Expeditionary House Cleaning Chores On-Orbit

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 13 January 2006

“The Flight Engineer conducted a search for a power supply unit (BP) for the Russian SKV-2 air conditioner, reported as “lost” in the IMS (Inventory Management System), an assignment moved from the voluntary “time available” task list to Valery’s regular schedule. [Due to the unstable operation of SKV-2, TsUP/Moscow plans to have its BP replaced in case of SKV-2 failure.]”

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 14 January 2006

“The crew completed the regular weekly three-hour task of thorough station cleaning, wearing protective garment. [“Uborka”, normally done every Saturday, includes removal of food waste products, cleaning of compartments with vacuum cleaner, damp cleaning of the Service Module (SM) dining table, other surfaces and the FE’s sleep station with “Fungistat” disinfectant and cleaning fan screens to avoid temperature rises.]”