ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/30/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/30/2018
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Binary Colloidal Alloy Test – Cohesive Sediment (BCAT-CS): Today, the crew transferred images to the Station Support Computer (SSC), replaced the SB-800 Flash batteries, verified the camera alignment and focus are still intact, and re-set the interval
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/29/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/29/2018
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Actiwatch Spectrum: Following the discovery of some bad data from a previous Actiwatch spectrum data collection, this activity set up the nine remaining Actiwatch spectrum units to verify they are producing good data. The Actiwatch Spectrum is a waterproof
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/26/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/26/2018
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Echo External Hard Disk Connection: The crew connected the Echo External Hard Disk and USB Cable to SSC 11 in preparation for a file update and subsequent Echo software update. The purpose of the investigation is to evaluate a tele-operated ultrasound syste
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/25/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/25/2018
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Veg-03G: Today, the crew installed a Root Mat and Plant Pillows, then powered up Veg-03G and set light intervals. They then filled the Plant Pillows and Root Mat with water in order to initiate the Veg-03G experiment. This is the first day of a 28 day g
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/24/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/24/2018
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Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR) / Light Microscopy Module (LMM) / Biophysics-4: Following an overall successful conclusion of the Biophysics-4 experiment run, the Biophysics-4 plate was removed from the LMM and stowed. The Biophysics-4 experiment contained p
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/23/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/23/2018
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Multi-purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR) DC / DC Converter Unit (DCU) Replacement Part 1: The crew replaced MSPR DCU with and upgraded DCU2. The still functional older unit will be kept onboard as a spare. The MSPR is a multipurpose payload rack system used
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/22/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/22/2018
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Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST): The ISS crew began a BEST experiment 1 session. The goal of experiment 1 is to identify bacteria directly from ISS surfaces through the swabbing and subsequent extraction of DNA from the swab using
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/19/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/19/2018
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Plant Habitat: Plant Habitat activities were performed today to measure chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of growing plants and provided photos to the ground. Plant Habitat is a fully automated facility that will be used to conduct plant bioscience resear
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/18/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/18/2018
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Food Acceptability: An ISS crewmember performed the Questionnaire. The Food Acceptability investigation seeks to determine the impact of repetitive consumption of food currently available from the spaceflight food system. Results will be used in developing
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/17/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/17/2018
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Binary Colloidal Alloy Test – Cohesive Sediment (BCAT-CS): The crew checked the camera alignment and focus by viewing the latest BCAT images on a laptop. BCAT-CS focuses on the study of forces between particles that cluster together by using sediment
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/16/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/16/2018
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Cold Atom Lab (CAL): A Crewmember attached the Helium monitor to the front of the CAL hardware to collect readings. The CAL produces clouds of atoms that are chilled to about one ten billionth of a degree above absolute zero — much colder than the ave
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/15/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/15/2018
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Binary Colloidal Alloy Test – Cohesive Sediment (BCAT-CS): Over the Weekend, the crew checked the camera alignment and focus settings by viewing the latest BCAT images on a laptop. BCAT-CS focuses on the study of forces between particles that cluster to
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/11/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/11/2018
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56 Soyuz (56S) Anomaly: 56S launched today at 3:40 AM CDT. At 3:42 AM CDT the Soyuz crew reported that a booster failure had occurred. Per standard response to a booster abort in this timeframe, the descent module separated and performed a ballistic desce
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/12/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/12/2018
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56 Soyuz (56S) Anomaly Follow Up: Following yesterday’s launch anomaly, the 56S crew returned to Moscow after medical evaluations in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Roscosmos has created an investigative commission to look into the booster anomaly. In addition
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/10/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/10/2018
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Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Anomaly: Shortly after Crew wake, the Crew reported all lights were off on the WHC Control Panel and the associated power switch was in the off/tripped position. Attempts to reactivate WHC were not successful. The crew the
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/05/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/05/2018
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Life Support Rack (LSR): The crew reviewed the LSR big picture words in preparation for the upcoming installation. Once the installation and checkout are complete, LSR will be capable of providing oxygen generation, carbon dioxide removal, and water generatio
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/08/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/08/2018
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Japanese Small Satellite Orbital Deployer 10 (J-SSOD#10): On Saturday, Robotics Controllers in Tsukuba, Japan maneuvered the Japanese Experiment Module Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) to the small satellite deploy position and deployed the Japanese Smal
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/04/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/04/2018
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54S Undock and Landing: The 54 Soyuz vehicle undocked successfully from the Mini Research Module (MRM)-2 Zenith Docking Port at 2:56 AM CT this morning. Following the completion of a fly-around maneuver, during which the crew took photos of ISS in celebratio
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/03/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/03/2018
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54S Undocking: The ISS crew has sleep shifted to accommodate 54S undock/landing tomorrow at 02:56/06:45 CT respectively. The crew is scheduled to wake up at 4:30 pm tonight to complete final undock preparations. Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Techn
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/02/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/02/2018
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Functional Immune: The crew performed saliva collection activities as part of the Functional Immune experiment. Functional Immune analyzes blood and saliva samples to determine the changes taking place in crewmembers’ immune systems during flight. The chang
