ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/02/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/02/2021
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Payloads Cell Biology Experiment Facility-L (CBEF-L): The crew connected video, power and data cables to the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) Control Equipment (CE). CBEF-L is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) new subrack facility, which is a
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/01/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/01/2021
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USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #70 – ISS Upgrades II: EV1 Michael Hopkins and EV2 Victor Glover performed a 5 hour 20 minute EVA and completed the following tasks in support of ISS upgrades: P4 AP Relocate P4 Li-ION & DCSU Bolts P4 H-Fixture Remova
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/29/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/29/2021
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Payloads AstroRad Vest: The crew performed exercise while wearing the AstroRad Vest. The AstroRad vest is a personal protective equipment (PPE) device which functions as a radiation shield for astronauts. The AstroRad shields astronauts from space-borne ioniz
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/28/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/28/2021
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Payloads Capillary Structures: The crew performed the Capillary Structures Sorbent Contactor operations that demonstrates flow through two microgravity air-liquid contractors in series. Current life-support systems on the ISS require special equipment to sepa
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/26/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/26/2021
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Payloads FSL (Fluid Science Laboratory): The crew removed the RUBI Multi-Scale Boiling experiment container hardware and installed the new Soft Matter Dynamics Container. The FSL is a multiuser facility designed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for conducti
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/27/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/27/2021
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USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #69 Columbus Upgrades – Michael Hopkins (EV1) and Victor Glover (EV2) performed a 6 hour 56 minute EVA that completed the following tasks in support of upgrades to the Columbus Module: COLKA Bolt installation and COLK
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/25/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/25/2021
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Payloads CBEF-L (Cell Biology Experiment Facility-L): The crew greased the Front bolts and then replaced the Control Equipment within the CBEF which was then connected to the Drawer Interface Panel and cables. CBEF-L is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (J
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/22/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/22/2021
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Payloads Antimicrobial coatings: The crew touched coupons A-G (uncoated), then touched H-N, then took photos of each of the coupons. The experiment was set up in early January and is planned to remain deployed for a period of 6 months. Boeing Environment Resp
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/21/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/21/2021
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ISS Reboost – Today, the ISS performed a reboost using the aft Progress 75P R&D thrusters. The purpose of this reboost is to set up the conditions for Progress 77P 33-Orbit rendezvous on February 15. The burn duration was 6 minutes 58 seconds with a Del
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/20/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/20/2021
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Payloads 3DMM (Three-dimensional Microbial Monitoring) module photos – The crew took a series of rack images for the ground team to use in the assessment of viable sampling locations. Surfaces in the space station contain microbes and associated biomo
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/19/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/19/2021
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Payloads Biolab maintenance – The crew performed maintenance activities on the Biolab facility. These activities included exchanging the defective Life Support Module 2 (LSM2), as well as the installation of a new LSM4. Although the Biolab facility i
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/18/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/18/2021
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Payloads Antimicrobial coatings: The crew touched coupons A-G, then took photos of each of the coupons. The experiment was set up in early January and is planned to remain deployed for a period of 6 months. Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatin
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/14/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/14/2021
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SpaceX-21 Splashdown: Following Tuesday’s successful undock, Dragon splashed down off the coast of Tampa, Florida at 7:27PM CT last night. This completes the mission and cargo has been offloaded. Payloads Airborne Particulate Monitor (APM): The crew relocat
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/6/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/6/2021
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Cygnus Departure: Cygnus was successfully released by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and departed the ISS today at 9:10 AM CT with the crew monitoring from the Cupola. The vehicle has several post-departure science objectives to complete
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/7/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/7/2021
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Payloads Veg-03: The crew opened wicks on each Veg-03 Plant Pillow. Organisms grow differently in space, from single-celled bacteria to plants and humans. But future long-duration space missions will require crew members to grow their own food, so understandi
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/8/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/8/2021
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Payloads Antimicrobial Coatings: The crew touched each coupon on Antimicrobial Coatings placard. Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that represent high-touch surfaces. Some microb
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/11/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/11/2021
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Correction to the Friday, January 8 Daily Summary: The Collapsible Contingency Urinal (CCU) In-Cabin Demonstration was reported as completed which was an error. The demonstration was re-scheduled for later this week. SpaceX (SpX)-21 Undock and Return: The c
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/12/2021
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/12/2021
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SpaceX -21 Undock and Return: SpaceX-21 undocked from the ISS today after a 1 day delay due to bad weather and is scheduled to splash down off the coast of Tampa, Florida tomorrow at 7:27 CT. This concludes a 36-day mission for Cargo Dragon aboard the ISS. Pa
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/11/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/11/2020
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Correction to the Friday, January 8 Daily Summary: The Collapsible Contingency Urinal (CCU) In-Cabin Demonstration was reported as completed which was an error. The demonstration was re-scheduled for later this week. SpaceX (SpX)-21 Undock and Return: The c
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/8/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/8/2020
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Payloads Antimicrobial Coatings: The crew touched each coupon on Antimicrobial Coatings placard. Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that represent high-touch surfaces. Some microb
