JAXA EPO

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JEM EPO 17A 31409
JAXA EPO (Education Payload Operations) For 17A
Stage
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Objectives

• After this lesson trainee will be able to
• Activities
• Key points
• Operations

• Outline two JAXA EPO activities scheduled in
  Stage 17A.

• Explain how quickly crew is required to take
  shots of the moon in a short shooting
  opportunity.
• Explain what crew must pay attention to while
  taking shots of the moon for making the natural
  art work.

• Perform EPO tasks according to ODFs.

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Lesson Outline
Contents - JAXA EPO activities - ISS Moon
Score - Deweys Forest - Key Points -
Appendix Items for Deweys Forest Acronyms and
Abbreviations
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JAXA EPO activities
Two JAXA EPO activities are scheduled in Stage
17A.
Name category Outline Items used Image
1 ISS Moon Score -Photographing the Moon Art Crewmember takes photos of various phase of the moon through the JPM Window. Moon phase and position in the photos will be translated into musical scores. Outcome Photographs (downlinked) D2Xs Camera 80-200mm Lens 400mm Lens
2 Deweys Forest Setup -Assembling case to grow up plants Culture Crewmember assembles and sets up a plant case in the JPM. Subsequent crewmember will water and grow the plants in the case for two months. Plant kits (see appendix for details)
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ISS Moon Score
Exposure settings Mode - Manual Shutter
speed - 1/500 Aperture - f/8

• Camera setting (Step 1)
• JPM window shutter open (Step 2)

Preparation

• Photographing with 200mm Lens (Step 3.1)
• Photographing with 400mm Lens (Step 3.2)

Photo session

• - 80 photos or more are required in approx. 5
  minutes per lens.
• Moon positions are preferably variable in the
  view. Variety of moon position due to naturally
  floating photographer in micro-g environment is
  desired in order to make a natural variety of
  sound fluctuations in music.

• JPM window shutter closed (Step 4)
• Image data save on SSC (Step 5)
• Camera stowage (Step 6)

Closeout
Step numbers in the flow correspond to the ODF
steps.
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Deweys Forest Setup

• Plant Unit Case assembling (Steps 1 to 2)
• Plant Unit Case installation under GLA in JPM
  (Step 3)

Plant Unit Case setup
Step numbers in the flow correspond to the ODF
steps.

• Plant Units retrieval from MELFI
• Watering plant seeds in Plant Units
• Plant Unit installation into Plant Unit Case

Before cultivation

• Cultivation for two months
• Watering once a week (TBD)

Cultivation

• Create space garden by connecting Plant Units
• Discussion among crews on their idea and view of
  nature
• Video shooting of created space garden and
  discussion

After cultivation
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Deweys Forest Setup
JPM standoff
GLA
Installation Bracket with velcros
Velcros
Installation Bracket
Plant Unit Case
Plant Unit Case - assembled by crew - in which
Plant Units (seeds) will be placed
Reflector - attached on bottom of Plant Unit
Case - reflects GLA light to plants for better
growth - on which watering items are stowed with
velcro
Watering items
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Key Points
Category Key points
Safety N/A
Time Critical Operation At least 80 photos are required for each phase of the moon per lens to make a long musical score. (1 shot in 3 seconds)
Dos and Donts To make a good natural variety of the moons position and angle in the view due to micro-g effect - Hold a camera in landscape relative to yourself. - Do not purposely change the cameras orientation or angle. - Do not be stabilized, but just float around naturally with the camera in front of the window.
Difficulty in Ops. N/A
Possible Mis-Ops. N/A
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Appendix
Appendix 1. Items for Deweys Forest
2. Acronyms and Abbreviation
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A1 - Items for Deweys Forest
Frame Left
Frame Cover
Frame Right
Rod
Cover
Installation Bracket Left
Installation Bracket Right
Reflector
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A1 - Items for Deweys Forest
Syringe Kit
Water Bag Large Water Bag Small
Water Tap
Plant Unit (Seiryu, Byakko, Suzaku, Genbu)
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A2 - Acronyms and Abbreviations
EPO Education Payload Operations JPM JEM
Pressurized Module SSC Station Support
Computer GLA General Luminaries
Assembly MELFI Minus Eighty degree Laboratory
Freezer for ISS