{"id":73855,"date":"2016-02-26T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-379829"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:14:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:14:48","slug":"nasas-science-command-post-supports-scott-kellys-year-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/nasas-science-command-post-supports-scott-kellys-year-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Science Command Post Supports Scott Kelly\u2019s Year In Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"hds-media-import-wrapper\"><figcaption>NASA Commentator Lori Meggs talks with Samantha Harris, a PAYCOM in the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. As the only member of the POIC team who communicates directly with crewmembers on the International Space Station during their science operations, Harris discusses what it\u2019s been like to work with a crewmember for an entire year\u2014Scott Kelly on the One Year Mission\u2014versus a typical six-month mission. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall Space Flight Center\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg 5594w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?resize=300,120 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?resize=768,306 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?resize=1024,408 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?resize=1536,612 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?resize=2048,816 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?resize=400,159 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?resize=600,239 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?resize=900,359 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?resize=1200,478 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?resize=2000,797 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall is responsible for coordinating around-the-clock science operations on the International Space Station. The center was reconfigured and updated with new digital equipment in 2013. <strong>Credits: NASA\/ MSFC\/Emmett Given<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg 4928w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?resize=1200,799 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/iss043e276473.jpg?resize=2000,1331 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Astronauts conduct science on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\" rel=\"noopener\">International Space Station<\/a> to bring benefits home to Earth and prepare the world for space missions. Space travelers usually spend about six months on the world\u2019s most sophisticated orbiting laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When people explore Mars or travel even farther away, the journey will take much longer. That\u2019s why NASA astronaut <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsc.nasa.gov\/Bios\/htmlbios\/kellysj.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Kelly<\/a> and Russian cosmonaut <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsc.nasa.gov\/Bios\/htmlbios\/kornienko.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikhail Kornienko<\/a> of Roscosmos have spent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/one-year-crew\" rel=\"noopener\">year in space<\/a>. Flight controllers at the space station science command post \u2014 the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/marshall\/home\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Marshall Space Flight Center<\/a> in Huntsville, Alabama \u2014 worked with Kelly or various crewmembers to complete almost 400 experiments since Kelly arrived at the station on March 27, 2015. Kelly\u2019s year in space is providing crucial knowledge needed to send humans safely to deep space on upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/sls\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Space Launch System<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/orion\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Orion<\/a> missions and for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/journeytomars\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">journey to Mars<\/a> on missions 30 months or longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelly \u2014 who spent more time in space on a single mission than any American astronaut \u2014 and Kornienko conducted studies and endured a battery of biomedical tests to determine what happens to the human body while spending an extended period in space. Marshall Center flight controllers worked around the clock with Kelly and Kornienko as they orbited Earth 5,440 times traveling 143,846,525 statute miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many respects, this yearlong expedition was just another day at the office for Becky Grimaldi, one of the payload operations directors who help manage and guide the ground-based support team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe meticulously plan all space station experiments,\u201d said Grimaldi. \u201cSo we treated that part of the process the same. There is a learning curve for any crew, and Kelly and Kornienko just got better at doing things, becoming more proficient at various tasks as time passed. This was beneficial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the mission, payload communicators, or PAYCOMS, get to know station residents quite well because they talk to the crew almost every day, relaying information from investigators and flight controllers. PAYCOM Samantha Harris said working with an individual astronaut for a long period allowed for candid conversations about payloads and investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAstronauts face challenges living in space for extended durations,\u201d Harris said. \u201cThis past year is the first time I started understanding and getting really excited about the space station\u2019s role as a stepping-stone to Mars \u2014 paying extra attention to issues that are going to impact our crews on longer missions, and taking notes about ways we can improve the design of future space operations, and even space laboratories and habitats, to maximize comfort and efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One investigation is helping determine the qualities of a good laboratory and living space from the perspective of the people who use it every day: the crew members. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/1772.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Habitability<\/a> investigation records observations from the crew to help design better habitats for future missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another investigation sent back stunning science videos and images of Earth from a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pUDa0GOkkWQ\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultra-High Definition<\/a>, or 4K camera, that Kelly and his crewmates were the first to use. One of the more difficult human research investigations measured fluid shifts and is critical to the journey to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am proud of successfully completing the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/fluid_shifts\" rel=\"noopener\">Fluid Shifts<\/a> investigation,\u201d said Grimaldi. \u201cIt involved coordination between NASA, ESA (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA\" rel=\"noopener\">European Space Agency<\/a>) and our Russian counterparts. Understanding how vision is influenced by fluids moving inside the body is crucial to human spaceflight as is international cooperation on investigations and missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite not leaving Earth, the personnel in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/marshall\/earthorbit\/ops.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Payload Operations Integration Center<\/a> are a valuable part of the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has been an honor to be a part of this experience,\u201d said Harris. \u201cWe completed so much valuable science, and while we know it will take time for data to be analyzed and understood, we\u2019re looking forward to some of the new discoveries as a result of the data Scott Kelly and his Russian partner collected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten Things to Know About Scott Kelly\u2019s #YearInSpace: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/top_ten_1YM\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/top_ten_1YM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Reflects on His Year In Space: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA Commentator Lori Meggs talks with Samantha Harris, a PAYCOM in the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. As the only member of the POIC team who communicates directly with crewmembers on the International Space Station during their science operations, Harris discusses what it\u2019s been like to work […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":81792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3143,2735],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA\u2019s Science Command Post Supports Scott Kelly\u2019s Year In Space","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/nasas-science-command-post-supports-scott-kellys-year-in-space\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/nasas-science-command-post-supports-scott-kellys-year-in-space\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lee Mohon"}],"creator":["Lee Mohon"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Missions","International Space Station (ISS)","Expedition 46"],"dateCreated":"2016-02-26T19:12:00Z","datePublished":"2016-02-26T19:12:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T19:14:48Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA\u2019s Science Command Post Supports Scott Kelly\u2019s Year In Space\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/nasas-science-command-post-supports-scott-kellys-year-in-space\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2016-02-26T19:12:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"Missions,International Space Station (ISS),Expedition 46\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Lee Mohon\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":4,"time_ago":"8 years","featured_image":{"id":81792,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/poic_panorama1-100_1.jpg","title":"poic_panorama1-100_1","alt":"The Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall Space Flight Center","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73855"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73855"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195207,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73855\/revisions\/195207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73855"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=73855"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=73855"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=73855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}