1. POIWG#30 E-USOC Operations in Increment 29-30 José Miguel Ezquerro Navarro E-USOC/UPM 26-28 July, 2011 1 POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL

2. E-USOC is located in Madrid, Spain, and is responsible for the operations of: – Increment 29: SODI COLLOID-2 – Increment 30&31: EPO FOAM-S – Increment 27-29: GeoFlow-2 E-USOC 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 2

3. SODI COLLOID-2  Study of growth and properties of advanced photonic materials in microgravity – Samples probed with NFS technique (Near Field Scattering): formation of aggregates and growing structures by a quantitative check of the power spectra of the scattered radiation. 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 3  Extension based on SODI COLLOID scientific analysis: – Aging effect: deviations that follows a trend observed. Direct influence on the interaction between colloids – Crystal not observed: temperature steps (∆T) were too large to allow for crystals to form – Above critical point (originally part of COLLOID)

4. SODI COLLOID-2 : on-orbit operations  HW uploaded in 39P (inc.24)  Experiment performance in MSG – MSG calendar: ops start in mid october 2011  Crew required for HW installation & de- installation and power on/off MSG rack – SODI de-installation not needed if SODI COLLOID and SODI DSC are performed back to back  Overall nominal duration (runs+dnlk+crew) : – 2 weeks + 2days 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 4

5. SODI COLLOID-2 : on-orbit operations  4 experiment cells, 1 reference cell – 54 runs (2 ref + 52 scientific) – ~ total of 90 GB generated (images & science data)  Data storage: 1 flash disk of 128 GB  Downlink required via MLC (images & science data) : – ~ 10 GB total / ~ 900 MB per day  1 flash disk (0.51 kg) with scientific data to be downloaded in SpX-1 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 5

6. SODI COLLOID-2 : Ops concept  Ground commanding required for – Experiment execution » Start experiment » Update scientific parameters » Stop/resume experiment – downlink/uplink files » file transfer from SODI to MLC/from MLC to SODI  Autonomous experiment operations (scripts) monitored from ground in a 24/5 scenario 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 6 ShiftsE-USOCTPZPOIC MonitoringAAB CommandingA-B (off-nominal) ShiftsStart (GMT)End (GMT) A04:0020:00 B 04:00

7. SODI COLLOID-2 : Ops concept  Commanding from POIC cadre / MSG Ops – SODI power on/off – File uplink (scripts + configuration files) – File downlink (images & science data) » ~ twice a day, for scientists to analyse and assess parameters for following runs » Distribution to E-USOC via PIMS/FTP – In off-nominal cases, and E-USOC not on console, some SODI-COLLOID commands are delegated and documented in P/L Regulations and GCPs 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 7

8. SODI COLLOID-2 : Infraestructure 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 8

9. SODI COLLOID-2 : Readiness  Planning inputs provided to POIC for URC – Timeline, crew time, resources (downlink/uplink, power)  Applicable from SODI COLLOID-1 – P/L regulation » (ref. POIF-1012-ANX1/ULF7 baseline) – GCP – PODF: Ground procedures  New developments – Crew procedures (minor updates – e.g. MSG in US lab) – Scripts » Pending real time validations (new parameters) 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 9

10. EPO FOAM-S 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 10  Study of dry and wet foams in a microgravity environment  Educational activities aim at introducing the concept of foams to European children age 10-18. Foams behavior differences between gravity and microgravity environments Foam Stability Cell Array (x3)

11. EPO FOAM-S: on-orbit operations  HW upload in 45P (Inc.29)  A. Kuipers flight in 29S (Inc.30)  All activities to be performed by A. Kuipers in COLUMBUS : – Inc. 30 » Science activities: HW installation and deinstallation, recording of scientific runs using G1 Camcorder in Columbus » Educational activities for livelink preparation: experiment initiation and initial comments and livelink backup message recorded using a second G1 Camcorder in Columbus – Inc. 31 » Livelink  Second crew required for supporting the livelink and if time available the educational activities 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 11

12. EPO FOAM-S: on-orbit operations  3 cell arrays, 12 cells per array – Minimum requirement: » 1 run per cell/15 min run – Nice to have requirement: » 3 runs per cell/30 min run  Data storage on-orbit: – 1-5 miniDV tapes depending on the runs performed – 2 miniDV tapes for the educational videos 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 12

13. EPO FOAM-S: Ops concept  Downlink required for all the data generated – Real time video for the livelink, » Also required for the rest of educational activities if a second crew member is not available – MPC downlink (distribution via DIMS exchange to E- USOC) – Photos (distribution via DIMS to E-USOC)  No mass to be downloaded  No ground commanding required from E-USOC  Generic ISS voice resources will be used to support crew activities 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 13

14. EPO FOAM-S: Readiness  Planning inputs in OPDCS  No specific P/L Regulations or Flight Rules  PODF: – 2 crew procedures from FOAM-S (minor updates) – 1 new crew procedure for livelink setup and educational videos recording 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 14

15.  Experiment performance in FSL  Crew required for: – GeoFlow-2 EC de-installation – FCE lock configuration‏ GeoFlow-2 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 15  GeoFlow-2 aims at observing flows in spherical geometries that are subjected to a central force field – Contributes to the study of Earth’s mantle evolution by simulating the geophysical motions in the Earth’s liquid core

16. GeoFlow-2 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 16  GeoFlow EC installed in FSL since 19 th March  Science achievement status: – Nominal runs (28) completed on 24 th June » Except for the set-points at higher rotation speed (10 out of 550, 1,8%) – 6/28 optional runs completed  FSL+GeoFlow-2 current status: – Operations on hold, ground troubleshooting ongoing  Operations continuation: – Restarting operations 1 st August (pending ground test results) – 22 pending optional runs estimated end on 13 th October

17. ATV Automated Transfer Vehicle DIMS Digital Imagery Management System EC Experiment Container EM Engineering Model EP Experiment Procedure ESA European Space Agency E-USOC Spanish User Support and Operations Centre FCE Facility core Element FM Flight Model FRC Facility Responsible Centre FSL Fluid Science Laboratory FTP File Transfer Protocol GB Gigabyte GCP Ground Command Procedure GeoFlow Geophysical Flows under microgravity GS Ground Segment HOSC Huntsville Operations Support Center HW Hardware Acronym list 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 17

18. IVoDS Internet Voice Distribution System MARS Microgravity Advanced Research and Support Center MCC Mission Control Center MDB Mission database MLC MSG Laptop Computer MMA Microgravity Measurement Assembly MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center MSG Microgravity Science Glovebox PI Principal Investigator P/L Payload PODF Payload Operations Data File POIC Payload Operations Integration Center POIF Payload Operations Integration Function SMCD Science Monitoring Control and Distribution tool SODI Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument SW Software TC Telecommand TM Telemetry Acronym list 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 18

19. TReK Telescience Resource Kit UHB User Home Base UPM Universidad Politécnica de Madrid USOC User Support Operations Centre VMU Video Management Unit W/S Workstation WV Work Volume Acronym list 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 19

20. BACKUP SLIDES 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 20

21. Backup slide 26-28 July, 2011POIWG #30, Hunstville, AL 21