40 Soyuz (40S) Undock and Landing: 40S undocked at 5:45pm CDT today bringing Wilmore, Serova and Samokutyaev back to Earth. Landing occurred at 9:07pm in Kazakhstan. The ISS will be in 3-crew operations until 42S docking on May 28. Biolab Troubleshooting (TripleLux-B): Cristoforetti performed troubleshooting to recover smoke detection in the Biolab facility. She removed …
Russian Joint Research (RJR) Augmented Microbial Sampling: Shkaplerov collected samples from various locations throughout the ISS that are prone to microbial contamination. Samples will be returned on 40S. The data gathered and monitoring technologies used in Augmented Microbial Sampling are shared between NASA and Roscosmos. The purpose is to provide a scientific basis for decisions …
Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations: On Saturday, Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the Mobile MSS cameras and maneuvered the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to move the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) into position to install the spare Pump Module (PM) on External Stowage Platform (ESP) 2. SPDM Arm 2 then installed the PM …
Airway Monitoring Experiment: The crew prepared the airlock by removing equipment, transferring and setting up Airway Monitoring hardware and configuring a video camera. This experiment was performed in the US airlock at 10.2 psi pressure with the hatch closed. This is the first time the US equipment lock (as a hypobaric facility) was used for …
NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD): The final 2 CubeSats were successfully deployed overnight which concludes deployment activities for this increment. A total of 16 satellites have been deployed. Airway monitoring: The crew reviewed information to familiarize themselves with the Airway Monitoring experiment. Specialists on the ground were available to answer crew questions. To prepare for Friday’s …
NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD): Wilmore performed visual inspection of NRCSD secondary latches, confirming their configuration after extension and retraction. He also took photos and downlinked to ground teams for review. Four CubeSats were successfully deployed overnight. The last 2 CubeSats are scheduled for deploy tonight. Microbial Observatory: Virts held a crew conference with the Microbial …
Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer (NRCSD): Overnight, 4 Dove satellites were successfully launched from Deployers 5 and 6. Two additional deploys are scheduled for this evening. Cardio Ox: The Crew set up and configured ultrasound hardware. Cristoforetti acted as Crew Medical Officer (CMO) to support Wilmore’s return minus 15 days (R-15) Cardio Ox session. With guidance from …
Crew Off Duty Day: The USOS crew was off duty following yesterday’s successful Extravehicular Activity (EVA). Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer (NRCSD): Today, 2 Dove satellites were successfully launched from Deployer #2 and an additional 2 Dove satellites were launched from Deployer #4. Two separate deploys are scheduled for this evening. NeuroMapping: Virts connected the control pad …
Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 31: Wilmore and Virts accomplished all planned objectives and one get-ahead task within a Phased Elapsed Time (PET) of 5 hours 38 minutes. Cristoforetti and Shkaplerov assisted during suit donning and doffing activities. The Joint Airlock egress took place at 5:52am CST and post EVA hatch closure at 11:27am CST. Objectives accomplished …
NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) Operations: The ground started a series of deployments of CubeSats from the NRCSD via the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS). The NRCSD is installed on top of the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP) and was taken outside through the JEM Airlock (JEMAL) via the slide table. The JEMRMS grappled …
