Scientists visited Bhutan to launch a new rice mapping tool, and built many connections along the way.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/24/2023
Predetermined Debris Avoidance Maneuver (PDAM): The ISS performed a retrograde PDAM at 10:00 AM CDT to avoid a possible conjunction. Using SM Main Engine thrusters, the ISS completed a 0.3 m/s ∆V retrograde PDAM to clear the debris. The PDAM executed nominally, and the ISS is still in an acceptable position for upcoming 85P docking at …
Weather Forecast at 90% ‘Go’ for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Launch
For a launch targeted at 3:50 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 25, the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the launch pad for liftoff based on Falcon 9 Crew Dragon launch weather criteria. The primary weather concern for the launch area is the cumulus cloud rule. The …
Station Preps for New Cargo, Crew and Avoids Space Debris
The Expedition 69 crew will receive a space delivery late Thursday night and just a few hours before a new crew will launch to the International Space Station. While the orbital residents are getting ready for both missions there was still some time for gene therapy research and lab maintenance tasks. Two cosmonauts, Commander Sergey …
Mid-Infrared Instrument Operations Update
On Apr. 21, 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope team shared that one of the MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) observing modes, called Medium-Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS), showed a reduction in the amount of light registered by MIRI's detectors. Initial analysis of MIRI's imaging mode did not show a similar effect. However, as part of the team's investigation …
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Go for Launch to Space Station
NASA, SpaceX, and international partners have completed the launch readiness review for the agency’s Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station. Crew-7 managers gathered at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9 p.m. EDT Wednesday to review the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft readiness and decided launch is “Go” for liftoff to …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/23/2023
Progress 85P Launch: Tuesday evening at 8:08 PM CDT, 85P launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying food, fuel, and supplies to the ISS. An automated docking to the ISS Service Module aft docking port is planned to occur on Thursday, August 24th at approximately 10:50 PM CDT after completing a 34-orbit rendezvous. Port Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) …
Venus Flyby Sends Parker Solar Probe Toward Record-Setting Flights Around the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe zoomed past Venus on Aug. 21, using the planet's gravity to aim toward a record-setting series of flights around the Sun that start next month.
Cardiac, Digestion Research Ahead of Space Delivery and New Crew
A cargo craft is orbiting Earth today heading toward the International Space Station as the seven Expedition 69 crew members studied how weightlessness affects cardiac tissue and the digestive system. Meanwhile, a new crew counts down to its launch early Friday. Three tons of space supplies are packed aboard the Roscosmos Progress 85 cargo craft …