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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/16/2021

    Payloads Four Bed CO2 Scrubber: The crew continued with the installation of the Four bed CO2 Scrubber hardware by connecting power, data, and fluid lines. Four Bed CO2 Scrubber demonstrates a technology for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere on a spacecraft. The technology is based on the current system in use on the ISS …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/15/2021

    Payloads Eklosion: The crew participated in an Eklosion experiment session by observing the flower, taking photos, and reading some of the messages included with the experiment. They also gently shook the capsule to determine the quantity of water remaining. The Eklosion investigation utilizes a vase, inspired by the VEGGIE plant growth facility, specially designed for …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/14/2021

    Payloads Biofilms: Following the end of the experiment session, the crew removed the 24 Experiment Containers (ECs) from the Kubik 5 and Kubik 6 facilities.  The goal of the Biofilm Inhibition On Flight Equipment and On Board the ISS Using Microbiologically Lethal Metal Surfaces (ESA-Biofilms) investigation is to compare how biofilms are formed in low …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/13/2021

    Payloads 4-Bed CO2 scrubber:  The crew reviewed the big picture words and procedures for the installation planned later this week.  The Four Bed CO2 Scrubber demonstrates a technology for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere on a spacecraft. The technology is based on the current system in use on the International Space Station (ISS) with …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/10/2021

    Payloads Advanced Plant EXperiment-08 (APEX-08):  The crew harvested plant material that that had been growing in Petri Plates in the Veggie Facilities. The plant material grown in the Petri plates in Veggie for 9 days was harvested and fixed into the KFTs.  The plant material will perfuse in the KFTs for 24 hours and will …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/09/2021

    Russian Segment (RS) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #50: Today, FE-4 Oleg Novitskiy (EV1) and FE-5 Petr Dubrov (EV2) egressed the Mini-Research Module (MRM)-2 airlock and completed the following tasks during today’s 7 hour and 25-minute EVA: Mating of Ethernet cable from ISS USOS to MLM Installation of gap spanner at ПГО-2 along MLM Pl. III Mating …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/08/2021

    Payloads Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME):  A crewmember removed and replaced the ACME Igniter Tip #2.  The ACME project is a set of six independent studies of gaseous flames to be conducted in the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR).  ACME’s primary and secondary goals are to (1) improve fuel efficiency and reduce pollutant production in …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/07/2021

    Payloads: Four Bed CO2 Scrubber:  The crew routed the MSG Aux Power Cable from LAB1O5 UIP to LAB1P4 UIP to provide power to Four Bed CO2 Scrubber.  Four Bed CO2 Scrubber demonstrates a technology for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere on a spacecraft.  The technology is based on the current system in use …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/06/2021

    Payloads Genes in Space-8:  The crew performed the setup of the Fluorescence Viewer and mini-PCR and performed Freeze and Fly Ops #3 to demonstrate the heating and fluorescent visualization functions of the Genes in Space experiment.  Some pharmaceuticals used to maintain astronaut health do not work as well in space, which may be linked to …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/03/2021

    Russian Segment (RS) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #49: Today, FE-4 Oleg Novitskiy (EV1) and FE-5 Petr Dubrov (EV2) egressed the Mini-Research Module (MRM)-2 airlock and completed the following tasks during today’s 7 hour and 54 minute EVA: Retrieve, route, and mate Power Cable Bundles #1 & #2 from MRM2 to MLM (eight Russian Connectors total) Mate …

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