Fluid Shifts: The crew began the first of the Fluid Shifts experiment operations known as Dilution Measures which looks at fluid compartmentalization by assessing of total body water (via saliva and urine analysis) and extracellular and intracellular fluid volume (via blood and urine analysis). Fluid Shifts is a NASA investigation, divided into Dilution Measurements, Baseline …
Space Biology Research as Preps Begin for Japan Cargo Mission
The Expedition 60 crew focused on a variety of biomedical research and life science activities aboard the International Space Station today. The astronauts are still cleaning up after last week’s spacewalk while preparing for an upcoming Japanese cargo mission. Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan spent Thursday morning collecting their blood, urine and saliva …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/28/2019
Astrobee: The crew participated in an Astrobee conference, then assisted with collecting data inside the JEM for localization. Today’s tests were relatively advanced compared to previous tests. They involved undocking/docking, as well as several series of maneuvers including multiple 360 degree turns. Astrobee is a series of three free-flying, cube-shaped robots which are designed to …
Crew Returns to Science After Coordinating Space Traffic
The Expedition 60 crew is back on track with ongoing space research today after coordinating a flurry of space traffic at the International Space Station. The astronauts are also continuing to clean up after last week’s spacewalk. The SpaceX Dragon is back on Earth after splashing down Tuesday afternoon in the Pacific Ocean. The commercial …
Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean Packed With Science and Cargo
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 4:21 p.m. EDT (1:21 p.m PDT), approximately 300 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, marking the end of the company’s 18th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. The spacecraft returned more than 2,700 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/27/2019
60 Soyuz (60S) Status: Following Saturday morning’s aborted attempt to dock to MRM2 and subsequent 59S relocation to MRM2, 60S docked nominally to the Service Module (SM) Aft port yesterday at 10:08 PM CT. This uncrewed vehicle is currently scheduled to undock on September 6. SpaceX (SpX)-18 Departure: Robotics Ground Controllers successfully released Dragon today …
Final Field Days in Batamay, Northeast Siberia
A data shortage in the large swaths of larch forests in Northeast Siberia is a prime reason why we wanted to come here.
SpaceX Dragon Released from Station for Earth Return
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft released from the International Space Station at 10:59 a.m. EDT after flight controllers in Houston delivered remote commands to the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA monitored Dragon’s systems as it departed the microgravity laboratory. Next up, Dragon will fire its thrusters …
Russian Spacecraft Second Docking Attempt Successful
While the spacecraft were flying about 250 miles above Eastern Mongolia, an uncrewed Russian Soyuz spacecraft arrived and docked to the International Space Station at 11:08 p.m. EDT. The Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft attached to the station’s aft-facing Zvezda module for a two-week stay as part of its test flight. The Soyuz delivers 1,450 pounds of …
NASA TV Broadcasting Second Docking Attempt of Russian Spacecraft
Beginning at 10:30 p.m. EDT Monday, NASA Television and the agency’s website will air the arrival and docking to the International Space Station of an uncrewed Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The Soyuz MS-14 is scheduled to dock to the station’s aft-facing Zvezda module at 11:12 p.m. It is the spacecraft’s second attempt to dock to the …