ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/21/2019
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/21/2019
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FIR/LMM/Biophysics-5 Configuration: While the crew was installing Biophysics-5 plate number 3 into the FIR/LMM (Fluids Integrated Rack/Light Microscopy Module), they noted some condensate on the plate and its capillaries. When they attempted to blot the con
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/22/2019
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/22/2019
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Fluid Shifts: In support of the final day of Fluid Shifts operations, the crew performed a Chibis (lower body negative pressure) Imaging session. The video issues experienced yesterday did not occur today and the ground teams report today’s session occurre
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/23/2019
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/23/2019
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Materials ISS Experiment Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) Troubleshooting: Performed as planned ground-commanded troubleshooting, today a file downlink attempt was made on the MISSE Science Carrier-11 (MSC-11). This was not successful and the engineering team will
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/24/2019
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/24/2019
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FIR/LMM/Biophysics-5-2 Plate Installation: The crew installed Biophysics Plate s/n 2002 onto the PACE (Preliminary Advanced Colloids Experiment) LED Base inside the FIR/LMM (Fluids Integrated Rack/Light Microscopy Module) AFC (Auxiliary Fluids Container) and
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/25/2019
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/25/2019
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ISS Experience setup and recording: The crew set up the hardware in Node 1, recorded themselves with The ISS Experience Z- Cam answering questions from the ISS Experience Astronaut Log, then moved the ISS Experience hardware to Node 2. Questions were related
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/19/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/19/2018
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55 Soyuz (55S) Undock and Landing: The 55S crew, Sergey Prokopev, Alexander Gerst, and Serena Auñón -Chancellor, are scheduled to return to Earth tonight. Undock is scheduled for 7:40 PM CT with landing at 11:03 PM CT. The crew is scheduled to arrive at Ell
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/18/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/18/2018
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Change of Command Ceremony: Expedition 57 CDR Alexander Gerst handed off station command to Expedition 58 CDR Oleg Kononenko this afternoon. The Expedition 57 Crew (Alexander Gerst, Sergey Prokopev, Serena Auñón-Chancellor) are scheduled to undock from IS
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/17/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/17/2018
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Airway Monitoring: Today the crew performed the setup activities for the upcoming Airway Monitoring US Lab (ambient) session. The Airway Monitoring investigation aims to determine in detail the pulmonary nitric oxide (NO) turnover in weightlessness and in com
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/14/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/14/2018
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Molecular Muscle: Crewmembers removed the Molecular Muscle samples from the Kubik-5 facility and inserted the samples into the MELFI-3 (Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS). Telemetry data for Kubik-05 was downloaded and both the primary and back u
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/13/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/13/2018
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ICE Cubes (International Commercial Experiment Cubes): A crewmember removed Experiment Cubes (Cube set #2) from the ICE Cubes facility and installed the new set of Cubes (Cube set #1) that were flown on SPX-16. The ICE Cubes Facility is a capable experiment p
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/12/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/12/2018
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STaARS BioScience-4 (Space Technology and Advanced Research Systems): Today a crewmember removed four Experiment containers from the STaARS facility and inserted them into Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-3) unit. The STaARS BioScience-4
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/11/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/11/2018
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Russian Segment ExtraVehicular Activity (RS EVA) 45A: Today, Kononenko and Prokopev exited Docking Compartment (DC)-1 at ~10:11 AM CT in order to execute RS EVA #45A. The following tasks were completed in 7 hours 46 minutes. Inspection of Soyuz MS-09 БО (Or
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/10/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/10/2018
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Molecular Muscle: Crewmembers performed sample inserts into the Kubik incubator facility, photography documentation, and a status check of the experiment run. The Molecular Muscle investigation examines the molecular causes of muscle abnormalities during spac
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/06/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/06/2018
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Rodent Research-8 (RR-8): Today crewmembers stowed the two Rodent Research-7 Habitats and then installed Rodent Research-8 Habitats 1 and 3 in preparation for SpX-16 arrival. The RR-8 investigation utilizes mice flown aboard the ISS, and maintained on Earth,
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/08/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/08/2018
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SpaceX (SpX)-16 Mission: At 6:21 AM CT, the ISS crew used the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to successfully capture the SpX-16 Dragon vehicle. Capture was delayed from its originally planned time of 5:00AM CT due to an issue with the Track
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/05/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/05/2018
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SpaceX (SpX)-16 Launch: SpX-16 launched today from Kennedy Space Center at 12:16 PM CT. Its rendezvous with ISS and capture is planned for Saturday, December 8 at 5:00AM CT. SpX-16 Dragon is bringing over 2500 kg of pressurized and unpressurized cargo to ISS.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/04/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/04/2018
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SpaceX (SpX)-16 Launch Status: SpX-16 launch attempt was delayed from today’s opportunity due to a cargo issue. The next launch attempt is December 5 in order to accommodate replacement of late load cargo. Liftoff on December 5 is planned for 12:16 PM CT
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/03/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/03/2018
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57 Soyuz (57S) Launch and Docking: The 57S vehicle launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome this morning at 5:31 CT and completed a nominal docking to the ISS at 11:33 CT. The 57S crew, Oleg Kononenko, David Saint-Jacques, and Anne McClain, returned ISS to 6-cre
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/30/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/30/2018
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Cemsica sample exchange: Today the crew removed the processed first Cemsica science cartridge from the SUBSA facility and inserted the second science cartridge. Cemsica tests a novel approach of using particles of calcium-silicate (C-S) to synthesize nanopo
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/29/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/29/2018
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JEM Airlock (JEMAL) Depressurization: The JEM Airlock was depressurized in preparation for the transfer of the NanoRacks External Platform Inserts (NREP) back to the Exposed Facility Unit (EFU) 4 location. The NREP was brought inside ISS earlier this week so
