Human Research Program (HRP) Operations: Kelly and Kornienko performed their fifth sleep log of the week, and will continue through Sunday. Within fifteen minutes of wakeup, the crew answered questions from the SleepLog application on the Station Support Computer (SSC). Lindgren collected blood samples and inserted them into Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for …
Science Work, Spacewalk Preps as New Crew Readies for Launch
The Expedition 44 crew members continued a wide variety of science experiments Friday as a pair of cosmonauts prepared for a spacewalk Monday morning. On the ground, a new Soyuz crew is preparing for their mission to swap a pair of station residents in September. One-Year crew member Scott Kelly set up free-floating microsatellites for …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/6/15
Human Research Program (HRP) Operations: Kelly and Kornienko continued their week of sleep logging. Within fifteen minutes of wakeup, the crew answered questions from the SleepLog application on the Station Support Computer (SSC). Kornienko completed his Flight Day 132 Fine Motor Skills. Kelly completed his first of three Journals sessions. Yui, with Kelly as Crew …
Biomedical Studies and Russian Spacewalk Preps for International Crew
The International Space Station crew worked a variety of biomedical experiments in the midst of preparations for Monday’s spacewalk. Meanwhile on the ground, a new Soyuz crew is getting ready for its launch next month to the orbital laboratory. The orbiting crew took part in studies observing how the human body adapts to weightlessness during …
NASA Marshall to Host Ustream Event About Perseid Meteor Shower August 12; Experts to Answer Questions Online
Enjoy a summer evening of sky watching as the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of August 12 through the morning of August 13. Join meteor experts from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center for live Ustream commentary during the shower. Perseid meteor rates can get as high as 100 per hour, with many …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/5/15
Ocular Health (OH) Flight Day 10 (FD10): Yui and Lindgren, with Kelly as Crew Medical Officer (CMO), performed Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to measure retinal thickness, volume, and retinal nerve fiber layer. At the end of the crew day, again with Kelly’s assistance, Yui and Lindgren used the fundoscope to obtain images of the retinal …
Station Residents Get Ready for Russian Spacewalk and Japanese Cargo Mission
Two cosmonauts are getting ready for a six-hour spacewalk coming up Monday morning. Six days later Japan will launch its fifth resupply mission to the International Space Station. Both events will be covered live on NASA Television. Russian spacewalkers Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko looked over their timeline and procedures, installed gear on their spacesuits …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/4/15
Ocular Health (OH) Flight Day 10 (FD10): Yui and Lindgren, with Kelly as the Crew Medical Officer (CMO), performed vision tests, tonometry, blood pressure measurement, and answered a vision questionnaire. The Ocular Health protocol calls for a systematic gathering of physiological data to characterize the risk of microgravity-induced visual impairment/intracranial pressure in ISS crewmembers. Researchers …
Sending Seismic Waves Through the Ice
Anatoly, Nick, and I arrived in Kulusuk on July 24 after a very long journey from Maryland and France. We spent the day organizing and weighing gear from the container and are in serious need of a warm meal and good night’s sleep. This field season the seismic measurements are the top priority since they […]