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    Station Crew Demos Wi-Fi Power, Sets Up For Rodent Research

    The three-member Expedition 62 crew

    A science demonstration for students and space research to improve life kept the Expedition 62 crew busy on Wednesday. The International Space Station residents also worked on a host of orbital plumbing and housecleaning tasks. Radio waves generate energy that can be harnessed for a variety of applications including wirelessly powering devices or possibly beaming …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/11/2020

    Cygnus NG-13 Launch Update: The NG-13 mission is currently scheduled for launch from NASA Wallops Launch Facility on Friday, February 14th at 2:43 pm CT. Cygnus is scheduled for ISS arrival and capture on Sunday, February 16th at 3:40 am CT.  Following capture and berthing to the Node 1 nadir port, the crew will ingress …

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    U.S. Cargo Mission Targets Friday Launch as Crew Maintains Lab

    The Cygnus cargo craft departs the station on Jan. 31, 2020

    The next U.S. cargo mission is now targeting Friday for its launch to replenish the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the Expedition 62 crew is continuing the upkeep of orbital lab systems. Mission managers are waiting for the weather to clear up at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia so they can launch the Cygnus space freighter …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/10/2020

    Confined Combustion: The crew performed the final sample burn, removed the Confined Combustion hardware from MSG and stowed it.  The final sample was an acrylic (aka poly methyl methacrylate or plexiglass) sample installed with black baffles.  This project aims to study flame spread in confined spaces—specifically the interactions between spreading flames and surrounding walls. Flame …

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    Crew Studies DNA and Space Flames Before Cargo Ship Launch

    Expedition 62 crew portrait with NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. Image Credit: NASA

    The three-member Expedition 62 crew is getting ready for a resupply mission scheduled to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 13, at 4:06 p.m. EST due to an unfavorable weather forecast in the next few days and the time required to address a ground support issue. The crewmates from the …

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    Solar Orbiter Embarks on Ambitious Mission to Face the Sun

    The Solar Orbiter spacecraft is heading toward the Sun after a late-night launch from Florida’s Space Coast aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The vehicle lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 11:03 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 9. After a nominal ascent, the spacecraft …

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    Solar Arrays Deployed

    Solar Orbiter’s solar arrays have deployed and the spacecraft is power-positive. Solar Orbiter launched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 11:03 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Solar Orbiter is an international collaborative mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. The spacecraft …

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    Solar Orbiter Update

    The Solar Orbiter spacecraft team from the European Space Agency has been communicating with the spacecraft, which is confirmed to be in the right position. Deployment of the solar arrays is the next major milestone.

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    Signal Acquired

    The team has received the signal from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. Solar Orbiter is an international collaborative mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. The spacecraft will observe the Sun with high spatial resolution telescopes and capture observations in the environment directly surrounding the spacecraft to create a one-of-a-kind picture of how the …

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    Spacecraft Separation: Solar Orbiter Flying Solo

    The Solar Orbiter spacecraft is flying on its own now after a successful liftoff and ascent aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and Centaur upper stage. The next critical milestone is the acquisition of signal from the spacecraft.

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