Overview ESA Columbus Operations - Internet

Col-CC History

Columbus Operations Columbus Control Centre

An Overview to Columbus Operations

Reinhold EwaldESA Astronaut

Columbus Control CentreOberpfaffenhofen near Munich

Col-CC History


Dr. J. Kehr

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.

DLR

Historical milestonesCol-CC

Decisive Events

1987 Challenger Accident Co-orbiting Platforms cancelled (ESA MinCouncil The Hague)1988 Start of Manned Spaceflight Control Centre (MSCC) construction (advanced contribution)1992 Hermes and MTFF cancelled (ESA MinCouncil Munich) 1993 USSR dissolved and MoU with Russia “Freedom” survives with 216:215 in US Congress German Spacelab D-2 Mission, MSCC qualification1994 Size of Columbus module reduced to half (6m) NASA approves “bulkhead” approach for partners 1995 COF and ATV officially approved for ISS (ESA MinCouncil Toulouse) 1998 After 20 Ph-B studies: Col-CC DDI contract to DLR Launch of the first ISS module (Zarya)2003 Columbia accident2004 Col-CC “Inauguration””

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Artists impression – the only available image for long years

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SOLAR 3 Instruments

EuTEF 9 Experiments

FluidphysicsBiology

EuropeanTransportCarrier

PhysiologyModules

MSGMicrogra-vity ScienceGlovebox

NASA Experiment

FacilitiesEuropeanDrawerRack

PCDFCrystal Growth

HRFHumanPhysiologyRackFacilities

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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

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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 1EFebruary 2008

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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

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Col-CC performs Columbus system reconfiguration to support docking / undocking of visiting vehicles

• ATV docking 3 Apr 08, undocking 5 Sep 08

• STS 122-12X except 125• Activation of the Japanese modules • Soyuz docking• Progress docking• HTV

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• 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 ESA and NASA payload operations in Columbus

and performed payload monitoring

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One year of operations typically results 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

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DMS/Comms

Columbus Flight Director

Command

Systems

Cosmo

Operations Coordinator/Columbus Planner

ESA Mission Director

Eurocom

(EAC)

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HoustonTRU, SVF,IGS

MadridCD-MCS, IGS,ViDS, VoCS

TorinoCD-MCS,IGS, ViDS,VoCS

NaplesCD-MCS,HRDP-2,IGS, ViDS.VoCS

Oberpf.CD-MCS, MCS,TQVS, DaSS,DFS, IGS (R&N,WAN), IMS,INFRA-GEN/SAN, TREK/ISP, ViDS,VoCS, OST

ToulouseCD-MCS,ATV, AGCS,DaSS, HRDP-1, IGS, ViDS,VoCS

ZurichCD-MCS,IGS,ViCS,VoCS

CologneCD-MCSTRE, ATV Fac.,StandaloneModels, HRDP,IGS, Mockups,ViCS, VoCSBrussels

CD-MCSIGS, VIDS,VoCS

NoordwijkCD-MCS,HRDP-4,IGS, ViDS,VoCS

TrondheimCD-MCS,IGS, ViDS,VoCS

CopenhagenCD-MCS, IGS,ViDS, VoCS Bremen

CD-MCS, INT-1/INT-2SRF, ETM/RLTF, MCSRef, SDDF, AGCS-Ref,ATV STF Ref, DaSS SADFS, GSS, HRDP-RefIGS, OTRS, SDDF, ViDS,VoCS Moscow

IGS, VoCS,Routers, VSAT

HuntsvilleDaSSDemux,IGS

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During Increment 20: COLUMBUS has become the most used

science module on board ISS!

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