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  • ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/12/15

    Force Shoes:  On Wednesday, Wilmore set up the Force Shoes hardware, activated the Force Shoes unit and tested the wireless mode.  The crew then positioned a camcorder, configured the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) and collected a zero load measurement without the Force Shoes.  Wilmore then donned the Force Shoes and performed ARED data collection. …

  • Busy Traffic Period at Station As Crew Works Research

    Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts

    As the second resupply ship this week prepares to leave the International Space Station another spacecraft is being readied for its launch. Meanwhile, the six-member Expedition 42 crew was working a variety of maintenance and science tasks Thursday. › Read more about spacecraft departure and arrival activities Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) is being packed …

  • Launch Gallery

    Take a look at our launch photos this evening from today’s liftoff of NOAA’s DSCOVR spacecraft that was sent aloft to observe the sun and the Earth from a million miles away. The DSCOVR gallery on Flickr can be found here. One of the gems:

  • Solar Arrays Deployed

    DSCOVR’s twin solar wings have opened to provide power to the spacecraft’s systems and instruments as it observes the sun and our home planet to show the changing conditions on Earth. The mission is a partnership of NOAA, NASA and the U.S. Air Force.

  • DSCOVR Flies On Its Own

    The Falcon 9 sprung the DSCOVR spacecraft free on schedule to coast toward the L1 point on its own. Data shows that the spacecraft is healthy and getting ready to deploy its solar panels.

  • Second Stage Ignites as Planned

    The Falcon 9 and DSCOVR spacecraft telemetry is telling ground controllers that everything is OK as the second stage engine re-ignites and DSCOVR is pushed out toward deep space and the L1 point about a million miles form Earth. This burn will last 58 seconds.

  • Second Stage Re-ignition Coming Up

    The second stage of the Falcon 9 is still in its parking orbit with DSCOVR attached, but in a couple minutes the single engine of the second stage will re-ignite to propel the NOAA observatory on a course to deep space. Re-igntion scheduled for 6:33:41 p.m.