Payloads: Complement of Integrated Protocols for Human Exploration Research (CIPHER) on Varying Mission Durations: Blood pressure measurements and ultrasound scans were performed in support of the CIPHER investigation. CIPHER consists of 14 studies designed to improve our understanding of physiological and psychological changes in humans on missions that range from weeks to one year in …
Week Ends with More Spacewalk Preps, Human Research
Spacewalk preparations and ongoing human research kept the Expedition 70 crew busy at the end of the week. Meanwhile, two cosmonauts continued cleaning up after completing a spacewalk at the International Space Station in the middle of the week. NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli are scheduled to exit the Quest airlock on Nov. …
Crew Continues Spacewalk Preps Following Date Adjustment
The Expedition 70 crew is gearing up for another spacewalk planned at the beginning of November for maintenance on the outside of the International Space Station. The next United States orbital segment spacewalk now is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 1, to allow the International Space Station crew and flight control team additional time to prepare …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/26/2023
Russian ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA) #61: Following up from yesterday, FE-4 Oleg Kononenko (EV1) and FE-5 Nikolai Chub (EV2) completed Russian EVA #61 with FE-12 Konstantin Borisov supporting as the Intravehicular (IV) Operator. The EV crew performed tasks in order to inspect and isolate the Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) radiator, install a payload on MLM, and …
Cosmonauts Finish Spacewalk Following Hardware Installs and Inspections
Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub concluded their spacewalk Oct. 25 at 9:30 p.m. EDT after 7 hours and 41 minutes. During the spacewalk, Kononenko and Chub inspected and photographed an external backup radiator on the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, as well as isolated the radiator from Nauka’s cooling system. During the radiator inspection, …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/25/2023
Russian ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA) #61: Today, FE-4 Oleg Kononenko (EV1) and FE-5 Nikolai Chub (EV2) are performing Russian EVA #61 with FE-12 Konstantin Borisov supporting as the Intravehicular (IV) Operator. The EV crew are performing tasks in order to inspect and isolate the Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) radiator, install a payload on MLM, and jettison …
Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk to Install Scientific Payloads and Inspect Radiator
Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub began a spacewalk at 1:49 p.m. EDT to install a synthetic radar communications system, release a nanosatellite to test solar sail technology, and inspect and photograph an external backup radiator on the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. Coverage of the spacewalk continues on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the …
Cosmonauts Exiting Station Soon for Spacewalk Live on NASA TV
NASA Television coverage is underway for today’s spacewalk with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub. The duo will venture outside of the International Space Station’s Poisk module to install a synthetic radar communications system and release a nanosatellite to test solar sail technology. While outside the station, they also will inspect and photograph an …
NASA Telecon to Discuss AWE Mission, Space Station Payloads
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 26, to discuss the Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) and other International Space Station payloads launching in November. AWE's mission is to help us better understand the interactions between weather on Earth and in space.