Human Research Program (HRP) collections and operations: Over the weekend, the crew continued sample collections for Biochem Profile, Repository, and Cardio Ox investigations. This morning the Cardio Ox subject donned an Electrocardiogram (ECG) and with operator assistance performed ultrasound scans of the Brachial and Carotid arteries. The Biochem Profile experiment tests blood and urine samples …
Reader Question: Does CO2 Disperse Evenly Around the Earth?
A reader recently wrote to ask us about our November 17 article: “Satellite Detects Human Contribution to Atmospheric CO2.” “Hello, I read on the site that CO2 concentrations are higher in some areas and lower in others. Is the reason for this that the higher zones are near CO2 sources such as heavily populated areas? […]
Crew Preps for Japanese Cargo Mission
The Expedition 50 crew is getting ready for next week’s arrival and capture of Japan’s sixth resupply ship, the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-6). The six station residents also worked on a pair of spacesuits and conducted a variety of human research experiments. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is set to launch its HTV-6 resupply ship …
Orbital ATK Stargazer Arrives with Pegasus XL and CYGNSS
The Orbital ATK L-1011 Stargazer aircraft touched down at 3:57 p.m. EST at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Attached beneath the Stargazer is the Orbital ATK Pegasus XL with NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) on board. CYGNSS was processed and prepared for its mission at Vandenberg Air …
Final Closeout Activities Underway at KSC
Members of the SAGE III/ISS team traveled to the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center this week to begin Instrument Payload (IP) and Nadir Viewing Platform (NVP) close-out activities in preparation for transport of the payloads to the SpaceX Payload Processing Facility (PPF). On Monday, November 28, the ground support equipment (GSE) was set up and the […]
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/02/2016
Robotic External Leak Locator (RELL) Operations: Overnight, RELL checkout and demonstration was performed by performing scans of the Port 1 Truss (P1) Truss Radiator Beam Valve Modules (RBVMs), and the P1 Ammonia (NH3) Vent. Today the Robotics Ground Controllers are performing the Pump Flow and Control Subsystem (PFCS) survey. Once the PFCS survey is complete, …
Space Launch System Core Stage Umbilical Ready for Tests at Launch Equipment Test Facility
Testing of several of the umbilical lines that will attach to NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the tower on the mobile launcher continues at the Launch Equipment Test Facility (LETF) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Core Stage Inter-tank Umbilical (CSITU) arrived at the LETF and was attached to the “C” tower …
Japan Preps Next Cargo Mission
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is getting the last cargo mission of 2016 ready for launch next week. It’s sixth H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-6) nick-named “Kounotori” has been in processing for months and will lift off Dec. 9 from Tanegashima, Japan for a three-day trip to the station. The payload aboard HTV-6 will include potable …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/01/2016
65 Progress (65P) Launch: 65P launched from the Baikonur, Kazakhstan Cosmodrome today at 8:51 am CST. Telemetry indicated that the 3rd stage separation occurred a little more than 2 minutes early. Telemetry over Russian Ground Sites (RGS) was lost earlier than expected. Communication with the vehicle was never reacquired with the vehicle. The 65P vehicle …
New Liquid Hydrogen Tank will Support Flights from Launch Pad 39B
A new liquid hydrogen (LH2) liquid separator tank has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will be used to support the agency’s Space Launch System rocket and all future launches from Launch Pad 39B. The tank was lifted by crane, rotated, and then lowered on the transporter for the move to the …