Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew spent time rebuilding the Pressure Control and Pump Assembly (PCPA) SN007 as practice before rebuilding the PCPA SN002 as a viable spare PCPA for the Urine Processor Assembly (UPA). Payloads: ExPRESS Rack-6 Laptop (ELC-6): The hard drive was swapped on ELC-6 as part of laptop …
Ongoing Spacewalk Preps, Science, and Plumbing Keep Crews Busy
Preparations continue for the next spacewalk at the International Space Station planned for next week. In the meantime, the orbital residents are rebuilding advanced plumbing gear and servicing video and science hardware. Beginning around 8:45 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 26 NASA instructed crews aboard the space station to shelter in their respective spacecraft as …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/26/2024
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): The CFT crew performed various maintenance and cargo activities to assist the ISS crew. They completed an activity to help organize the PMM and an activity to remove the Urine Processor Assembly (UPA) Pressure Control and Pump Assembly (PCPA) Motor from PCPA SN002 in support of the PCPA Motor …
NASA Collins xEVAS Update
In 2022 and 2023, NASA awarded Collins Aerospace two task orders under the agency’s xEVAS (Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services) contract. The first task order was to deliver a next generation spacesuit and spacewalking system for potential use on the International Space Station with a base value of $97.2 million. The second task order was to advance additional …
Cargo, Science, and Spacewalk Preps Fill Station’s Day
Six NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station had a day filled with cargo packing, orbital plumbing, and a spacewalk conference. The orbital outpost’s three cosmonauts from Roscosmos spent their day testing a 3D printer, collecting microbial air samples, and servicing life support gear. Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Tracy C. Dyson, Mike Barratt, Matthew Dominick, …
Signal Acquired! NOAA GOES-U Weather Satellite Begins Its Science Mission
The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) team received telemetry from GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U), indicating the spacecraft is functioning nominally and is power positive. The NOAA GOES-U satellite has now safely deployed, and NOAA has acquired a signal. GOES-U will take about two weeks to reach geostationary orbit. Once there, the satellite …
NOAA’s GOES-U Weather Satellite Deployment
The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) has separated from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy second stage rocket. The GOES-U spacecraft will now unfurl its solar arrays and work toward powering up and establishing communications with ground controllers. Follow along while the team works to acquire signal from the satellite. …
NOAA’s Weather Satellite Mission Completes Final Burn
The rocket’s second stage completed its final burn before it separates from the satellite. The satellite will separate from the rocket in about eight minutes. Then, about 15 minutes later, the satellite will deploy its solar array and should achieve a power positive state about 10 minutes. Continue checking NASA’s GOES blog for additional mission …
GOES-U Satellite Now in Coast Phase
The second stage of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy fired its engines for more than a minute, before experiencing the second stage engine cut off of this mission. The GOES-U satellite now will coast for just under four hours before its final burn, establishing it in a geostationary orbit, about 22,236 miles above Earth. Continue checking …
First Stop: Sampling the 2023 Fires in Quebec
A year after Canada’s largest wildfire season on record, scientists are collecting field measurements to quantify the fires’ carbon emissions.