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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/17/15

    Node 3 Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA):  Overnight the Flight Control Specialist’s attempt to repower Node 3 CDRA failed due to both CDRA bed heaters reporting as failed.  The ppCO2 levels remain low and preliminary assessment level will remain below limits with no CDRA for a couple days.  The team has been able to override …

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    Evacuation Drills, Science Work and New Crew Launch Preps

    Terry Virts and Samantha Cristoforetti

    Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts and Flight Engineers Samantha Cristoforetti and Anton Shkaplerov practiced emergency procedures Tuesday, preparing the three crew members for the actions they would take in the unlikely event that they must evacuate the International Space Station. Cristoforetti went back to work on the Muscle Atrophy Research and Exercise System (MARES). She …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/16/15

    Biolab Troubleshooting (TripleLux-B):  In order to recover smoke detection in the Biolab facility, Cristoforetti successfully Removed and Replaced (R&R) the smoke detector. She also performed an inspection of the Biolab handling mechanism shutter door. Photos were taken for evaluation by ground teams.  Ground teams have performed activation steps and verified that Biolab is go for …

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    Module Relocation Work on Station as New Crew Preps for Launch

    Commander Terry Virts

    The three-person Expedition 43 crew with Commander Terry Virts and Flight Engineers Samantha Cristoforetti and Anton Shkaplerov are the sole occupants of the International Space Station right now. They are getting ready for upcoming module relocation work and preparing for upcoming science work. Virts installed a connector cap and a power cable to get the …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report 03/13/15

    Japanese Experiment Module Airlock (JEMAL) Activation: Virts pressurized and then perform a leak check of the JEMAL. These tasks were performed in advance of operations on March 25 to remove the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer (NRCSD) and Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP)/Small Fine Arm Attachment Mechanism (SAM) from the slide table. Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer …

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    Expedition 43 Trio Rests After Sending Crewmates Home With Science

    The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft

    Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts and Flight Engineers Samantha Cristoforetti and Anton Shkaplerov are resting today after sending their Expedition 42 crewmates back to Earth last night. Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore handed the controls of the International Space Station to Virts in a Change of Command Ceremony Tuesday morning. Wilmore, Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev …

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    Expedition 42 Returns Home After 167 Days in Space

    Expedition 42 Lands

    Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore of NASA, and Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency landed their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft in Kazakhstan at approximately 10:07 p.m. EDT. Russian recovery teams are helping the crew exit the Soyuz vehicle and adjust to gravity after their stay in space. The trio arrived at …

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    Expedition 42 Trio Undocks for Voyage Home

    Soyuz TMA-14M Undocks

    After spending 167 days aboard the International Space Station, Barry Wilmore, Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova undocked from the station at 6:44 p.m. EDT to begin their voyage home. Samokutyaev, the Soyuz commander, is at the controls of the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft. They will perform a separation burn to increase the distance from the station …

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    Fireball Reported in Colorado Early this Morning

    A fireball occurred over southern Wyoming/northern Colorado at 6:01 AM Mountain Daylight Time. The available eyewitness and video information indicates that the meteor moved from East to West at about 45,000 miles per hour and weighed a few pounds (2 to 4 pounds are the preliminary estimates). The fireball belongs to a class of meteors called …

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    Expedition 42 Trio Enters Soyuz and Closes Hatches

    Expedition 42 crew

    At 3:34 p.m. EDT, the Soyuz hatch closed between the International Space Station and the TMA-14M spacecraft. Expedition 42 crew members Barry Wilmore of NASA and Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of Roscosmos are preparing to undock at 6:44 p.m. NASA Television will air live coverage of undocking beginning at 6:15 p.m. The deorbit burn …

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