbatini (ESA) PD: Pantelis Poulakis (ESA); Cosine (NL), TSD (It) PIM: Simone Giusto (TAS-I) EXAM: Arjan Kramer (NLR)

Erasmus User Support & Operations Center 7 ERB-2 Operations (Incr ) Operational status: Launched with 36P (Feb 2010) Commissioning successfully completed in Incr ISS Fly-Through & Work sessions, free-use and several HRD file downloads performed 1 ERB2 Hard Disk returned with ULF6 UHB in Erasmus Centre ready to support life streaming events Operations proposed for Incr (Voluntary Science) Continuation of pre-defined protocol (Fly-through, Work & Life on ISS and Mapping) Life streaming video download to User Home Base (UHB) for image collection Notes: Ops products available in IPV, use of JEDI scripts Crew is informed that ERB2 VS filming activities may be published for PR purposes and about the list of restricted items not to be filmed Fly-through overview (8 th Jan 2011) A : Columbus B : Node 2 C : Node 1 D : Cupola

Erasmus User Support & Operations Center EPO (Incr ) Education Program Operations Convection Objectives: Educational program to demonstrate the gravity density-driven convection, found on many scales and processes driving biodiversity on our planet (atmospheric circulation) Operational configurations: To be uploaded by 45P 26 th October Experiment to be done in Columbus, some picture might be taken in CUPOLA Movie to be made by Canon G1, pictures by Nikon D3S

Erasmus User Support & Operations Center 9 Activities planned beyond Preparation activities for :  FASTER (Facility for Adsorption and Surface Tension Research) class-2 payload to be installed in EDR rack (D2/L2). The preparation activities (operational products, ground segment, validation and simulations) are coordinated by Erasmus USOC (FRC for EDR class-1 payload) together with MARS Center (FSC for FASTER class-2 payload). FASTER launch schedule is TBD, NET March The operational phase for FASTER is planned for Incr  EML (Electro-Magnetic Levitator) class-2 payload to be installed in EDR rack, and to be operated by MUSC-USOC (FSC). EML is scheduled for launch with ATV-4. The operational phase for EML is planned for Incr FASTER FC & EU EML

Erasmus User Support & Operations Center 10 Activities planned beyond Preparation activities for :  MUE (Miller Urey Experiment) Investigating pre-biotic chemical pathways for the synthesis of organic compounds in the proto-solar nebula. Payload to be installed in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the US lab. Erasmus USOC is the FRC for MUE. Launch date is TBD, OPS tentatively for Incr 31/32.

Erasmus User Support & Operations Center 11 Acronyms list APSWApplication SoftWare BIOTESCBIOTEchnology Space Support Centre (Zurich) FASTERFacility for Adsorption and Surface Tension Research EMLElectro-Magnetic Levitator EUExperiment Unit EUTEFEuropean Technology Exposure Facility EXAMExperiment Activity Manager FCFacility Controller FOCUSFoam Casting and Utilization in Space FRCFacility Responsible Center FSCFacility Support Center IPVInternational Procedure Viewer JEDIJoint Execute Package Development and Integration MARSMicrogravity Advanced Research and Support Center (Naples) MUBMulti-Use Bracket MUEMiller-Urey Experiment MUSCMicrogravity User Support Centre (Cologne) PCDFProtein Crystallization Diagnostics Facility PDPayload Developer PEMPayload Engineering Manager PIPrincipal Investigator PIMPayload Integration Manager RESLEM/ROALD2Role of the Endocannabinoid System in human Lymphocytes Exposed to Microgravity UHBUser Home Base USOCUser Support and Operation Centre UUDPUpper Utility Distribution Panel VSVoluntary Science