ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/21/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/21/2016
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48 Soyuz (48S) Dock: 48S launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday, October 19th, and docked to the ISS this morning bringing Ryzhikov, Borisenko, and Kimbrough to the ISS. Docking to the Mini Research Module-2 (MRM-2) module was completed at 4:53 a
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/20/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/20/2016
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Group Combustion Troubleshooting: FE-5 resumed the troubleshooting on the Group Combustion Experiment Module (GCEM). The crew removed the GCEM Combustion Chamber Element (CCE) from the Multi-Purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR) rack and installed it on the Wor
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/19/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/19/2016
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Soyuz 48S Launch: 48S launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at GMT 293/08:05:14.378, carrying Expedition 49 crewmembers Shane Kimbrough, Andrei Borisenko, and Sergey Ryzhikov to the ISS. Vehicle experienced a nominal ascent and all solar arrays and antenn
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/18/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/18/2016
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Orbital ATK (OA)-5 Launch: The Cygnus spacecraft successfully launched from Wallops Island, Virginia atop an Antares rocket on Monday at 6:45pm CDT. The spacecraft will loiter until after 48S docking, scheduled for Friday, October 21st. Cygnus approach, cap
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/17/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/17/2016
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Cygnus Launch Status: Yesterday’s planned launch of the OA-5 mission was postponed for 24 hours due to an issue with a ground support equipment. OA-5 launch is set for today, 17-October at 6:40 PM CDT. This launch attempt will result in OA loitering u
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/14/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/14/2016
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63 Progress (63P) Undock: 63P undocked successfully from the Service Module (SM) aft port this morning at 4:37 AM CDT. Deorbit burn was completed at 7:50 AM CDT followed by atmospheric entry and destruction. Vascular Echo Resting Ultrasound: FE-5 performed
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/13/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/13/2016
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Cardio Ox Ultrasound Operations: With remote guidance from the Cardio Ox ground teams, FE-5 assisted FE-6 in conducting an ultrasound scan after configuring the Voice-Activated Communication (VOX), attaching the Electrocardiograms (ECG) Electrodes, and markin
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/12/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/12/2016
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Fluid Shifts Before, During and After Prolonged Space Flight and Their Association with Intracranial Pressure and Visual Impairment (Fluid Shifts): Following yesterday’s Dilution Measurements, today, FE-5 performed Day 2 of his final Fluid Shifts collection
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/11/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/11/2016
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Human Research Facility (HRF) Ultrasound Status: Over the weekend ground teams and the crew were able to successfully troubleshoot the data files on the HRF Ultrasound and to upgrade the backup unit. The data files for the CDR were downlinked and evaluated
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/07/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/07/2016
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Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES)-Slosh: FE-6 configured the SPHERES-Slosh experiment setup using two SPHEREs satellites and the slosh assembly. With ground team support, the crew executed off of the predetermine
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/06/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/06/2016
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Fluid Shifts Before, During and After Prolonged Space Flight and Their Association with Intracranial Pressure and Visual Impairment (Fluid Shifts): Following yesterday’s Dilution Measurements, today, the ISS CDR performed Day 2 of his Final Fluid Shifts col
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/05/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/05/2016
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ENERGY (Astronaut’s Energy Requirement for Long-Term Space Flight): Today, FE-5 completed Day 7 of the 11 day ENERGY experiment. In addition to today’s water and urine samples, the 11 day ENERGY experiment requires FE-5 to continue logging his dietary int
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/04/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/04/2016
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ENERGY (Astronaut’s Energy Requirement for Long-Term Space Flight): Today, FE-5 completed Day 6 of the 11 day ENERGY experiment. As part of today’s activities, he continued logging his dietary intake and wearing the armband that monitors his activities.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/03/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/03/2016
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Sally Ride Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle Schools (EarthKam) Set Up: ISS CDR set up the Sally Ride EarthKam equipment in the Node 2 window which begins a week-long imaging session. The objective of Sally Ride EarthKam is to integrate Earth images with inq
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/30/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/30/2016
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ENERGY (Astronaut’s Energy Requirement for Long-Term Space Flight): Today, FE-5 continued with Day 2 of the 11 day ENERGY experiment. The second day activities include the consumption of a standardized breakfast, continued diet logging, continued wear of th
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/29/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/29/2016
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Group Combustion Module (GCM) Installation: FE-5 continued with the third day of installation and preparation for the GCM experiment and was to perform two pressure decay leak checks. After the first check, a leak was detected in the Air/O2 line, thus abortin
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/28/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/28/2016
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Marangoni Experiment (Dynamic Surf 3): Overnight another run of the Marangoni experiment occurred in the Fluid Physics Experiment Facility (FPEF). The Dynamic Surf investigation is part of a series of JAXA experiments studying Marangoni convection driven by t
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/27/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/27/2016
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Group Combustion Module (GCM) Installation: Today, FE-5 with the assistance of FE-6, started the first of two days of installation and preparation for the GCM experiment. The crew began with assembly of the GCM attaching cameras and the Fuel Supply Syring
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/26/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/26/2016
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Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP)/Small Fine Arm Attachment Mechanism (SAM) removal: FE-5 retracted the Japanese Experiment Module Airlock (JEMAL) slide table into the module and removed the MPEP and SAM. Tomorrow, the crew will ingress Pressurized M
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/23/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/23/2016
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NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) Removal: FE-5 removed the NanoRack deployer from the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP) Japanese Experiment Module Airlock (JEMAL) Slide Table, following the successful deployments of 8 DoveSat satellites last week. T
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/22/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/22/2016
