ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/09/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/09/2021
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64 Soyuz Launch/Dock: 64S successfully launched at 2:43 AM CT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Oleg Novitskiy, Petr Dubrov, and Mark Vande Hei on board. The vehicle docked at MRM1 at 6:21 AM CT. The ISS crew complement has increased to 10 crewmembers and w
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/02/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/02/2021
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ISS Reboost: Today the ISS performed a reboost using the SM Aft 75P R&D thrusters at 7:14 AM CT. This is the second of two planned reboosts to set up phasing for the 64S two-orbit rendezvous on April 9th and 63S landing on April 17th. The burn duration wa
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/01/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/01/2021
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Payloads Astrobee: The crew used the Astrobee Free Flyer to collect additional visual data to create a map of the Japanese Payload Module, and to calibrate Astrobee. Astrobee is made up of three free-flying, cube-shaped robots which are designed to help scien
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/31/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/31/2021
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Payloads Actiwatch Plus: The crew removed Actiwatch Plus devices from a USB Hub connected to the HRF Payload Drawer on HRF Rack, verified the displays match the expected state of the hardware, and restowed them in the Actiwatch Plus Kit. Crew then stows remai
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/30/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/30/2021
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Payloads Confocal Space Microscopy: The crew removed the Confocal Space Microscopy Temp Logger and attached to a laptop to transfer data. Confocal Microscope is a JAXA facility that provides fluorescence images of biological samples aboard the International S
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/29/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/29/2021
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Payloads Plant Water Management: The crew set up cameras, MWA, and the Sorbent Test Stand Kit for Plant Water Management (3&4) operations. The Plant Water Management investigation demonstrates passive measures for controlling fluid delivery and uptake in
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/26/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/26/2021
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Payloads HRF-2 (Human Research Facility-2): The crew removed the failed BRP Rack Interface Controller (BRIC) from HRF Rack 2 and replaced with a new Rack Interface Controller (RIC). Human Research Facility-2 (HRF-2) provides an on-orbit laboratory that enable
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/25/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/25/2021
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Payloads Airborne Particulate Monitor (APM): The crew installed the APM hardware in Node 2. Air quality in crewed spacecraft is important for keeping astronauts healthy and comfortable. Although requirements exist for maximum allowable concentrations of parti
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/24/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/24/2021
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Crew-1 Dragon Status: Overnight Dragon experienced an unexpected wakeup triggered by false ISS emergency alarms caused by erroneous data from the Dragon 1553 driver in one of the power units. The erroneous data was resolved by swapping to the separate powe
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/23/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/23/2021
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Payloads Materials Science Research Rack-1 (MSRR-1): The crew installed the protective cover, closed the MSRR left faceplate and stowed the MSRR/MSL hardware. The MSRR-1 is used for basic materials research in the microgravity environment of the ISS. MSRR-1 c
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/19/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/19/2021
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63S Soyuz Port Relocation: Today, the 63S crew boarded the 63S Soyuz and undocked from the ISS Mini-Research Module (MRM)-1 at 11:39 AM CT and docked to the MRM-2 at 12:12 PM CT. Prior to undocking, the crew performed leak checks on the vestibule and hatches
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/18/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/18/2021
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Payloads Asian Herbs in Space: The crew preserved samples in a Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) and closed out the Asian Herb 30-day plant growth experiment. Microgravity affects the growth of plants and understanding the nature of thes
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/17/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/17/2021
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Payloads Antimicrobial Coatings (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 differen
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/16/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/16/2021
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Payloads Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) / Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME): The crew performed the steps necessary to lubricate the quick disconnect (QD) for the gas chromatograph argon gas bottle. They also replaced the N2/O2 gas bot
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/15/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/15/2021
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Payloads Antimicrobial Coatings (AC) Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation, and then took photos of the experiment. Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests an a
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/12/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/12/2021
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ISS Reboost: Today the ISS performed a reboost using the SM Aft 75P R&D thrusters at 1:09 PM CT. This is the first of two planned reboosts to set up phasing for 64S rendezvous on April 9th and 63S landing on April 17th. This reboost also facilitates the s
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/11/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/11/2021
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Exposed Pallet 9 (EP9) Jettison: At 7:30 AM CT today, robotics ground controllers commanded an SSRMS disposal jettison of the EP9, carrying old Nickel-Hydrogen batteries. The EP9 has the approximate mass of a large SUV and is predicted to re-enter Earth’s a
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/10/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/10/2021
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Payloads Antimicrobial Coatings 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 mat
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/09/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/09/2021
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Payloads Asian Herb Watering: The crew performed a periodic watering for the plants growing in the Asian Herb experiment. The plants will grow for a period of around 30 days, then be preserved for return to the ground. Microgravity affects the growth of plant
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/05/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/05/2021
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United States On-orbit Segment (USOS) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #72 – ISS Upgrades III: Today, EV1 Kate Rubins and EV2 Soichi Noguchi performed a 6 hour 56 minute EVA and completed the following tasks during the ISS Upgrades III EVA: 4B ISS Roll Out Sol
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/04/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/04/2021
