ISS On-Orbit Status Report

FLame Extinguishment Experiment-2JAXA (FLEX-2J) Preparations:  Virts prepared the Combustion Integration Rack (CIR) for the FLEX-2J activities scheduled later in the Increment. To access the Low Light Level (LLL)-Ultraviolet (UV) Imaging Package, he rotated the CIR Optics Bench then secured the LLL-UV Imaging Package on the Maintenance Work Area (MWA).  He then installed the LLL-Infrared (IR) …

Human Research Program (HRP) Collections: Kelly continued his week-long saliva collections for the Microbiome and Salivary Markers experiments and inserted the samples into Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI).   Salivary Markers experiment aims to identify if there are any risks of an adverse health event in crewmembers due to an impaired immune …