Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations: Yesterday afternoon, the Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the MSS and maneuvered the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) into position to survey the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) Earth Sensor Assembly (ESA) unit B, which had experienced an anomaly on GMT 234. Afterwards, the SSRMS was moved back to its original …
42 Soyuz (42S) Undock and Landing: Today, 42S and its Crew (Padalka, Mogensen, and Aimbetov) undocked from the Service Module Aft docking port at 4:29pm CDT. The Soyuz deorbit burn was subsequently performed at 6:59pm CDT which set the stage for a nominal landing in the Kazakhstan southern zone at 7:51pm CDT. Human Research …
Human Research Program (HRP) Operations: Salivary Markers: Yui collected saliva and urine samples in support of his FD 90 Salivary Markers and inserted them into MELFI. Salivary Markers samples will be used to measure markers of latent viral reactivation (a global indicator of immune impairment and infection risk) in conjunction with salivary antimicrobial proteins and …
Human Research Program (HRP) Operations: Microbiome: Kelly collected saliva samples in support of the Flight Day 180 (FD 180) Microbiome activities. The Microbiome experiment investigates the impact of space travel on both the human immune system and an individual’s microbiome (the collection of microbes that live in and on the human body at any given …
Biological Rhythms 48-Hour: On Monday, Kelly attempted to don the Biological Rhythms Holter Electrocardiogram (ECG), however he was unable to get good signal conduction. He changed the battery but was still unable to register a good signal. He is scheduled to restart the activity tomorrow with additional prep time for donning the harness. Biological Rhythms …
44 Soyuz (44S) Docking: 44S, carrying Aidyn Aimbetov, Andreas Mogensen and Sergey Volkov to the ISS, successfully docked this morning at 2:42 am CDT followed by leak checks and hatch opening, increasing the ISS crew complement to nine members. Padalka and Kelly conducted a safety briefing with the newly arrived 44S crew, covering potential hazards …
44 Soyuz (44S) Docking: 44S, carrying Aidyn Aimbetov, Andreas Mogensen and Sergey Volkov, is scheduled to dock to the ISS tomorrow, Friday, September 4 at 2:42 am CDT. Human Research Program (HRP) Operations: Body Measures: Lindgren, with Kelly as the operator, completed his Flight Day 45 (FD45) Body Measures data collection. Lindgren set up …
44 Soyuz (44S) Launch: 44S launched successfully from Baikonur last night at 11:37pm CDT carrying Aidyn Aimbetov, Andreas Mogensen and Sergey Volkov to the ISS which will increase the crew complement to 9 members. Docking is scheduled for Friday, September 4 at 2:42am CDT. Human Research Program (HRP) Operations: Fine Motor Skills (FMS): Kornienko …
44 Soyuz (44S) Launch: 44S is scheduled to launch from Baikonur tonight at 11:37pm CDT carrying Aidyn Aimbetov, Andreas Mogensen and Sergey Volkov to the ISS which will increase the crew complement to 9 members. Docking is scheduled for this Friday, September 4 at 2:42am CDT. Human Research Program (HRP) Operations: Fluid Shifts Flight …
ISS Reboost: This morning the ISS performed a reboost using 60 Progress (60P) thrusters. Delta-V was 0.55 meters/second, burn duration was 8 min 15 sec. This reboost was to set up for 42S landing in the primary landing zone on September 12. A second reboost is planned for September 7 to finalize setup for 42S landing opportunities and to set …
