Payloads: AstroPi: Following the completion of the European AstroPi Challenge ‘Mission Zero’, the AstroPi Vis unit was returned to its default configuration and position. Two augmented Raspberry Pi computers (called AstroPis) were flown to the ISS and are both equipped with the mighty Sense Hardware Attached on Top (HAT) that measures the environment inside the …
NASA to Highlight Climate Research on Cargo Launch, Sets TV Coverage
Editor’s Note: As of Monday, June 6, NASA and SpaceX are no longer targeting Friday, June 10, for launch, and these events are not current. A new advisory will be provided later. Follow the latest mission updates on the agency’s International Space Station blog. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 10:22 a.m. EDT Friday, June 10, to launch the …
Dragon Mission on Hold as Astronauts Conduct Eye Exams, Spacesuit Work
NASA and SpaceX are standing down from this week’s Falcon 9 launch of the CRS-25 cargo mission to the International Space Station. Officials from NASA and SpaceX met today to discuss an issue identified over the weekend and the best path forward. During propellant loading of the Dragon spacecraft, elevated vapor readings of mono-methyl hydrazine (MMH) were measured in …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/06/2022
Payloads: Astrorad: The crew gathered the appropriate items and prepared for the upcoming science activities. Comfort and Human Factors AstroRad Radiation Garment Evaluation (CHARGE) tests a special vest designed to protect astronauts from radiation caused by unpredictable Solar Particle Events (SPEs). Astronauts provide input on the garment as they wear it while performing daily tasks, …
NASA’s Artemis I Moon Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad Ahead of Tanking Test
At approximately 8:20 a.m. EDT, NASA’s Artemis I Moon rocket arrived at the spaceport’s launch complex 39B after an eight-hour journey ahead of the next wet dress rehearsal attempt. Teams will work to secure the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft and mobile launcher to ground support equipment at the launch pad and ensure …
NASA’s Artemis I Moon Rocket Departs Vehicle Assembly Building for Next Tanking Test
At approximately 12:10 a.m. EDT on June 6, NASA’s Artemis I Moon rocket began its journey from Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Poised atop its crawler transporter, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft will make the 4-mile journey to launch pad 39B to undergo the next wet dress rehearsal test attempt. Live …
Artemis I Rocket Readied for Return to Launch Pad for Tanking Test
Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center are conducting final preparations for next week’s roll out of the Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket and Orion spacecraft. Currently scheduled for Monday, June 6, the rocket will depart the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and head to Launch Pad 39B for the Artemis I wet dress …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/03/2022
81 Progress (81P) Launch and Dock: Today at 4:32 AM CT, 81P launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying food, fuel, and supplies to the ISS. The spacecraft performed a two-orbit rendezvous to the ISS, and completed automated docking to the SM Aft port at 8:02 AM CT. Payloads: AstroPi: A video was recorded showing the …
The Modes of Webb’s NIRISS
The Webb team continues to commission the 17 science instrument modes. This week we asked Nathalie Ouellette of the Université de Montréal to give more detail about the modes of the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS), Canada’s scientific instrument on Webb. “NIRISS will be able to capture both images and spectra from different types …
Progress Cargo Craft Docks to Station after Two Orbits
An uncrewed Russian Progress 81 spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module at 9:02 a.m. EDT, two orbits after launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Progress is delivering almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station for the Expedition 67 crew. Learn more about station activities …