In accordance with the program of the International Space Station (ISS) flight, on January 30, 2018, ISS scheduled orbit correction was carried out.To perform the maneuver at 18:25 Moscow time, the engines of the service module (SM) Zvezda of the International Space Station were switched on. The operating time of the engines was 22.8 seconds. As a result, the station received a speed increment of 0.35 m / s.According to the data of the ballistic-navigation support service of the Flight Control Center (MCC), the calculated orbit parameters of the ISS after the maneuver were:the minimum height above the Earth's surface is 403.2 km,the maximum height above the Earth's surface is 424.3 km,the circulation period is 92.60 minutes.the inclination of the orbit is 51.66 degrees.The purpose of the correction was the formation of ballistic conditions for launching the Progress-MS-08 cargo vehicle, scheduled for February 11, 2018, into orbit.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/18/2018 Plant Habitat Gaseous Nitrogen (GN2) Hose Connection: Today the crew removed and replaced the acoustic blanket and growth chamber door before retrieving the GN2 filter and connecting it to the EXpedite the PRocessing of Experiments to Space Station (EXPRESS) Rack nitrogen. The other end was connected to the GN2 hose in order to perform a GN2 leak check. Plant Habitat is a fully automated facility that will be used to conduct plant bioscience research on the International Space Station (ISS). It occupies the lower half of the EXPRESS Rack and two International Subrack Interface Standard (ISIS) drawers, providing a large, enclosed, environmentally controlled chamber.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/29/2018Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) rack moves: In order to increase efficiency in the PMM, today the crew moved several stowage racks inside the PMM. The crew moved a Zero-G Stowage Rack (ZSR) and Resupply Stowage Platform (RSP), allowing easier accessibility to the stowage in these racks.