Neutron Star Interior Composition ExploreR (NICER) Status: Yesterday’s planned NICER deployment was not completed due to a problem with releasing all four of the NICER launch locks. Following several attempts, the NICER team successfully released three of the four launch locks. The team continues attempts to release the fourth lock. NanoRacks Module-52: The crew performed …
Crew Researches Mold, Rodents and Stem Cells as Cargo Ship Chases Station
Russia’s Progress 67 (67P) cargo craft is orbiting Earth and on its way to the International Space Station Friday morning carrying over three tons of food, fuel and supplies. Meanwhile, the three member Expedition 52 crew researched a variety of space science on Thursday while preparing for the arrival of the 67P. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin …
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/14/2017
67 Progress Launch: 67P launched successfully from Baikonur, Kazakhstan today at 4:20am CDT followed by a nominal ascent and orbit insertion. All systems are performing nominally. Docking is scheduled for Friday, June 16 at 6:42am CDT. Rodent Research-5 (RR-5) Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for Osteoporosis: The crew restocked two of the four Animal Habitats and …
SAGE III Team Passes Post-Launch Acceptance Review
On May 25, 2017, the SAGE III/ISS project conducted a successful Post-Launch Acceptance Review (PLAR), the final project lifecycle review. This marks the end of the “project” and the beginning of the science “mission.” Once commissioning is completed, the Science Directorate takes over SAGE III/ISS from Flight Projects Directorate.The mission operations team is continuing its […]
Russian Rocket Launches on Two-Day Cargo Delivery to Station
Carrying more than three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted ISS Progress 67 cargo craft launched at 5:20 a.m. EDT (3:20 p.m. local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the time of launch, the International Space Station was flying about 258 miles over …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/13/2017
Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF): The crew replaced the Sample Cartridge and the stuck Sample Holder in the ELF with a new type of Sample Holder and a Sample Cartridge. The ELF is an experimental facility designed to levitate, melt and solidify materials by containerless processing techniques using the Electrostatic Levitation method. With this facility, thermophysical …
Cargo Ship Ready for Launch as Robotic Arm Unloads Dragon Experiments
Russia’s Progress 67 (67P) cargo craft stands at its launch pad in Kazakhstan ready for liftoff Wednesday at 5:20 a.m. EDT. NASA TV will broadcast the launch live from the Baikonur Cosmodrome including the docking of the 67P Friday at 7:42 a.m. to the Zvezda service module. Two external experiments have been extracted from the …
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/12/2017
Rodent Research-5 (RR-5) Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for Osteoporosis: On Saturday two crewmembers performed the second injection of the RR-5 mice in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG). Spaceflight has significant and rapid effects on the musculoskeletal system; therefore, it is important to investigate targeted therapies that could ameliorate some of the detrimental effects of spaceflight. …