1. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all An Overview to Columbus Operations Reinhold Ewald ESA Astronaut Columbus Control Centre Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich

2. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all Dr. J. Kehr Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. DLR ESA Ministerial Conference, Rome 1985 (input)

3. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all Dr. J. Kehr Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. DLR Decisive Events 1987 Challenger Accident Co-orbiting Platforms cancelled (The Hague) 1988 Start of MSCC construction (advanced contribution) 1992 Hermes and MTFF cancelled (Munich) 1993 USSR dissolved and MoU with Russia “Freedom” survives with 216:215 in US Congress D-2 Mission, MSCC qualification 1994 Size of Columbus module reduced to half (6m) NASA approves “bulkhead” approach for partners 1995 COF and ATV officially approved for ISS (Toulouse) 1998 After 20 Ph-B studies: Col-CC DDI contract to DLR Launch of the first ISS module (Zarya) 2003 Columbia accident 2004 Col-CC “Inauguration””

4. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all

5. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all 1E STS 122 Mission Parameters: duration 11+1+2 days, 7 crew (1up/1 down 3 EVA´s, Cargo: Columbus, ICC with Ext. P/L SOLAR and EUTEF View into Shuttle Cargo Bay

6. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all SOLAR 3 Instruments EuTEF 9 Experiments Fluidphysics Biology European Transport Carrier Physiology Modules MSG Microgra- vity Science Glovebox NASA Experiment Facilities European Drawer Rack PCDF Crystal Growth HRF Human Physiology Rack Facilities

7. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all After successful mating and leak check Col-CC supported commanding of Columbus into Berthed Survival Mode performed Columbus final activation provided support to the on-board crew for Columbus and rack outfitting started commissioning of system and payloads supported activation of external payloads EuTEF and SOLAR STS 122 1E February 2008

8. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all Col-CC started operations of the Columbus module in February 2008 and performs the following tasks: Controls Columbus around the clock: 24 hours per day, 7 days per week Performs communications to the on- board crew for activities performed in the Columbus module Controls stowage in Columbus Coordinates operations with Mission Control Centre Houston and Huntsville Plans all activities performed in Columbus Performs payload coordination with USOCs (User Support and Operations Centres) distributed throughout Europe Col-CC is supported by engineering teams at Col-CC, Bremen and Turino and by ground system operations

9. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all Col-CC controls the Columbus on-board systems to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the crew and to provide necessary support for the ESA and NASA payload facilities This is achieved by monitoring and configuring, by remote command, the following subsystems: –Power System –Environmental Control and Life Support System Air conditioning (oxygen) Temperature control for cabin Humidity regulation Shell heaters –Thermal System Water loop, water pump to cool equipment and racks –Data Management System –System to Payload interfaces Col-CC performs preventive system maintenance Supports repair and replacement of system components

10. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all Col-CC performs Columbus system reconfiguration to support docking / undocking of visiting vehicles ATV docking 3 Apr 08, undocking 5 Sep 08 STS 122-128 except 125 Activation of the Japanese modules Soyuz docking Progress docking HTV

11. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all Upgrade of Columbus on-board software to the next revisions (Cycle 11 in 2008, Cycle 12 in Oct 2009) in close cooperation with the crew, engineering teams, and the other MCC Supported repair of ESA payloads in Columbus Supported payload operations and performed payload monitoring

12. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all One year of operations resulted in 36500 commands to Columbus 2.2 million lines of code 213 CHITs 41 integrated anomalies 420 Columbus anomalies Col-CC Stand-alone Simulations:25 European Simulations:70 Simulations with NASA:50

13. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all DMS/Comms Columbus Flight Director Command Systems Cosmo Operations Coordinator/ Columbus Planner ESA Mission Director Eurocom (EAC)

14. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all

15. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all Columbus DMS Architecture

16. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all

17. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all

18. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all Legacy Ops ConceptColumbus Computer System Communication System Motion Control System Power System Thermal System Life Support System Computer & Communication Systems Power & Thermal Systems Life Support

19. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all Legacy Ops ConceptNew Ops Concept Computer System Communication System Motion Control System Power System Thermal System Life Support System Computer & Communication Systems Motion Control System Power & External Thermal Systems Life Support & Internal Thermal Systems

20. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all ColumbusNew Ops Concept Computer & Communication Systems Motion Control System Power & External Thermal Systems Life Support & Internal Thermal Systems Computer & Communication Systems Power & Thermal Systems Life Support

21. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all

22. Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre 8 October 2009 Prague ASE XXII Congress Space – Opportunities for all During Increment 20: COLUMBUS has become the most used science module on board ISS!