Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF) Setup: Kopra and Peake completed the setup of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ELF equipment and installation into the Multi-purpose Small Payload Rack 2 (MSPR2) work volume in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Later this week crewmembers will continue the setup and next week will install a sample cartridge and …
The crew checked a spacesuit for leaks over the weekend after a successful spacewalk that was terminated early on Friday. The International Space Station residents also got back to work today on advanced space research, spacewalk gear cleanup activities and preparations for another spacewalk next month. Astronaut Tim Kopra reported a small water bubble in …
Status: Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) Zero Robotics Dry Run: Kelly and Kornienko set up SPHERES hardware and executed a dry run for the Zero Robotics competition scheduled for January 25th. The SPHERES Zero Robotics investigation establishes an opportunity for high school students to design research for the ISS. As part of …
NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Tim Peake completed the primary task for their spacewalk on January 15, 2016 before it was ended early by Mission Control Houston. The astronauts replaced a failed voltage regulator that caused a loss of power to one of the station’s eight power channels last November, accomplishing …
My colleagues and I spend most of our time looking for stories, images, and data related to the latest and greatest remote sensing science at NASA and beyond. This often leads us to rather technical scientific journals and obscure websites that are hardly known for their artistry. But every now and then during the course […]
Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #35: Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #35: Peake and Kopra egressed the Airlock at 7am CST in order to perform EVA #35. During the EVA, Kopra’s carbon dioxide (CO2) sensor failed and then later he noticed a water bubble in his helmet. Based on the trend, the Flight Control Team decided to terminate the …
Today’s blog post is from Amanda Zangari, a member of the New Horizons’ Geology, Geophysics and Imaging Team. She works at Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. My name is Amanda Zangari, and I’ve been a postdoc on the New Horizons mission for 2 ½ years. It’s been a wild ride, and it’s amazing how …
Astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake ended their spacewalk at 12:31 p.m. EST with the repressurization of the U.S. Quest airlock following an early termination of the spacewalk after Kopra reported a small water bubble had formed inside his helmet. Commander Scott Kelly will assist the crew members with an expedited removal of their spacesuits …
Approximately 2 hours into today’s spacewalk, astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake have completed the replacement of a failed voltage regulator that caused a loss of power to one of the station’s eight power channels last November. The astronauts will now continue with additional tasks, including the routing of cables in advance of International Docking …
Astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake switched their spacesuits to battery power at 7:48 a.m. EST, signifying the start of today’s spacewalk, planned for about six and a half hours. Kopra is wearing a spacesuit with red stripes and is designated EV1. His helmet camera displays the number 17. Peake is wearing a spacesuit with …
