72 Progress (72P) Launch/Dock: 72P launched today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:01 AM CT. Following a 2-orbit rendezvous, the vehicle successfully docked to the ISS at 9:27 AM CT. This vehicle brought two key components: a power cable and the Bartolomeo Trunnion Slip of Prevention devices, to ISS in support of Monday’s planned Extravehicular …
Materials Science Laboratory (MSL): The crew opened the gas and vacuum lines as part of the MSL water loop checkout. The MSL is used for basic materials research in the microgravity environment of the ISS. The MSL can accommodate and support diverse experiment modules. Many material types, such as metals, alloys, polymers, semiconductors, ceramics, crystals, …
Behavioral Core Measures (BCM): Over the weekend, the crew completed BCM cognition test sessions. Behavioral Core Measures for Detecting Behavioral Health Risks during Exploration Missions examines an integrated, standardized suite of measurements for its ability to rapidly and reliably assess the risk of adverse cognitive or behavioral conditions and psychiatric disorders during long-duration spaceflight. Meteor: …
Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #53: Today, Nick Hague, as EVA Crewmember (EV)-1, and Christina Koch, as EV-2, performed US EVA #53 (Lithium Ion Battery R&R EVA #2) with a Phased Elapsed Time (PET) of 6 hours 45 minutes. The second of two planned battery replacement EVAs, today’s EVA completed the installation of the new batteries brought …
Team Task Switching (TTS): Today the crew completed a TTS survey. The objective of the TTS investigation is to gain knowledge about whether or not crewmembers have difficulty in switching tasks, and apply the results to both the reduction of any negative consequences and improvement of individual and team motivation and effectiveness. Mobile Servicing System …
Cerebral Autoregulation: The crew performed data measurements for the Cerebral Autoregulation experiment and closed out the hardware. As the body’s most important organ, the brain needs a strong and reliable blood supply, so the brain is capable of self-regulating blood flow even when the heart and blood vessels cannot maintain an ideal blood pressure. The …
Radiation Dosimetry Inside ISS-Neutrons (RADI-N2): The crew retrieved a donned sensor and handed over to the Russian crew for data retrieval. Another unit was also relocated to the crew quarters sleeping area. The objective of this Canadian Space Agency investigation is to better characterize the ISS neutron environment, define the risk posed to the crew …
Materials Science Laboratory (MSL): The crew opened the Gas Supply Drawer valve on the Material Science Research Rack (MSRR)/MSL which is used for basic materials research in the microgravity environment of the ISS. The MSL can accommodate and support diverse Experiment Modules. In this way, many material types, such as metals, alloys, polymers, semiconductors, ceramics, …
USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #52: Today Anne McLain (EV-1) and Nick Hague (EV-2) exited the Joint Airlock and performed US EVA #52 (Lithium Ion Battery R&R EVA #1) with a Phased Elapsed Time (PET) of 6h 39m. The primary purpose of this EVA was to facilitate the installation of new P4 Li-Ion batteries and completed …
AstroPi: Today the crew transferred the AstroPi IR (infrared) unit to the Node 2 window in support of the upcoming European AstroPi Challenge. In this challenge, students and young people are offered the opportunity to conduct scientific investigations in space by writing computer programs that run on Astro Pi’s special Raspberry Pi computers aboard ISS. Students can …
