Robonaut Operations: Flight Engineer (FE)-3 Cassidy deployed and attached the Robonaut Taskboard and Robonaut in the U.S. Lab for ground commanded operations. Today the ground performed a checkout of the operating software which involved Robonaut performing large and small arm and finger motions while the ground monitored the generated forces. The purpose of Robonaut is …
Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Troubleshooting: Flight Engineer (FE)-3 Cassidy performed a checkout of the Water Separator Screen on EMU serial number 3011. The checkout was terminated early once expected water was observed leaking from behind the helmet pad. During US Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 23, an excessive amount of water accumulated in the back of the …
Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Status and Operations: Saturday, Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the MSS and used the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) on the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to remove the Utility Transfer Assembly (UTA) from the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) 4 Exposed Pallet (EP) and to install it on the SPDM …
Post Russia Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 35 Status: Following yesterdays 5 hour and 58 minute EVA, the ISS Crew went to sleep an hour later than usual. Today the entire crew woke up an hour late and the Russian crew had a half-duty day for the Russian crewmembers while the USOS crew works a shortened day. …
Russian Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #35: Today’s EVA was performed by Flight Engineer (FE)-4 Yurchikhin and FE-2 Misurkin with a duration of 5 hours 59 min. The crew successfully completed the following tasks: Retrieved External Onboard Laser Communications Terminal (BTLS) from SM plane IV Universal Work Platform [УРM-Д] Installed protective covers on BTLS Installation of EVA …
New Status: Spinal Ultrasound Operations: Flight Engineer (FE)-5 Parmitano, with FE-3 Cassidy’s assistance, performed his second of three Spinal Ultrasound Scan sessions for his stay onboard the ISS. This investigation aims to characterize microgravity-associated spinal alterations during and after spaceflight using in-flight ultrasound. Results from this research will provide data to enhance crew health for …
New Status: Spinal Ultrasound Operations: Flight Engineer (FE)-3 Cassidy performed his final of three Spinal Ultrasound Scan sessions for his stay onboard the ISS. This investigation aims to characterize microgravity-associated spinal alterations during and after spaceflight using in-flight ultrasound. Results from this research will provide data to enhance crew health for long duration space missions. …
New Status: Sound Level Meter (SLM) Operations: Flight Engineer (FE)-5 Parmitano performed SLM measurements throughout the ISS, collecting acoustic readings in Columbus (including Water Pump Assembly (WPA)2 noise test), Node 2, US Lab, HTV4, Node 1, PMM, MRM1, MRM2, and the SM. The data collected was downlinked and will be reviewed by specialists to determined …
New Status: Russian Segment (RS) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 34: Extra-Vehicular (EV)-1 Yurchikhin and EV-2 Misurkin completed a 7 hour, 29 minute EVA today, marking the longest Russian EVA on record. During the EVA, Cassidy and Vinogradov were isolated in the MRM-2/34S. Parmitano and Nyberg had access to modules forward of the Service Module (SM). The …
New Status: Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Intermodule Ventilation (IMV) Flow Measurements: Flight Engineer (FE)-3 Cassidy and FE-6 Nyberg vacuumed the surface of the inlet grilles of the overhead and starboard aft inlets and the starboard forward outlet in the JEM. They then set up the Velocicalc instrument to measure and verify sufficient air flow in …