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/7/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/7/2020
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Payloads Veg-03: The crew opened wicks on each Veg-03 Plant Pillow. Organisms grow differently in space, from single-celled bacteria to plants and humans. But future long-duration space missions will require crew members to grow their own food, so understandi
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/6/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/6/2020
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Cygnus Departure: Cygnus was successfully released by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and departed the ISS today at 9:10 AM CT with the crew monitoring from the Cupola. The vehicle has several post-departure science objectives to complete
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/5/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/5/2020
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Payloads FLUIDICS: The crew performed the first of three FLUIDICS runs. The measurement of liquid displacement within a sphere in microgravity relates to a given kinematic representation of a spacecraft’s fuel tank. The FLUIDICS investigation evaluates the
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/4/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/4/2020
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Payloads Cardinal Heart: The crew performed a periodic cell culture media exchange in the various cell culture chambers. Cardinal Heart studies the effects of change in gravitational force on cardiovascular cells at the cellular and tissue level using enginee
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/29/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/29/2020
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Payloads Cardinal Heart: The crew performed a periodic cell culture media exchange in the various cell culture chambers. Cardinal Heart studies the effects of change in gravitational force on cardiovascular cells at the cellular and tissue level using enginee
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/30/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/30/2020
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Payloads Cryo Chiller: The crew installed sample cartridge into the Cryo Chiller facility. Cryo Chiller is a single Expedite the Processing of Experiments to Space Station (EXPRESS) locker replacement unit which provides rapid freezing capability in support o
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/31/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/31/2020
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Payloads Space Studio KIBO: The crew performed the Kubo studio operations parts 1-4. The Space Frontier Studio KIBO is a broadcasting studio that is constructed and operated in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), also known as Kibo. The studio can livestrea
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/28/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/28/2020
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Payloads NanoRacks Module-9: The crew performed the 3rd operations of sample tube mixtures. NanoRacks Module-09 is a combination of 35 experiments provided by school students from 5 different countries. The experiments are housed within a NanoRacks Module con
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/22/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/22/2020
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Payloads Astrileux The crew fabricated a protective cover for the Astrileux hardware to allow it to be returned to the ground for analysis. The experiment was retrieved from its external ISS location earlier this year. NanoRacks-Astrileux evaluates the effe
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/23/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/23/2020
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Payloads Bacterial Adhesion and Corrosion: The crew gathered materials and performed the BAC inoculation. Polymicrobial Biofilm Growth and Control during Spaceflight (Bacterial Adhesion and Corrosion) explores the formation under microgravity conditions of mu
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/24/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/24/2020
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Payloads Cardinal Heart: The crew performed a periodic cell culture media exchange in the various cell culture chambers. Effect of Microgravity on Drug Responses Using Engineered Heart Tissues (Cardinal Heart) studies the effects of change in gravitational
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/21/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/21/2020
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Payloads Airborne Particulate Monitor (APM): The APM hardware was relocated from the US Lab to Node 3. This hardware is routinely moved to different locations to allow monitoring of the particulate environment in those areas. Although requirements exis
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/18/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/18/2020
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Payloads Astrorad Vest: The crew continued with the assessment of the Astrorad vest and its impacts to various activities. The AstroRad vest is a personal protective equipment (PPE) device which functions as a radiation shield for astronauts. The AstroRad s
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/17/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/17/2020
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Payloads ISS Experience: The crew set up the appropriate equipment to record a session of The ISS Experience in the Russian segment with the goal of capturing exercise and experiment performance. The International Space Station Experience (The ISS Experienc
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/16/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/16/2020
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Payloads Cardinal Heart: The crew continued the Cardinal Heart experiment with additional tissue chamber microscopy. One of the goals was to find beating cells within the cell culture wells of interest and take short videos of them. Effect of Microgravit
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/15/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/15/2020
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Payloads Cardinal Heart: Following the delay of the microscopy activities from Monday, today the crew performed both the microscopic observation of the cells as well as the cell culture media exchange. Effect of Microgravity on Drug Responses Using Engine
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/14/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/14/2020
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Payloads AstroRad Vest: The crew completed a range-of-motion and test with and without the vest installed, and then completed a general survey. The AstroRad vest is a personal protective equipment (PPE) device which functions as a radiation shield for astrona
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/11/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/11/2020
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Payloads JAXA Low Temp PCG: The crew retrieved the Low Temp PCG Sample from cold stowage and initiated protein crystal growth with historical documentation of the sample condition. The PCG Sample was re-inserted back into cold stowage. The objective of the Ja
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/10/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/10/2020
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Payloads Cardinal Heart: The crew deployed and used the Life Science Glovebox to change the media in the remaining Cardinal Heart Tissue Habitats. Effect of Microgravity on Drug Responses Using Engineered Heart Tissues (Cardinal Heart) studies the effects of
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/09/2020
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/09/2020
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Payloads Cardinal Heart: The crew deployed and used the Life Science Glovebox to change the media in one of four Cardinal Heart Tissue Habitats. Effect of Microgravity on Drug Responses Using Engineered Heart Tissues (Cardinal Heart) studies the effects of ch
