NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) #6 Operations: Today Kelly opened the outer hatch and extended the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Airlock slide table external to ISS. The ground operations team used the JEM Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) Small Fine Arm (SFA) to grapple the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP), mounted on the slide table, and maneuvered it …
Pluto’s Small Moons Nix and Hydra
Today’s post is written by Simon Porter, a New Horizons postdoctoral researcher at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. Simon’s work focuses on the small satellites of Pluto. This week’s beautiful Charon images remind us that Pluto is not just one body; it’s a whole system of worlds. Pluto and its largest moon Charon …
CubeSats Being Deployed While Crew Preps for Future Cygnus Mission
The crew is working high-end maintenance today, while preparing for an upcoming spacewalk and an early December cargo mission. CubeSats are also being deployed this week from the Kibo laboratory module. Commander Scott Kelly checked on a power supply problem with the humanoid Robonaut. Flight Engineers Kjell Lindgren and Kimiya Yui installed cables in the …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/2/15
Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Airlock Preparation for NanoRack Cubesat Deployer 6 (NRCSD#6) Cubesat Launches: During yesterday’s preparation of the NRCSD, there was an issue installing the Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI). Yui implemented a workaround with an alternate set of fasteners to attach MLI to the deployer. He then returned the slide table to the Airlock and …
New Space Freighter Open for Business before Late October Spacewalk
The hatches were opened today to the new space delivery from Russia’s Progress resupply craft. The Expedition 45 crew also worked on orbital lab maintenance and on science to improve life on Earth and in space. The Progress 61 space freighter arrived at the International Space Station Thursday evening delivering more than three tons of …
Space Station Receives Express Delivery in Six Hours
Traveling about 252 miles over the North Atlantic, the unpiloted ISS Progress 61 Russian cargo spacecraft docked to the rear port of the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station at 6:52 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft is delivering more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies, including 1,940 pounds of propellant, 110 pounds …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/1/15
61 Progress (61P) Launch and Dock: 61P launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome this morning at 11:49am CDT. Once in orbit, the spacecraft performed a 4 orbit rendezvous with ISS and dock to the Service Module aft port at 5:52pm CDT. 61P is delivering over 1500 kgs of supplies to the ISS. NanoRack Cubesat Deployer …
Watch Cargo Craft Docking Live on NASA TV
Beginning at 6:15 p.m. EDT today, NASA Television will provide live coverage of the docking of a Russian Progress spacecraft carrying more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 45 crew aboard the International Space Station. ISS Progress 61 is on track to complete a four-orbit rendezvous, and is scheduled to …
Space Freighter on 6-Hour Delivery Trip After Flawless Launch
Carrying more than three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted ISS Progress 61 cargo craft launched at 12:49 p.m. EDT (10:49 p.m. local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the time of launch, the space station was flying above Southeast Kazakhstan. Less than …
Watch NASA TV for Live Coverage of Russian Cargo Craft Launch
At 12:30 p.m. EDT, NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch of a Russian Progress spacecraft carrying more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 45 crew aboard the International Space Station. Launch of ISS Progress 61 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is scheduled for 12:49 p.m. …