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ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/02/2021

Russian Segment (RS) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #48: Today, FE-4 Oleg Novitskiy (EV1) and FE-5 Petr Dubrov (EV2) egressed the Mini-Research Module (MRM)-2 airlock and completed the following tasks during today’s 7 hour and 19 minute EVA Demonstration of

ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/01/2021

Payloads: COSMIC (Confocal Space Microscopy):  The crew removed the 2 checkout samples and installed 2 temperature loggers in the COSMIC system.  COSMIC will be used to support upcoming Cell Gravisensing investigation.  The Elucidation of the Gravisensing

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/28/2021

Payloads: Behavioral Core Measures: A crewmember performed the Robotic On-Board Trainer test. The Standardized Behavioral Measures for Detecting Behavioral Health Risks during Exploration Missions (Behavioral Core Measures) experiment initially examined a sui

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/31/2021

Payloads: AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation.  Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that repre

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/27/2021

Payloads: A-HoSS (Artemis HERA on Space Station): The crew powered on the Adlink Mini PC for Artemis HERA (Hybrid Electronic Radiation Assessor on Space Station) radiation data gathering. Artemis HERA on Space Station (A-HoSS) demonstrates software to refine

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/26/2021

Payloads: Astrobee: A crewmember prepared the Astrobee free flyers and the JEM Module for remote video capture and live stream operations. Astrobee is made up of three free-flying, cube-shaped robots which are designed to help scientists and engineers develo

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/25/2021

Payloads: ACME (Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments): A crewmember replaced CIR Manifold #4 with a new C4H10 (Butane) and C2H6 (Ethane) bottles and replaced O2 bottles in Manifold #2. The Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME) pr

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/24/2021

Payloads: CBEF-L (Cell Biology Experiment Facility-L): Today, Crew verified the cable connections and sensors for the 1G Centrifuge in preparation of future operations. CBEF-L is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) new subrack facility, which is an up

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/21/2021

Payloads: CBEF-L (Cell Biology Experiment Facility-L): The crew replaced the CBEF 1G Vent Fan Cable with new one. CBEF-L is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) new subrack facility, which is an upgraded facility of the original Cell Biology Experimen

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/20/2021

Payloads Celestial Immunity: The crew thawed cell culture samples, exchanged media after centrifuge operations, and inoculated the 24-Well Plate and packed samples and plate for return. Dissecting the Influence of Gravity on Human Immune Function in Adults an

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/19/2021

Payloads Celestial Immunity: The crew thawed cell cultures, exchanged media after centrifuge ops, and inoculated a 24-Well Plate. The samples were then inoculated and placed into cold stowage. Dissecting the Influence of Gravity on Human Immune Function in Ad

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/18/2021

Payloads AstroPi: The crew recorded a congratulation message for AstroPi Challenge 2020/21. Two augmented Raspberry Pi computers (called AstroPis) flown to the International Space Station as part of British ESA Astronaut Tim Peake’s mission are available fo

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/17/2021

Payloads: Antimicrobial Coatings (Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings): Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation. Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings test

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/14/2021

Payloads: AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation.  Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that represen

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/13/2021

Payloads: Celestial Immunity: The crew gathered the appropriate hardware and performed the second sampling for the gamma experiment wells, and the first sampling for the delta experiment wells. The samples were transferred to the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freez

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/12/2021

Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both of the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation.  Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests is an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/11/2021

Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both of the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation. Crew then took photos of the hardware.  Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests is an antimicrobial coati

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/07/2021

Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation. Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests is an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that repre

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/06/2021

Payloads: Celestial Immunity: The crew performed activities related to the inoculation, treatment injection, and sample collection for the Celestial Immunity cultures.  This project seeks to gain a broad understanding of how gravity affects overall human imm

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/05/2021

Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation. Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests is an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that repre

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/04/2021

Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation. Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests is an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that repre