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Payloads Exploration Environmental Control and Life Support System: Brine Processor System (BPA): The crew installed the BPA hardware. The Exploration ECLSS: BPA is designed to improve water recycling on the ISS and boosts the efficiency of water recycling fo
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/02/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/02/2021
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Payloads Actiwatch Plus: A crewmember connected Actiwatch units to the Human Research Facility (HRF)-2 rack to allow ground teams to downlink data. The Actiwatch is a waterproof, nonintrusive, sleep-wake activity monitor worn on the wrist of a crewmember. Th
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/03/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/03/2021
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Payloads Exploration Environmental Control and Life Support System: Brine Processor System (BPA): The crew routed the power cable to the BPA hardware. The BPA is designed to improve water recycling on the International Space Station and boost the efficiency o
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/01/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/01/2021
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Payloads Sally Ride Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle Schools (EarthKAM): A crewmember performed a setup and activation of the EarthKam hardware in Node-2. EarthKAM allows thousands of students to photograph and examine Earth from a space crew’s perspe
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/26/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/26/2021
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Payloads AstroRad Vest: A crewmember donned the AstroRad vest during Cargo transfer operations and completed a survey. The AstroRad vest is a personal protective equipment (PPE) device which functions as a radiation shield for astronauts. The AstroRad shield
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/28/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/28/2021
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USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #71 – ISS Roll Out Solar Array (IROSA) Prep: Today, EV1 Kate Rubins and EV2 Victor Glover performed a 7 hour 4 minute EVA and completed the following tasks in support of the IROSA Prep EVA: Build the 2B Upper Bracket Insta
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/25/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/25/2021
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Payloads CIR (Combustion Integrated Rack) Fluids and Combustion Facility: The crew set the CIR FOMA Calibration Valve to the close position as part of preparation steps for performing the first part of the FOMA Calibration. The CIR includes an optics bench, c
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/24/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/24/2021
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Payloads CIR (Combustion Integrated Rack) Fluids and Combustion Facility: The crew replaced the CIR FOMA Cal Unit. The CIR includes an optics bench, combustion chamber, fuel and oxidizer control, and five different cameras for performing combustion investigat
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/23/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/23/2021
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Payloads ISAAC (Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking): The crew performed the Astrobee free flyer setup and installed the RFID Recon Reader onto the flyer and performed checkout steps to verify the ISAAC software. The ISAAC project demonst
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/22/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/22/2021
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Payloads SABL (Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory): The crew removed the CO2 Incubator Controller from the SABL-1 unit. SABL supports a wide variety of investigations in the life, physical and material sciences with a focus on supporting research of biolog
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/19/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/19/2021
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Payloads 3DMM: The crew continued the sample collections, this time in the Node 3 area. Surfaces in the space station contain microbes and associated biomolecules excreted by these microorganisms. Three-dimensional Microbial Mapping of ISS Environment (3DMM
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/17/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/17/2021
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Payloads Confined Combustion: The crew prepare Confined Combustion samples for flame test operations and conducted tests with ground assistance from the Principle Investigator (PI). Confined Combustion examines the behavior of flame as it spreads in different
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/18/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/18/2021
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Payloads AstroRad Vest: The crew donned the AstroRad Vest and demonstrated WHC activities while another crewmember took historical photos. A survey was completed after the demonstration. The AstroRad vest is a personal protective equipment (PPE) device which
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/16/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/16/2021
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Payloads Three-dimensional Microbial Mapping of ISS Environment (3DMM): The crew performed surface collections in PMM and the Airlock. Surfaces in the ISS contain microbes and associated biomolecules excreted by these microorganisms. 3DMM uses DNA sequenc
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/12/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/12/2021
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Payloads 3DMM: The crew continued the 3DMM experiment by collecting samples from the Node 2 area. This investigation will conduct a series of over 800 swab sample collections throughout several modules of the International Space Station. Surfaces in the spac
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/11/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/11/2021
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Payloads ASTRORAD Vest: In a continuation of the Astrorad series of activities, the crew donned and doffed the payload hardware and then answered a survey. The AstroRad vest is a personal protective equipment (PPE) device which functions as a radiation shie
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/09/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/09/2021
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76 Progress Undock: The Russian 76P cargo vehicle successfully departed ISS from the Russian Segment DC-1 port. ISS successfully maneuvered to the +ZVV undocking attitude on USOS US Thrusters Only (USTO) control. Upon vehicle departure, ISS was maneuvered
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/08/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/08/2021
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Payloads 3DMM: The crew collected swab samples from Node 1. This investigation will conduct a series of over 1000 swab sample collections throughout several modules of the ISS. Surfaces in the space station contain microbes and associated biomolecules excrete
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/04/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/04/2021
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Payloads FLARE (Solid Combustion Assembly): The crew removed and replaced the FLARE-Solid Combustion Experiment Module (SCEM) Igniter for Experiment Insert #2. Fundamental Research on International Standard of Fire Safety in Space – Base for Safety of Futur
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/03/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/03/2021
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Payloads Cell Biology Experiment Facility-L (CBEF-L): The crew connected the CBEF-L Alt power and data umbilicals to the Saibo Rack Z-panel. The JAXA Experiment Laptop-2 was also setup for upcoming configuration ops. CBEF-L is a Japan Aerospace Exploration
