81 Progress (81P) Launch and Dock: Today at 4:32 AM CT, 81P launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying food, fuel, and supplies to the ISS. The spacecraft performed a two-orbit rendezvous to the ISS, and completed automated docking to the SM Aft port at 8:02 AM CT. Payloads: AstroPi: A video was recorded showing the …
Progress 79P Undocking: Today, the Russian Cargo Vehicle Progress 79P, which provided cargo and propellent to the ISS, undocked from the Service Module Aft port at 3:08 AM CT. Following departure from the ISS the vehicle’s thrusters fired to maneuver 79P into a deorbit trajectory to send it into the Earth’s atmosphere where it burned …
Payloads: Behavioral Core Measures (BCM): The crew performed two BCM research sessions consisting of a set of 12 runs/tests each. The Standardized Behavioral Measures for Detecting Behavioral Health Risks during Exploration Missions (BCM) experiment initially examined a suite of measurements to reliably assess the risk of adverse cognitive effects, behavioral conditions, or psychiatric disorders during …
Payloads: Astrobee: The crew positioned the Astrobee Free Flyer (Bumble) in the JEM, and assisted the ground team in conducting multiple test runs of autonomous robotic maneuvering in support of a future student robotics competition. Astrobee is made up of three free-flying, cube-shaped robots which are designed to help scientists and engineers develop and test …
Payloads: Acoustic Diagnostics: The Acoustic Diagnostics measurements were performed. The Acoustic Upgraded Diagnostics In-Orbit (AUDIO) investigation tests the hearing of ISS crew members before, during, and after flight. This study assesses the possible adverse effects of noise and the microgravity environment aboard the ISS on human hearing. The investigation compares the relationship between the detection …
Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) Undocking Activities: The CST-100 undocked from the ISS today at 1:36 PM CT to complete the orbital test mission and to return cargo and payloads to the ground concluding the 6-day mission on the ISS. The CST-100 will land in White Sands Space Harbor (WSSH), …
Payloads: Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF-L): The CBEF-L Motor Power Cable connections were swapped with the CBEF-L Motor Signal Cable connections in order to narrow down the turn table issue in the CBEF-L Incubator Unit. CBEF-L is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) new subrack facility, which is an upgraded facility of the original CBEF …
Payloads: AstroPi: The aperture of the AstroPi Vis 5mm Camera Lens was adjusted for night-time photography. Two augmented Raspberry Pi computers (called AstroPis) were flown to the ISS and are both equipped with the mighty Sense Hardware Attached on Top (HAT) that measures the environment inside the ISS, detects how the station moves through space, …
Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2 (Boe-OFT2) Ingress: Docking of the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft was successfully completed yesterday evening, Friday, May 20th, at 7:28 p.m. CT. This morning, the crew opened the hatch at 11:04 a.m. CT. The crew performed initial vehicle leak checks, pressurized the vestibule from ISS, ingressed, and configured …
Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2 (Boe-OFT2) Launch: On Thursday evening, the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft and United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched at 5:54 p.m. CT to the ISS from Space launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This uncrewed Boe-OFT2 mission is the second uncrewed test flight …
