Suggested Searches

Blogs

    ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/21/15

    Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 29:  Wilmore and Virts accomplished all International Docking Adapter (IDA) Cable Deploy objectives associated with EVA 29 within a Phased Elapsed Time (PET) of 6 hours 41 minutes.  Cristoforetti and Shkaplerov assisted during suit donning and doffing activities.  Joint Airlock egress took place at 6:45am CST and post EVA ingress and hatch …

    Read Full Post

    First of Three Spacewalks Complete

    Spacewalkers Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts

    NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts ended their spacewalk at 2:26 p.m. EST with the repressurization of the Quest airlock. Wilmore and Virts completed all the scheduled tasks for today and one get ahead task. They rigged a series of power and data cables at the forward end of the Harmony module and Pressurized …

    Read Full Post

    Spacewalkers Attaching Cables for Future Commercial Crew Vehicles

    Spacewalkers Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts

    Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes into today’s spacewalk, astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts have finished attaching several new cables on the port side of Pressurized Mating Adapter-2. The duo will reinstall a debris shield before moving to attach another new cable on the starboard side and route additional cables during their remaining time …

    Read Full Post

    “Cable Guys” Begin First of Three Spacewalks

    Spacewalkers Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts

    NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts switched their spacesuits to battery power at 7:45 a.m. EST, signifying the start of today’s planned 6-hour, 30-minute spacewalk. Wilmore and Virts will attach power and data cables to the port and starboard sides of Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 at the forward end of the Harmony module where the first …

    Read Full Post

    NASA TV Providing Live Coverage of Saturday Spacewalk

    U.S. Astronaut Terry Virts

    NASA Television will provide live coverage of tomorrow’s U.S. spacewalk conducted from the International Space Station beginning at 6 a.m. EST. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 7:10 a.m. and run about 6 1/2 hours. Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts will venture outside the orbital complex in the first …

    Read Full Post

    ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/19/15

    Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparation:  The USOS crew members performed final preparations for the upcoming EVAs.  Today, they reviewed the detailed EVA timeline, briefing package, and crib sheet then completed final tool configuration. In addition, they set up the Equipment Lock, EMUs, and ancillary hardware to support the upcoming EVA. The EVA to install International Docking …

    Read Full Post

    First of Three Spacewalks Now Set for Saturday

    Expedition 42 Cosmonauts

    NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts are preparing to ready the International Space Station for a pair of international docking adapters (IDAs) that will allow future commercial crew vehicles to dock. The duo is almost set to start a series of three spacewalks routing cables and preparing the Canadarm2 for the installation of the …

    Read Full Post

    ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/18/15

    NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) Installation: Wilmore installed two sets of NRCSD-Quad units onto the Multipurpose Experiment Platform (MPEP) which is attached to the slide table in the JEM Airlock (JEMAL).  Video and electronic still photos of installation operations were downlinked.  The planned jettison of the16 cubesats are scheduled to begin 27 February.   Electro-Magnetic Levitator …

    Read Full Post

    Astronauts Preparing for Friday Spacewalk

    Spacewalkers Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts

    NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts are counting down to the first of three assembly spacewalks set to begin Friday at 7:10 a.m. EST. The duo checked out their rescue jet packs they would use in the unlikely event they became untethered from the International Space Station. The spacewalks will prepare the station for …

    Read Full Post

    Bright Fireball Seen Over New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio

    fireball2_17

    A very bright fireball seen over New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania at 4:45:17 EST this morning, February 17th. It was captured by three NASA cameras. The video came from a NASA camera located at Allegheny Observatory near Pittsburgh, PA. The other two cameras are located at Hiram College and Oberlin College, both in northern Ohio.

    Read Full Post