The Hexapod Pointing System, which will help keep the SAGE instrument pointing in the right direction, was installed with the instrument. The team is working hard to get SAGE ready for environmental testing and then launch.
40 Soyuz (40S) Undock and Landing: 40S undocked at 5:45pm CDT today bringing Wilmore, Serova and Samokutyaev back to Earth. Landing occurred at 9:07pm in Kazakhstan. The ISS will be in 3-crew operations until 42S docking on May 28. Biolab Troubleshooting (TripleLux-B): Cristoforetti performed troubleshooting to recover smoke detection in the Biolab facility. She removed …
Today is homecoming day for International Space Station Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore of NASA and Flight Engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) as they prepare for landing in their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft at 10:07 p.m. EDT this evening, southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. At this time, there are no …
Russian Joint Research (RJR) Augmented Microbial Sampling: Shkaplerov collected samples from various locations throughout the ISS that are prone to microbial contamination. Samples will be returned on 40S. The data gathered and monitoring technologies used in Augmented Microbial Sampling are shared between NASA and Roscosmos. The purpose is to provide a scientific basis for decisions …
Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore handed over control of the International Space Station to NASA astronaut Terry Virts in a Change of Command Ceremony today. Virts will lead Expedition 43 when Wilmore and Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev and Flight Engineer Elena Serova undock Wednesday at 6:44 p.m. EDT in their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft. › Check …
Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations: On Saturday, Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the Mobile MSS cameras and maneuvered the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to move the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) into position to install the spare Pump Module (PM) on External Stowage Platform (ESP) 2. SPDM Arm 2 then installed the PM …
Expedition 42 crew members Barry Wilmore, Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova are two days away from ending their stay aboard the International Space Station. The trio is packing gear and cleaning crew quarters as they prepare to undock in their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft Wednesday at 6:44 p.m. EDT and land in Kazakhstan at 10:07 p.m. …
Airway Monitoring Experiment: The crew prepared the airlock by removing equipment, transferring and setting up Airway Monitoring hardware and configuring a video camera. This experiment was performed in the US airlock at 10.2 psi pressure with the hatch closed. This is the first time the US equipment lock (as a hypobaric facility) was used for …
Astronauts Terry Virts and Samantha Cristoforetti were in the U.S. Quest airlock conducting airflow monitor tests, measurements and calibrations. The tests were part of the Airway Monitoring experiment that is looking for possible indicators of airway inflammation in astronauts during spaceflight. › Read more about the Airway Monitoring experiment Their crewmate Anton Shkaplerov worked in …
NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD): The final 2 CubeSats were successfully deployed overnight which concludes deployment activities for this increment. A total of 16 satellites have been deployed. Airway monitoring: The crew reviewed information to familiarize themselves with the Airway Monitoring experiment. Specialists on the ground were available to answer crew questions. To prepare for Friday’s …
