60 Soyuz (60S) Unmanned Docking: Following the successful 60S launch on Wednesday, the unmanned Soyuz is scheduled to perform an automated rendezvous and docking to the ISS MRM2 port early Saturday morning at 12:30 AM CT. Objectives for this test flight include: To test a modernized guidance, navigation and control system as well as an …
Life Science Today as Crew Readies for Spacecraft Arrivals and Departures
The Expedition 60 crew is continuing ongoing space science today and packing a U.S. resupply ship for departure next week. Russia’s first unpiloted Soyuz spacecraft is also on its way to the International Space Station where it will dock early Saturday morning. Four astronauts, Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) with Christina Koch, Andrew …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/22/2019
60 Soyuz (60S) Uncrewed Launch: 60S launched nominally last night from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Roscosmos currently has limited capability to return scientific samples and/or equipment for refurbishment so this uncrewed flight was planned to complete the following test objectives: To test a modernized guidance, navigation and control system as well as an entry control system To …
Bragging Rights for Mobile Launcher Lifters and Iron Workers
Operating a heavy-lift crane and working with some of the strongest metals on Earth takes precise diligence, skill and patience. Bragg Crane & Rigging Co. of Long Beach, California, has worked in the industry since 1946, and its team members embody these skills each day as they lift and weld a launch structure that will …
Full Science Schedule Today After Spacewalk and Rocket Launch
Russia’s uncrewed Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station following its launch just a few hours after Wednesday’s spacewalk. The Expedition 60 crew is back on a full science schedule today and preparing to send a U.S. cargo craft back to Earth. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan called …
Uncrewed Soyuz Rocket Launches on Two-Day Trip to Station
The Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft launched at 11:38 p.m. EDT (8:38 a.m. Aug. 22 Baikonur time) from Site 31 at the Cosmodrome on a Soyuz 2.1a booster, which has been used recently to launch uncrewed Russian Progress cargo resupply missions to the space station. The Soyuz 2.1a booster, equipped with a new digital flight control system …
NASA TV to Broadcast Uncrewed Soyuz Rocket Launch
An uncrewed Russian Soyuz spacecraft is set to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 11:38 p.m. EDT (8:38 a.m. Aug. 22 Baikonur time) on a test flight to validate the spacecraft’s compatibility with a revamped Soyuz booster rocket. The booster will be used to transport crews to the International Space …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/21/2019
International Docking Adapter (IDA)3 Extravehicular Activity (EVA): Crewmembers Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan successfully executed USOS EVA #55 within 6 hours and 31 minutes in order to accomplish the following tasks: IDA3 cable routing and connections IDA3 installation IDA3 Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) removal IDA3 outfitting. Install Hemispherical (HEMI) reflectors (2) Install H-Fixture MLI Install PMA3 …
Spacewalkers Complete Installation of Second Commercial Docking Port
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan concluded today’s spacewalk at 2:59 p.m. EDT. During the six-hour and 32-minute spacewalk, the two astronauts successfully installed the second of two international docking adapters (IDAs). The IDAs will be used for the future arrivals of Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon commercial crew spacecraft. NASA’s commercial …
NASA Spacewalkers Suited Up and Installing Docking Adapter
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan switched their spacesuits to battery power this morning at 8:27 a.m. EDT aboard the International Space Station to begin a spacewalk planned to last about six-and-a-half hours. The two flight engineers will install the second of two international docking adapters (IDAs) that will enable future arrivals of Boeing …