63S Soyuz Port Relocation: Today, the 63S crew boarded the 63S Soyuz and undocked from the ISS Mini-Research Module (MRM)-1 at 11:39 AM CT and docked to the MRM-2 at 12:12 PM CT. Prior to undocking, the crew performed leak checks on the vestibule and hatches between the descent and habitation modules. Once docked to …
Agricultural Monitoring Gets GLAMorized
The web-based platform for tracking crop conditions during the growing season is now faster and more flexible.
Three Crewmates Complete Short Station Trip in Soyuz Crew Ship
The Expedition 64 crew members who arrived to the International Space Station Oct. 14, 2020, have successfully relocated their Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft. Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA and Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, both of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, undocked from the Earth-facing port of the station’s Rassvet module at …
Soyuz Crew Ship Prepares to Move to New Station Port
NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website are providing live coverage as three residents of the International Space Station prepare to take a spin around their orbital neighborhood in the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft, relocating it to prepare for the arrival of the next set of crew members. Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA …
Green Run Update: Post-Test Press Briefing at 7 p.m. ET.
Teams from NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program conducted a successful full-duration hot fire test for more than 8 minutes. See press release HERE. To learn more, tune in to NASA TV for a post-test briefing at 7 p.m. EDT at NASA Live. Learn more about Green Run, and check back at this blog for …
Green Run Update: Full Duration Hot Fire Successfully Completed on Mar. 18
Teams from NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program conducted a successful full-duration 8 minute (499.6 seconds) hot fire of the Artemis I core stage on Thursday, Mar. 18 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on the historic B-2 Test Stand. The hot fire got underway at around 4:40 p.m. EDT with …
Green Run Update: Engines Igniting as Hot Fire Gets Underway
The hot fire is underway for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Engine ignition began at approximately six tenths of a second before T-0, beginning with Engine 1, then Engines 3, 4, and 2 ignited in sequence a few hundredths of a second apart. The test is expected to last about 8 minutes and will include three different power …
Green Run Update: Terminal Countdown Sequence Started
The test conductor polled the team and has approved the decision to proceed with the terminal countdown that includes the final 10 minutes before the hot fire. During the terminal countdown, the team is executing the autonomous launch sequence that simulates the countdown for the Artemis I launch. The test transitions from ground control to on-board software control of the core stage and so the test is fully automated starting at T-30 seconds. Key milestones during the …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/18/2021
Payloads Asian Herbs in Space: The crew preserved samples in a Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) and closed out the Asian Herb 30-day plant growth experiment. Microgravity affects the growth of plants and understanding the nature of these changes is important for future missions that will rely on plants for food. Asian Herbs …
Green Run Update: NASA TV Coverage Underway for Hot Fire Test
Countdown is continuing for the hot fire test of the core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The test is expected to start soon and last about 8 minutes to simulate launch and ascent of the SLS to orbit. NASA Television coverage has begun. Watch live: http://www.nasa.gov/live Teams powered up the core stage’s avionics …