ISS Reboost: Last night, the ISS performed a reboost using the Aft Progress 83P rendezvous and docking (R&D) thrusters. This reboost was one in a series of reboosts to set up proper phasing conditions for the upcoming 85P 34-orbit rendezvous in August. The burn duration was 12 minutes 39 seconds with a delta-V of 1.2 …
USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #88 ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) 1B Install: Today, Woody Hoburg and Steve Bowen conducted USOS EVA #88 to install and deploy the IROSA 1B. Operators Frank Rubio and Sultan Al Neyadi provided SSRMS M1/M2 support during the EVA. The IROSA will augment power generation for the 1B power channel on …
Systems: ISS Roll Out Solar Array (IROSA) 1B Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparation Activities: In preparation for Thursday’s IROSA 1B EVA, the crew completed EVA procedure reviews and prints, robotics procedure reviews, and an EVA procedure conference with the ground. The crew also performed Equipment Lock (E-LK) preparation, EVA tool configuration and audit, Pistol Grip Tool …
Payloads: Plasma Kristall-4 (PK-4): Portable USB Hard Drives 1 and 3 were connected to PK-4. PK-4 is a scientific collaboration between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), performing research in the field of Complex Plasmas: low temperature gaseous mixtures composed of ionized gas, neutral gas, and micron-sized particles. The micro-particles become highly charged …
Payloads: Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) Soft Matter Dynamics (SMD) – FOAM: Three samples were exchanged inside the SMD Experiment Container with five Foam-C Samples (09, 10, 11, 13, 14) in the Lower drawer of the FSL. FSL Soft Matter Dynamics – Hydrodynamics of Wet Foams (Foam Coarsening) aims to investigate bubble size and rearrangement dynamics …
USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #87 ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) 1A Install: Today, Woody Hoburg and Steve Bowen conducted USOS EVA #87 to install and deploy the IROSA 1A. Operators Frank Rubio and Sultan Al Neyadi provided SSRMS M1/M2 support during the EVA. Hatch opening occurred at 8:24 AM CDT. The final Phase Elapsed Time …
Payloads: Plasma Kristall-4 (PK-4): The crew configured the video monitor system and gas system valves in order to prepare the PK-4 chamber for storage. PK-4 is a scientific collaboration between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), performing research in the field of Complex Plasmas: low temperature gaseous mixtures composed of ionized gas, neutral …
Payloads: Airborne Particulate Monitor (APM): APM was removed from its Node 3 location and stowed. 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 demonstrates an instrument for measuring and …
SpaceX-28 (SpX-28) Docking: SpX-28 successfully docked to the Node 2 Zenith port this morning at 5:04 AM CT. The crew then performed leak checks, opened hatches, and began unloading cargo. Carrying food, supplies, and two ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays (IROSA), the SpX-28 spacecraft launched from the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Monday, June 5th, …
SpaceX-28 (SpX-28) Launch: The SpX-28 Dragon spacecraft launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:47 AM CDT this morning, and is scheduled to dock to the ISS tomorrow morning at 4:50 AM CDT. The spacecraft is carrying supplies and hardware to the ISS, including …