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/01/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/01/2018
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J-SSOD-10: The crew performed part 1 of 2 of the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) installation onto the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP). This is being performed in preparation for the J-SSOD-10 deploys this Saturday, GMT 279. The J-S
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/28/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/28/2018
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Binary Colloidal Alloy Test – Cohesive Sedimentation (BCAT-CS): The crew replaced all four SB-800 flash batteries with new AA batteries; they then verified the camera focus and alignment with manual images. Recent reports from the BCAT team indicate the p
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/27/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/27/2018
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H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-7 Capture and Berthing: Yesterday evening, Robotics Ground Controllers performed a survey of the Node 2 Nadir Active Common Berthing Mechanism (ACBM) sealing surface as required prior to HTV berthing. Today, the ISS Crew (Feustel,
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/26/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/26/2018
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Fluidics: The crew prepared the Fluidics hardware in order to perform experiment runs today. Some difficulties were encountered securing one of the fluid tanks, but this was resolved by applying layers of tape. Fluidics is a fluid mechanics experiment wit
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/25/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/25/2018
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Advanced Colloids Experiment-Temperature-2 (ACE-T-2): The crew performed a sample module exchange for the ACE-T2 experiment. ACE-T-2 is performed in the Light Microscopy Module in the Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR/LMM). The experiment looks at the assembl
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/24/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/24/2018
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Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST): The crew swabbed the designated surfaces in the JEM to collect samples. This BEST experiment uses the miniPCR hardware to extract deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from the samples. The BEST investigation s
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/21/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/21/2018
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H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-7 Launch: HTV-7 Launch is currently scheduled on Saturday, 22 September at 12:52 CT. If HTV-7 launches on Saturday, a 5-day rendezvous profile will result in capture and berthing on the morning of 27 September. The current weathe
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/20/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/20/2018
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Service Module (SM) ISS Reboost: This afternoon at 1:05 PM CT, the ISS completed a 17s reboost using the SM main engine. This reboost is the final reboost in a series of three burns to set up proper phasing for 54S landing on October 4th and 56S launch, whi
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/19/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/19/2018
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Biochemical Profile: the crew completed Urine and Blood collections today. The Biochemical Profile investigation tests blood and urine samples obtained from astronauts before, during, and after spaceflight. Specific proteins and chemicals in the samples are u
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/18/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/18/2018
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Binary Colloidal Alloy Test – Cohesive Sediment (BCAT-CS): The crew checked camera alignment and focus by viewing the latest BCAT images on a laptop. BCAT-CS focuses on the study of forces between particles that cluster together by using sediments of
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/17/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/17/2018
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Microbial Tracking-2: Today a crewmember collected saliva samples for the Microbial Tracking-2 investigation and placed them inside a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). MT-2 monitors the different types of microbes that are pres
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/14/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/14/2018
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H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-7 Launch: Today’s launch attempt was scrubbed due to a technical issue. Binary Colloidal Alloy Test – Cohesive Sediment (BCAT-CS): The crew checked the camera alignment and focus by viewing the latest BCAT images on a lapto
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/13/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/13/2018
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Rodent Research-7 (RR-7): The crew completed the second of two days of rodent operations for the RR-7 investigation. Crewmembers will perform bone densitometer scans, blood draws, fecal pellet collections, and sampling operations. They also completed cleanin
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/12/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/12/2018
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H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-7 Launch Delay: Due to an unfavorable weather forecast for tomorrow’s HTV launch attempt, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has delayed the HTV-7 launch to Friday, 14 September at 20:59 GMT (15:59 CT) with capture on Tue
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/11/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/11/2018
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Microbial Tracking-2 (MT-2): Today a crewmember collected saliva and body surface samples for the Microbial Tracking-2 investigation and placed them inside a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). MT-2 monitors the different types of
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/10/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/10/2018
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H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-7 Launch Status: On Sunday, Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reported that tonight’s launch of HTV-7 has been delayed due to weather concerns. Experts are meeting later tonight (Tuesday, 11-September in Japan) to dis
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/07/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/07/2018
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Airway Monitoring: Today the crew performed the Airway Monitoring US Airlock Session. The science session consists of two different protocols that are performed at both ambient, and reduced (10.2 psi) pressure in the US airlock. These protocols are the low Ni
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/06/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/06/2018
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Airway Monitoring: Today the crew continued the preparatory activities for the GMT 250 Airway Monitoring US Airlock Session. These activities included setting up the camera and hardware required for Airway Monitoring in the US Airlock. The Airway Monitoring i
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/05/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/05/2018
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Airway Monitoring: Today the crew performed preparatory activities for the GMT 250 Airway Monitoring US Airlock Session. These activities include review of big picture words, hardware location, etc. The Airway Monitoring investigation aims to determine in det
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/04/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/04/2018
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Binary Colloidal Alloy Test – Cohesive Sediment (BCAT-CS): On Sunday, the crew checked the camera alignment and focus by viewing the latest BCAT images on a laptop. TheBCAT-CS investigation studies the forces between particles that cluster together b
