Progress 71P ISS Reboost: Overnight the ISS completed a 5m 37s reboost using 71P thrusters. The purpose of the reboost was to start the necessary phasing to support the 2019 Russian Visiting Vehicle plan. ISS velocity increased by 0.65 meters per second (m/s) and ISS altitude was increased by 1.15 kilometers (km). Rodent Research-8 (RR-8): Today crewmembers …
Progress 71P ISS Reboost: Tonight at 9:05 PM CT, the ISS will complete a 5m 37s reboost using 71P thrusters. The purpose of the reboost is to start the necessary phasing to support upcoming Russian Visiting Vehicles in 2019; ISS velocity will be increased by 0.65 meters per second (m/s) and ISS altitude will increase by 1.15 …
Rodent Research-8 (RR-8): The crew performed a Habitat Restock for units three and four and performed a cleaning of the animal access unit. The hardware for this week’s upcoming operations was also gathered and the front Life Science Glovebox crew foot restraints were installed. The Rodent Research-8 (RR-8) investigation utilizes mice flown aboard the International …
Nanoracks Module 74: Today a crewmember sequentially placed the 6 microplates into the Plate Reader-2 for scanning and stowed them in Module-74. This is day 13 of plate reader ops. The Module-74 experiment investigates the Effects of Microgravity on Controlled Release of Antibiotics and Curing Mechanism of a Novel Wound Dressing (Hydrogel Formation and Drug …
Three people from the U.S., Canada and Russia are orbiting Earth today getting ready to observe Christmas and experience New Year’s Eve from space aboard the International Space Station. Back on Earth, another three station crew members have returned to their home bases just 24 hours after completing a 197-day mission aboard the orbital lab. …
Well over 100 people in California, Nevada, Arizona and Oregon observed a fireball at 5:35 p.m. PST Dec. 19. This event was unusual not for the brightness of the fireball—similar to that of a crescent Moon—but for the persistent train left behind after the object ablated. This persistent train lasted for minutes (compared to the …
Three members of the International Space Station’s Expedition 57 crew, including NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, returned to Earth Thursday, safely landing at 12:02 a.m. EST (11:02 a.m. local time) in Kazakhstan. Auñón-Chancellor and her crewmates, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz commander Sergey Prokopyev, launched June 6 and arrived …
NASA Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz commander Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos undocked from the International Space Station at 8:40 p.m. EST to begin their trip home. Deorbit burn is scheduled for approximately 11:10 p.m., with landing in Kazakhstan targeted for …
At 5:30 p.m. EST, the hatch closed between the Soyuz spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking. NASA Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz commander Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos are scheduled to undock their Soyuz at 8:40 p.m. …
55 Soyuz (55S) Undock and Landing: The 55S crew, Sergey Prokopev, Alexander Gerst, and Serena Auñón -Chancellor, are scheduled to return to Earth tonight. Undock is scheduled for 7:40 PM CT with landing at 11:03 PM CT. The crew is scheduled to arrive at Ellington on Friday, December 21. Bone Densitometer Calibration: The crew performed …
