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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/2/15

    Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Airlock Preparation for NanoRack Cubesat Deployer 6 (NRCSD#6) Cubesat Launches:  During yesterday’s preparation of the NRCSD, there was an issue installing the Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI). Yui implemented a workaround with an alternate set of fasteners to attach MLI to the deployer.  He then returned the slide table to the Airlock and …

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    New Space Freighter Open for Business before Late October Spacewalk

    Japanese Astronaut Kimiya Yui

    The hatches were opened today to the new space delivery from Russia’s Progress resupply craft. The Expedition 45 crew also worked on orbital lab maintenance and on science to improve life on Earth and in space. The Progress 61 space freighter arrived at the International Space Station Thursday evening delivering more than three tons of …

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    Space Station Receives Express Delivery in Six Hours

    Progress Minutes Away from Docking

    Traveling about 252 miles over the North Atlantic, the unpiloted ISS Progress 61 Russian cargo spacecraft docked to the rear port of the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station at 6:52 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft is delivering more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies, including 1,940 pounds of propellant, 110 pounds …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/1/15

    61 Progress (61P) Launch and Dock:   61P launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome this morning at 11:49am CDT.  Once in orbit, the spacecraft performed a 4 orbit rendezvous with ISS and dock to the Service Module aft port at 5:52pm CDT.  61P is delivering over 1500 kgs of supplies to the ISS.   NanoRack Cubesat Deployer …

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    Watch Cargo Craft Docking Live on NASA TV

    Progress Spacecraft Docking

    Beginning at 6:15 p.m. EDT today, NASA Television will provide live coverage of the docking of a Russian Progress spacecraft carrying more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 45 crew aboard the International Space Station. ISS Progress 61 is on track to complete a four-orbit rendezvous, and is scheduled to …

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    Space Freighter on 6-Hour Delivery Trip After Flawless Launch

    Progress 61 Launch

    Carrying more than three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted ISS Progress 61 cargo craft launched at 12:49 p.m. EDT (10:49 p.m. local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the time of launch, the space station was flying above Southeast Kazakhstan. Less than …

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    Watch NASA TV for Live Coverage of Russian Cargo Craft Launch

    Progress 61 Rocket at Launch Pad

    ­ At 12:30 p.m. EDT, NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch of a Russian Progress spacecraft carrying more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 45 crew aboard the International Space Station. Launch of ISS Progress 61 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is scheduled for 12:49 p.m. …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/30/15

    Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites – Universal Docking Port (SPHERES-UDP):  Kelly reviewed the SPHERES-UDP procedure and test plan and then participated in a conference with the Payload Developer to discuss science operations. He then performed a SPHERES-UDP test run and downloaded data to a Station Support Computer (SSC).  The addition of docking ports …

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    Umbilical for Mobile Launcher Prepped for Testing

    A heavy-lift crane is used to lift the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage Umbilical (ICPSU)

    The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage Umbilical (ICPSU) for NASA’s Space Launch System was lifted and attached to the A Tower mobile launcher simulator Sept. 28 at the Launch Equipment Test Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ICPSU will provide super-cooled hydrogen and liquid oxygen to the rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage, or …

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    Progress Cargo Craft Ready for Thursday Launch

    Astronauts Kimiya Yui and Kjell Lindgren

    A new Russian cargo craft loaded with more than three tons food, fuel and supplies is ready for launch to the International Space Station. The crew inside the orbital lab continues ongoing science activities and routine maintenance. Russia’s ISS Progress 61 (61P) cargo craft is at the launch pad in Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan counting …

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