Even without the air conditioner operating, the average temperature aboard the station is about 75 degrees Fahrenheit and the relative humidity is estimated to be between 40-50 percent. Other equipment that the crew worked with during the day included setting up a Russian laptop computer system that is used, among other things, to track the station's inventory of equipment and supplies. In addition, the crew completed installing a central post computer today, a system that allows laptop computers to be used to monitor the operation of Zvezda systems. Flight controllers are monitoring a potential close pass to the station by a piece of space debris being tracked by the U.S. Space Command. The current plan is to not perform any station maneuver to further avoid the debris.
Tomorrow is planned to be primarily a day off for the crew.
The crew is expected to maintain the same sleep schedule on Sunday. The normal work schedule for Expedition crews will call for five-day work weeks with weekends free. The ISS is orbiting the Earth at an altitude of about 237 statute miles with its systems in good shape. Mission commentary has concluded for today on NASA Television and will resume at 10 p.m. CST Sunday. The Johnson Space Center Public Affairs Newsroom is closed and will reopen at 8 a.m. CST Monday.