ElectroMagnetic Levitator (EML) Lens Swap: The crew changed the measurement mode of the EML High Speed Camera to RECAL mode in support of ongoing ops. The EML is a multi-user facility designed for containerless materials processing in space. It supports research in the areas of meta-stable states and phases along with the measurement of high-accurate …
Sally Ride Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle Schools (EarthKAM): Today EarthKAM mission 66 concluded with a shutdown and stow of the related hardware. As of the latest report, a total of 225 schools representing 24,512 students and 31 countries had signed up to request images; 22,123 image requests had been submitted, 10,278 images had been …
Airway Monitoring: The crew performed the Airway Monitoring US Airlock Session consisting of two different protocols, which are performed at both ambient, and reduced pressure (10.2 psi or 700 mbar) in the US airlock. These protocols are the low Nitric Oxide (NO) protocol which determines how much NO is exhaled with the respiration, and the …
Cerebral Autoregulation: Using the Cardiolab Portable Doppler and European Physiology Module Facility Continuous Blood Pressure Device, the crew performed data measurements for the JAXA Cerebral Autoregulation experiment. As the body’s most important organ, the brain needs a strong and reliable blood supply so the brain is capable of self-regulating blood flow even when the heart …
Combustion Integration Rack (CIR)/Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME) Hardware Replacement: The crew changed the CIR/ACME system from the BRE (Burning Rate Emulator) experiment configuration to the Flame Design experiment configuration. The Flame Design investigation studies the production and control of soot to optimize oxygen-enriched combustion and the design of robust, soot-free flames. Soot can …
USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #54: Today Anne McLain (EV-1) and David Saint-Jacques (EV-2) exited the Joint Airlock and performed US EVA #54 (Truss Jumper EVA) with a Phased Elapsed Time (PET) of 6h 29m. The crew completed the following tasks: P4 Battery Adapter Plate relocate Spider Cable installation under Lab MMOD shield Short Truss Jumper …
MELFI (Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS): A crewmember completed the last part of the MELFI 2 Dewar 3 cleanup. The Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) is a cold storage unit that maintains experiment samples at ultra-cold temperatures throughout a mission. The ISS Experience: Crewmembers performed an ISS Experience crew log recording and …
72 Progress (72P) Launch/Dock: 72P launched today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:01 AM CT. Following a 2-orbit rendezvous, the vehicle successfully docked to the ISS at 9:27 AM CT. This vehicle brought two key components: a power cable and the Bartolomeo Trunnion Slip of Prevention devices, to ISS in support of Monday’s planned Extravehicular …
Materials Science Laboratory (MSL): The crew opened the gas and vacuum lines as part of the MSL water loop checkout. The MSL is used for basic materials research in the microgravity environment of the ISS. The MSL can accommodate and support diverse experiment modules. Many material types, such as metals, alloys, polymers, semiconductors, ceramics, crystals, …
Behavioral Core Measures (BCM): Over the weekend, the crew completed BCM cognition test sessions. Behavioral Core Measures for Detecting Behavioral Health Risks during Exploration Missions examines an integrated, standardized suite of measurements for its ability to rapidly and reliably assess the risk of adverse cognitive or behavioral conditions and psychiatric disorders during long-duration spaceflight. Meteor: …
