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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/07/2023

    Payloads: Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF): The crew performed the steps necessary to remove the processed boron carbide-stainless steel (B4C-SS) samples and install the next set of samples to be processed. The ELF is an experimental facility designed to levitate/melt/solidify materials by containerless processing techniques using the Electrostatic Levitation method. With this facility, thermophysical properties of …

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    Station Science Picks Up on Tuesday as Resupply Mission Nears

    The seven-member Expedition 68 crew was back on its full complement of microgravity research on Tuesday. The orbital residents also saw a trash-filled cargo craft depart the International Space Station early in the morning. It was a science-packed day aboard the orbital outpost with the four astronauts and three cosmonauts exploring the behavior of fuels …

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    Astronauts Relax as Cosmonauts Prep for Cargo Mission

    Four Expedition 68 crew members are off-duty today following last week’s spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power generation system. The rest of the crew is getting ready for a cargo mission due to arrive this week while continuing its ongoing cardiac research. Four astronauts are relaxing today after a successful spacewalk on Thursday …

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    A Nervous Flier’s Guide to Riding the Snowy Skies

    View out a plane window over the wing. The sky is entirely gray as the plane flies through a storm cloud.

    By Erica McNamee, Science Writer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center //OVER NEW YORK STATE// I grew up flying in planes. I'm comfortable in them. But there's one part of flying I've never gotten used to: turbulence. It's common on commercial flights, so over the years I've learned a few tips and tricks on how …

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    AWE Completes Space Environment Tests

    NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has successfully completed its critical space environment tests. Planned for launch to the International Space Station, AWE will study gravity waves in Earth's atmosphere to gain a deeper knowledge of the connections caused by climate systems throughout our atmosphere and between the atmosphere and space.

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/03/2023

    Payloads: ADvanced Space Experiment Processor (ADSEP): The Calibration Tissue Cassette was removed from the ADSEP Facility. ADSEP is a thermally controlled single-middeck-locker equivalent that accommodates up to three cassette-based experiments that can be independently operated. Its companion hardware consists of a collection of several experiment cassettes, each doubly or triply contained, that accommodate experiments in …

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    Spacewalkers Relax, Science Continues as Station Orbits Higher

    Two astronauts took the morning off on Friday following a spacewalk the day before while the rest of the Expedition 68 crew conducted the latest space experiments and lab maintenance tasks. Meanwhile, the International Space Station is orbiting higher today to get ready for a pair of spaceships arriving this month. Flight Engineers Nicole Mann …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/02/2023

    Payloads: None Systems: USOS EVA 85: ISS Roll Out Solar Array (IROSA) Prep 1A Troubleshooting EVA: Today, ISS crewmembers Nicole Mann and Koichi Wakata completed the 85h USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA). The main goal of this EVA was to troubleshoot interface issues encountered during a previous EVA installation activity that was initiated but not completed. …

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    Spacewalkers Complete Construction Job to Upgrade Station Power

    NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata concluded their spacewalk at 2:26 p.m. EST after six hours and 41 minutes. Mann and Wakata completed their major objective for today, which was to complete the construction of a mounting platform on the 1A power channel that was started during a …

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    New Landing Site Will Upgrade Science Returns for Astrobotic Flight

    Through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, NASA is working with American companies to deliver scientific, exploration, and technology payloads to the Moon’s surface and orbit. The science investigations and technology demonstrations delivered to the lunar surface through CLPS are part of the agency’s broader goal of returning humans to the Moon through Artemis, …

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