Payloads: Colgate Skin Aging: One of the 6-Well Plates (S/N-001) was retrieved from SABL-1 and installed into the MSG for sampling and preservation of tissue samples. Deterioration of skin tissue is a normal part of aging but occurs over decades. Microgravity leads to changes in the human body very similar to aging, but these changes …
Payloads: Colgate Skin Aging: Colgate Skin Aging Samples were retrieved from MELFI cold stowage and were transferred into the SABL-1 unit. The Colgate Skin Aging hardware was then setup inside the MSG (Microgravity Science Glovebox) to perform media changes by transferring skin tissue samples into the new 6-Well Plates, injecting new Media, and then inserting …
Cygnus NG-17 Arrival: The Cygnus NG-17 cargo vehicle launched on Saturday, February 19th at 11:40 AM CT, and this morning at 3:35 AM CT, the team successfully captured it using the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), also known as the robotic arm. Cygnus was installed at the Node 1 Nadir port, and bolt loading …
Payloads: JEM Water Recovery System (JWRS): The JWRS components (water processor and controller system) were removed from their Multipurpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR) location to make room for future experiment hardware. JWRS is a pilot-scale system capable of generating 1 liter per day of potable water from urine. In the past on crewed spacecraft, urine …
80 Progress (80P) Docking: Following the completion of a 34-orbit rendezvous, 80P successfully docked to the MRM2 SM Zenith docking port this morning at 01:06 AM CT. The crew then performed leak checks, opened hatches, and began unloading cargo. Carrying food, fuel, and supplies, 80P launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Monday, February 14th, at …
Payloads: Astrobee/Smartphone Video Guidance Sensor (SVGS): Following the installation of the SVGS LED targets, an SVGS science session was performed. SVGS demonstrates the use of a photogrammetric vision-based technology for guidance, navigation, and control of a small spacecraft. Developed by NASA, the vision-based sensor computes the position and orientation vector of a target relative to …
Payloads: BioSentinel: A moisture check was performed inside the BioSentinel facility in the area around BioSentinel and its mounting plate. BioSentinel ISS Control Experiment measures the effects of radiation and microgravity on Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or budding yeast. This model biological organism, used for many years in academic research, industry, and biotechnology, has biology very similar …
Payloads: Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR): The crew performed more steps in support of the multi-part rack reconfiguration from the Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME) experiment insert to the Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction (SoFIE) experiment insert. Specifically, the crew removed the ACME Camera Package, relocated the CIR Intensified Camera Package, installed the CIR Chamber …
Payloads: EasyMotion: The crew charged the EasyMotion system in preparation for experiment activities. The EasyMotion investigation uses whole body Electro-Myo-Stimulation (EMS) with a wearable body skin suit for an ISS crew member to perform pre- and postflight EMS-assisted exercises. EMS technology initiates spontaneous (involuntary) activation of global musculature (muscle, tendon, fascia) to be monitored (muscle …
Payloads: Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR): The crew performed steps in support of the multi-part rack reconfiguration from the Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME) experiment insert to the Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction (SoFIE) experiment insert. Specifically, the crew exchanged bottles at Manifold 2 and 4, exchanged the adsorber cartridge, set the CIR valve timers, …
