NASA’s Starling spacecraft are getting in formation: the mission team has spent the last two months troubleshooting issues and commissioning the four spacecraft, nicknamed Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde. Pinky, Inky, and Clyde have successfully completed their propulsion system commissioning and have executed maneuvers to get into their swarm operations configuration, maintaining a range between …
Payloads: Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings-2 (Antimicrobial Coatings-2): The crew performed the routine periodic touching of the six experiment placards deployed in various locations throughout the ISS, and took photos. Boeing Environment Responding Antimicrobial Coatings tests an antimicrobial coating on several different materials that represent high-touch surfaces. Some microbes change characteristics in microgravity, which could …
Space physics, aging research, and science hardware filled the schedule at the beginning of the week for the Expedition 70 crew. The International Space Station residents are also packing a U.S. cargo craft for its departure and return to Earth at the end of the week. Space manufacturing is the next big step toward commercializing …
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Payloads: Aquamembrane-3: The Aquamembrane-3 Test run was initiated. A crewmember was present during the run to check the Water Processor Assembly (WPA) Sample Bags. After a maximum of 20 minutes of run, the experiment is terminated and equipment is stowed. The Testing Contaminant Rejection of Aquaporin Inside® Hollow-Fiber Forward Osmosis (HFFO) Module (Aquamembrane-3) investigation examines …
NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has captured initial images of the mesosphere from its perch on the International Space Station. AWE was installed on the Space Station on Nov. 18, and initial commands were sent to the instrument on Nov. 20.
The Expedition 70 crew wrapped up the work week with microbiology, bioprinting, and ultrasound scans aboard the International Space Station. Cardiac research and fluid physics also rounded out the microgravity science schedule for the orbital septet. Uncontrolled microbial growth is a potential threat to spacecraft possibly contaminating and corroding systems and affecting the health of …
Payloads: BioFabrication Facility (BFF): Cardiac cells were inserted into the BioFabrication Facility and printing sessions were initiated. Using 3D biological printers to produce usable human organs has long been a dream of scientists and doctors around the globe; however, printing the tiny, complex structures found inside human organs, such as capillary structures, has proven difficult …
Space botany, human research, and bioprinting were the dominant science topics aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 70 septet also focused on lab hardware and cargo operations throughout the day. Growing plants in space is critical as astronauts prepare for longer missions farther away from Earth. Space agriculture may help feed crews …
25th Anniversary of the ISS: Today marks the 25th anniversary of the USOS Unity node (Node 1) mating with the Russian Zarya module (FGB) marking the start of the ISS in orbit. Designed and built by engineers thousands of miles apart and never joined together on Earth, the first two modules of the orbiting laboratory …