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Story Time From Space: FE-6 completed the video recording that was started yesterday that demonstrates how a balance scale can be used to exhibit balance in microgravity. Story Time From Space combines science literacy outreach with simple demonstrations re
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/21/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/21/2016
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Multi-Purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR) Combustion Chamber Adapter Plate Attachment: FE-5 installed the Combustion Chamber adapter plate in the MSPR Work Volume. Next week, the crew will be installing and with ground support, initiating the Group Combustio
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/20/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/20/2016
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Japanese Experiment Module Airlock (JEMAL) Repressurization: This morning, FE-5 initiated a repress of the JEMAL then performed a leak check of the airlock. Later this week, the crew will remove the NRCSD from the airlock. Water Monitoring Suite – Micro
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/19/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/19/2016
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Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI)-2 Auto-Stop Transition: On Sunday, ground teams received notification that MELFI-2 in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) transitioned to Auto-stop. The Brayton Motor powered off, and the rack
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/16/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/16/2016
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Plant Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Regulation Harvest: FE-6 removed the European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS) Seed Cassettes from EMCS Rotors A and B stowed them in an EMCS Cold Stowage Pouch. The removed cassettes were then stowed in MELFI. New Experimen
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/15/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/15/2016
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NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) #9 Deployment: Overnight, ground controllers deployed the remaining three of four pairs of Planet Lab DoveSats from the NRCSD #9. This deployment titled “Flock 2” is a fleet of nanosatellites designed, built and operate
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/14/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/14/2016
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Asia Try Zero-G: The crew performed the ASIA TRY ZERO-G experiment. The crew performed science experiments on themes proposed by six different countries throughout Asia. The downlinked video will be used to promote the understanding of space activity for
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/13/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/13/2016
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NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) #9 Install: After extending the JEM Airlock (JEMAL) slide table into the cabin, FE-5 installed the NRCSD #9 quad-deployer onto the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform Small Fine Arm Attachment Mechanism (MPEP/SAM) attachments t
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/12/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/12/2016
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Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) reconfiguration: FE-6 performed the teardown and removal of the Heart Cell payload from the MSG. Heart Cells was completed and returned to the ground on SpaceX-9. On Tuesday, the crew will install the Selectable Optic
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/09/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/09/2016
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EXpedite PRocessing of Experiments to Space Station (EXPRESS) Rack 7 (ER7) and ER8 Locker Relocations: Following the recovery of ER7 capability yesterday, the crew relocated the two Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratories (SABLs) currently in ER8 to ER7 t
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/08/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/08/2016
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Biomolecule Sequencer (BMS) Sample Analysis: Yesterday, the crew initiated the third BMS sample off of the task list. Following retrieval of the Flow Cell and Media Syringe Tube from the from Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) an
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/06/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/06/2016
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46 Soyuz (46S) Undock and Landing: Jeff Williams, Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka are scheduled to undock from the ISS today at 4:51PM CDT and land in Kazakhstan at 8:14PM CDT. The ISS will be in 3-crew operations until the arrival of 48S on September 9,
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/05/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/05/2016
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Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) Ingress and Sampling: Flight Engineer (FE)-6 Rubins ingressed the BEAM and collected the deployed Radiation Area Monitor (RAM) dosimeters and performed Microbial Air Sampler (MAS) and Surface Sample Kit (SSK) sampling
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/02/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/02/2016
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Trailing Thermal Control Radiator (TTCR) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Post-EVA Activities: Today, the USOS crew had a half-duty day. They completed their post-EVA medical checkups, and performed an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Water Recharge proced
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/01/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/01/2016
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Trailing Thermal Control Radiator (TTCR) Extravehicular Activity (EVA): Today, CDR Williams and FE-6 Rubins completed the TTCR EVA, with Airlock egress at 6:53 am CDT. Once outside the Airlock, the crew performed the following scheduled tasks: Retract, cover
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/01/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/01/2016
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Trailing Thermal Control Radiator (TTCR) Extravehicular Activity (EVA): Today, CDR Williams and FE-6 Rubins completed the TTCR EVA, with Airlock egress at 6:53 am CDT. Once outside the Airlock, the crew performed the following scheduled tasks: Retract, cover
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/31/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/31/2016
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Trailing Thermal Control Radiator (TTCR) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations: The Commander and Flight Engineer-6 completed their pre-EVA medical checkup, final EVA tool configuration and EVA timeline review earlier today. This afternoon the crew per
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/30/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/30/2016
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Cardio Ox Ultrasound Operations: With remote guidance from the Cardio Ox ground teams, the crew conducted an ultrasound scan after they configured the VOX, attached the ECG Electrodes, and marked the arteries; followed by blood pressure measurements using th
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/29/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/29/2016
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Biomolecule Sequencer WIFI Reconnection and Sample Sequence Completion: Over the weekend the crew completed the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing process that began last week and transferred the screenshots to the Surface Pro 3 tablet for downlink. The B
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/26/2016
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/26/2016
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SpaceX (SpX)-9 Release: Following the unberth of Dragon yesterday afternoon, the crew used the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to release Dragon at 5:11 AM Central Time for its return to Earth. The Dragon capsule executed a de-orbit burn sho