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/03/2021

Payloads Astrobee/ROAM: The crew configured the JEM to support the Astrobee ops, the appropriate experiment support software was loaded to the Astrobee free-fliers, and a series of ROAM experimental operations was performed.  Many tests were performed succes

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/29/2021

Payloads: Behavioral Core Measures:  Crew completed a ROBoT-r (simulated CanadArm manipulation task) research session.   The Standardized Behavioral Measures for Detecting Behavioral Health Risks during Exploration Missions (Behavioral Core Measures) exper

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/28/2021

Resilience Crew Undocking Delay: It has been decided, due to inclement weather at the landing zone, that the Resilience Crew Undocking that was scheduled today, Wednesday 4/28, will be postponed until no earlier than Friday 4/30. Payloads ACME (Advanced Combu

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/27/2021

75P Departure: Today at 6:11 PM CST, 75 Progress (75P) is set to depart from the SM-Aft port of the International Space Station. The Russian cargo vehicle will stay in orbit for roughly 25 hours before beginning its deorbit burn at 7:01 PM CT on Wednesday 4/2

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/26/2021

Payloads: ACE-T-2 (Advanced Colloids Experiment-Temperature-2): The crew changed out the ACE (Advanced Colloids Experiment) Module inside the LMM (Light Microscopy Module) AFC (Auxiliary Fluids Container) for the next ACE-T2 science runs. The Advanced Colloid

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/23/2021

Crew-2 Launch: Today at 4:49 AM CST, the Crew-2 Dragon Endeavor lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The Crew will complete a full day’s orbit-set before beginning docking preparations. Soft dock of Dragon Endeavor is currently expected t

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/24/2021

Crew-2 Dock: Today at 4:10 AM CST, the Crew-2 Dragon Endeavour docked to the International Space Station. The hatch to Dragon Endeavour was opened at 6:35 AM and the current station crew welcomed crew members Shane Kimbrough (FE-14), Megan McArthur (FE-15), A

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/21/2021

Crew-2 Launch Delay: Teams discussed the weather forecast for the Thursday April 22 Crew-2 launch attempt and all concurred with delaying the launch. Winds and wave heights along the ascent corridor, including at the pad and staging areas, are predicted to b

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/20/2021

Payloads Celestial Immunity: The crew swapped the Short Trays in two SABLs 1 and 3 in preparation to support operations. This project seeks to gain a broad understanding of how gravity affects overall human immune function and potentially uncover novel pathwa

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/19/2021

63 Soyuz (63S) Undock/Landing: The 63S vehicle carrying Kate Rubins, Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Ryzhikov undocked Friday at 8:33 PM CT and landed at 11:56 PM CT. The departure of 63S reduced the crew complement on board from 10 to 7. Payloads Combustion Int

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/16/2021

63 Soyuz (63S) Undock/Landing: The 63S vehicle carrying Kate Rubins, Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Ryzhikov is scheduled to undock tonight at 8:33 PM CT and land at 11:56 PM CT. The departure of 63S will reduce the crew complement on board from 10 to 7. Payloa

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/15/2021

Change of Command Ceremony: A Change of Command ceremony was performed today during which Shannon Walker assumed command of the ISS from Sergey Ryzhikov. This is in preparation for 63 undock and return tomorrow, April 16. Payloads Astrobee/Gecko-2: The crew c

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/14/2021

Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation.  Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that repres

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/13/2021

Payloads Cell Biology Experiment Facility – Left (CBEF-L): The crew continued the series of CBEF-L activities with an Measurement Experiment Unit detachment, transfer of the temperature logger data, and closeout of the humidifier 2 system.  CBEF-L provide

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/12/2021

Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation.  Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that repres

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/05/2021

SpaceX Crew-1 Port Relocation: This morning, NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker along with JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, undocked the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience from the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harm

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/06/2021

Payloads Cell Biology Experiment Facility – Left (CBEF-L):  In support of the SAIBO logistics and maintenance configuration G, the crew verified various cable connections related to a temperature sensor.  CBEF-L provides new capabilities with additional n

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/07/2021

Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation.  Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that repres
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