Payloads: ISS Ham: The crew participated in an ISS Ham pass with high school students hosted at the Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), Dubai, UAE. In line with the UAE strategy to promote scientific research and support the STEM community, MBRSC’s educational programs aim to instill a culture based on discovery and exploration in …
Axiom-2 (Ax-2) Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Undock: SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom undocked from the ISS at 10:05 AM CT to return private astronauts Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni, and Rayyanah Barnawi following a successful eight day docked mission. The vehicle is scheduled to splash down near Panama City, Florida, at 10:04 PM CT. Payloads: …
Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom-2 (Ax-2): The Ax-2 crew had a productive holiday weekend performing more outreach and science. Ali and Ray participated in three ICE Cubes Mediaset events where they conducted demonstrations of the Nanoracks Liquid Fireworks, Space Kite, and Heat Transfer payloads and conducted a Q&A with children in Saudi Arabia. John took …
Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom-2 (Ax-2): Commercial, Outreach, and Payload Activities: Multiple NASA-sponsored and ESA-sponsored PAO events were performed today, including three ICE Cubes Media Set events and two NASA-sponsored PAO events. The PAO events included a live event with students from Middlesboro Middle School in John’s hometown of Middlesboro, Kentucky. Two HAM radio events …
Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom-2 (Ax-2): Commercial, Outreach, and Payload Activities: Today, the Ax-2 crew completed several photo and video activities that will be used for commercial and marketing purposes. Crew also conducted three media outreach events, including a live event with Space Center Houston, as well as interviews with CBS and Men’s Health. Additionally, …
Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom-2 (Ax-2): Outreach, Payload, and Commercial Activities: Three ESA sponsored Ice Cube events, including a test event and two media outreach events, were performed. As part of the outreach events, John contacted the Oporto British School in Portugal and the Rathmore National School in Ireland to answer questions from students. The …
Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom-2 (Ax-2): ISS Familiarization, Emergency Overview, and On-Orbit Adaptation: The Ax-2 crew completed all their on-orbit handover/ISS familiarization activities with the ISS PAM facilitator. Additionally, the Ax-2 crew completed the Emergency Roles and Responsibility review with the full ISS crew and completed the Emergency On-Board Training (OBT). Emergency response hardware was …
Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom 2: SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom successfully launched on Sunday, May 21st, at 4:37 PM CST and docked to the ISS on Monday, May 22nd, at 8:25 AM CST. This was the fastest launch to dock time for a Crew Dragon. With the arrival of the four private astronauts, Peggy Whitson, …
Payloads: Airborne Particulate Monitor (APM): The crew checked the APM hardware and display, and notified the ground team of the status. Air quality in crewed spacecraft is important for keeping astronauts healthy and comfortable. Although requirements exist for maximum allowable concentrations of particulate matter, currently no measurement capability verifies whether these requirements are met. APM …
Payloads: BioServe Centrifuge: The crew assembled the BioServe Centrifuge to allow charging of the internal components, followed by a checkout of the facility. The BioServe Centrifuge facility supports a wide variety of life, physical, and materials science research. It enables separation of substances with differing densities, including cell cultures, DNA, protein, blood, and sedimentation samples. …