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/28/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/28/2018
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Cemsica Sample Exchange: Today the crew removed the calibration cartridge from the SUBSA facility and inserted the first Cemsica science cartridge for processing. Cemsica tests a novel approach of using particles of calcium-silicate (C-S) to synthesize nano
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/27/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/27/2018
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CASIS PCG-16 card fill: The crew continued the PCG Card Micro-G card fill that was not fully completed the previous day. This was performed using some of today’s microscope observation time due to the relatively short lifetime of the protein precipitant sol
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/26/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/26/2018
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At Home in Space (AHIS): The crew completed an AHIS questionnaire this morning. This Canadian Space Agency investigation assesses culture, values, and psychosocial adaptation of astronauts to a space environment shared by multinational crews on long-durat
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/21/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/21/2018
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Loop Heat Pipe Radiator (LHPR) removal: Following a successful completion of the LHPR experiment on GMT 320, today the crew removed it from the MPEP and stowed the hardware. The Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP) was then removed from the Japanese Exp
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/23/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/23/2018
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Food Acceptability Questionnaire: The crew performed the Food Acceptability questionnaire. Food Acceptability seeks to determine the impact of repetitive consumption of food currently available from the spaceflight food system. The results will be used in d
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/19/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/19/2018
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Northrop Grumman 10 (NG-10): NG-10 Antares 230 Rocket successfully launched on Saturday, November 17 at 3:01AM CT from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Once in orbit, Cygnus S.S. John Young performed a series of phasing burns over the course
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/20/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/20/2018
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ISS 20th Anniversary: The largest and most complex international construction project in space began in Kazakhstan 20 years ago today. Atop its Proton rocket, on November. 20, 1998, the Zarya Functional Cargo Block (FGB) lifted off its launch pad at the Bai
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/16/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/16/2018
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Progress (71P) Launch: 71P successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome today at 12:14PM CT. 71P will be performing a 34 orbit rendezvous with ISS, which sets the stage for docking on Sunday at 1:29PM CT. Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG) Integration
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/15/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/15/2018
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Northrop Grumman 10 (NG-10) Robotics Onboard Training: Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the Mobile Servicing System (MSS) in support of the crew’s Cygnus Offset Grapple practice. During the Off Set Grapple activity, the crew used the Permanent Mul
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/14/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/14/2018
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Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG) Gas Trap Degassing IFM-return line: A crewmember installed a gas trap into the return line of the LSG in preparation for removing trapped gas from system lines. During the activity, ground teams observed a 93mL accumulator dro
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/13/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/13/2018
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MObile companion (Cimon): A crewmember reviewed a summary for this week’s operations and also retrieved and charged the two Cimon batteries. Cimon is a technology demonstration project and an observational study that aims to obtain the first insight
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/12/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/12/2018
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H-II Transfer Vehicle 7 (HTV7) Status: HTV7 performed a nominal deorbit, on Saturday November 10, concluding a very successful mission. Final telemetry from HTV7 was received at 21:41 GMT (03:41 PM CT) at an altitude of ~104 km. A nominal separation of
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/09/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/09/2018
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Plasma Kristall-4 (PK-4): The crew exchanged the data hard drive and then setup Particle Trapping for Run #4. The Chamber was then cleaned and the video monitor was setup to document the de-installation of the hardware. PK-4 is a scientific collaboration betw
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/08/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/08/2018
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Meteor: The crew removed and replaced the hard drive in the Meteor laptop and completed a software anti-virus update. The Meteor payload is a visible spectroscopy instrument used to observe meteors in Earth orbit. Meteor uses image analysis to provide informa
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/07/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/07/2018
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H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-7 Departure: This morning, the crew finished closing out the Node 2 vestibule by demating all umbilicals and depressurizing the vestibule between HTV-7 and Node 2 in preparation for the unberth. Commands were sent to the release
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/06/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/06/2018
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Low Temperature Protein Crystal Growth (JAXA LT PCG): The crew retrieved JAXA LT PCG samples from the General Laboratory Active Cryogenic ISS Experiment Refrigerator (GLACIER)1 unit and stowed them in the H-II Transfer Vehic
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/05/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/05/2018
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Plant Habitat: Today, the crew wrapped plant samples into foil packs and placed them into Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI)-3 and the Plant Habitat facility was cleaned. Plant Habitat is a fully automated facility conducting plant bioscience res
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/02/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/02/2018
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Advanced Colloids Experiment-Temperature-7 (ACE-T7) Sample Configuration: The crew configured LMM (Light Microscopy Module) for the ACE-T-7 science run. The ACE-T-7 module was processed prior to this increment, and this run will allow investigators to obs
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/01/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/01/2018
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Combustion Integration Rack (CIR) Burst Disc Removal: The crew removed the burst discs from the argon and checked gas manifolds in the CIR Gas Chromatography (GC) system. These burst discs are considered redundant with the pressure relief valves in the syst
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/31/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/31/2018
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Combustion Integration Rack (CIR) Manifold Bottle Replacement: In support of part 2 of the CIR / Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME) / Electric-Field Effects on Laminar Diffusion (E-FIELD) Flames operations, the crew removed the 30% ethyle
