ISS Reboost: At 8:11 AM CDT, the ISS performed a reboost using the Aft Progress 87P rendezvous and docking (R&D) thrusters. The purpose of this reboost was to set up proper phasing conditions for the upcoming Soyuz 71S launch and Soyuz 70S landing. The burn duration was 17 minutes 20 seconds with a delta-V of …
Cargo operations, health investigations, and spacesuit preparations topped Thursday’s schedule aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 70 septet gears up for another crew arrival. The morning kicked off with NASA Flight Engineer Michael Barratt assisting Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps, also from NASA, with a blood sample collection for the Immunity Assay investigation. Afterward, …
Payloads: Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings-2 (AC-2): The crew performed the routine periodic touching of two experiment placards deployed in various locations throughout the ISS. Antimicrobial Coatings-2 tests an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that represent high-touch surfaces. Some microbes change characteristics in microgravity, which could create new risks to crew health and spacecraft …
The International Space Station’s population is back down to seven as Monday saw the departure of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7. The seven orbital residents of Expedition 70 spent Wednesday conducting a variety of human health research, while four crew members continue to adjust to life in space. Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA, Andreas Mogensen of ESA …
Crew-7 Splashdown: At 4:47 AM CDT, Crew Dragon Endurance splashed down near Pensacola, Florida, returning NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov safely. This concludes the Crew-7 mission. Payloads: Advanced Resistive Exercise Device-Kinematics (ARED-K): The supporting camera systems and other hardware was set up, and …
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov splashed down safely in the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, at 5:47 a.m. EDT, completing a six-month science mission spent aboard the …
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov on their return to Earth after 199 days in space, has completed its deorbit burn as expected ahead of splashdown just a little under an hour …
NASA is providing live coverage as Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov return to Earth inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The spacecraft, named Endurance, is scheduled to splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off …
Crew-7 Undock: SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance undocked from the ISS at 10:20 AM CDT today to return NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov following a successful 197 day docked mission. The vehicle is scheduled to splash down near Pensacola, Florida, tomorrow at 4:50 AM …
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov inside undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 11:20 a.m. EDT to complete a nearly six-month science mission. NASA coverage …
