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    Station Schedule Returns to Science on Tuesday

    A red sprite is pictured above the white light of an active thunderstorm as the space station orbited above North America in August of 2015.

    Microgravity science picked up on Tuesday following the previous day’s focus on lab maintenance and housecleaning activities aboard the International Space Station. The nine orbital residents set up a host of science gear for external research and explored future space piloting techniques while also concentrating on daily household tasks. Starliner Commander Butch Wilmore from NASA …

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    NASA’s Artemis Rocket Core Stage Journeys to Florida

    Image shows NASA's Pegasus barge carrying the core stage for the Artemis II launch

    NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for the Artemis II mission arrived on Tuesday, July 23, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The core stage will help power SLS when it launches four astronauts around the Moon for the first crewed flight of SLS and the Orion spacecraft during the …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/22/2024

    Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew by performing stowage clearing operations to prepare for the ArgUS installation operations. They also uploaded new software into the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) Laptop Computer (MLC). Payloads: JEM Internal Ball Camera 2: The JEM Internal Ball Camera Robot 2 was setup …

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    Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower Best Seen in Southern Hemisphere in Late July

    Meteors from the Perseids meteor shower streak across the night sky above Sequoia National Forest.

    Most casual skywatchers know the bright, busy Perseids meteor shower arrives in late July and peaks in mid-August. Fewer are likely to name-drop the Southern delta Aquariids, which overlap with the Perseids each summer and are typically outshone by their brighter counterparts, especially when the Moon washes out the Southern delta Aquariids. This year, with …

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    Station Begins Week with Maintenance and Eye Checks

    The Nanoracks Bishop Airlock is in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as it is positioned away from the station prior to jettisoning a trash container for disposal.

    The week kicked off with lab maintenance aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 71 and Starliner crews relocated science gear, cleaned crew quarters, and conducted inspections. Eye checks were also on the schedule at the end of the day for four orbital residents. Three NASA astronauts took turns during the first half of …

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    Crewmates Off-Duty on Station as Cosmonauts Work Cargo and Lab Upkeep

    NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson shows off food packets from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) in the space station's galley located in the Unity module.

    It was an off-duty day at the end of the week for most of the crew members aboard the International Space Station. The astronauts and cosmonauts relaxed most of Friday with time set aside for their daily workouts, light household duties, and public affairs activities. Two cosmonauts representing Expedition 71, Commander Oleg Kononenko and Fight …

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    NASA Kennedy Teams Complete Water Flow Tests for Artemis II Mission  

    A large amount of water cascades over the edges of the gray mobile launcher at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Droplets of water also spray up through the air, creating a mist.

    Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program successfully completed tests of the ignition overpressure protection and sound suppression and launch cooling systems at Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. These systems will protect the mobile launcher umbilicals and other crucial ground systems during liftoff of the Artemis II mission.  When …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/18/2024

    Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew with a few payload activities and completed Onboard Training for Backup Flight Control Proficiency. Payloads: Electro-static Levitation Furnace (ELF): The ELF cartridge holder containing the latest melted sample was removed and replaced with a new sample holder and sample. The completed …

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    Crew Explores Fluid Shifts, Hot Physics During Cargo and Household Duties

    NASA astronaut Suni Williams investigates ways to overcome the lack of gravity when watering plants grown in space for the Plant Water Management investigation.

    Thursday’s scientific objectives aboard the International Space Station included exploring ways to counter the effects of weightlessness on the human body and understanding how microgravity affects high-temperature physics. The two orbital crews also worked on research hardware, cargo transfers, household duties, and more throughout the workday. Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Jeanette Epps and Matthew Dominick …

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    NASA, Boeing Complete Starliner Engine Testing, Continue Analysis

    Boeing's Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA's Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port. This long-duration photograph was taken at night from the orbital complex as it soared 256 miles above the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai, India.

    NASA and Boeing engineers are evaluating results from last week’s engine tests at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico as the team works through plans to return the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test from the International Space Station in the coming weeks. Teams completed ground hot fire testing at White Sands and are working …

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