Payloads: Combustion Integrated Rack/Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction/Growth and Extinction Limit (CIR/SoFIE/GEL): The crew gained access to the CIR/SoFIE combustion area, reassembled the igniter arm, installed a sample, and replaced the combustion chamber seals. The igniter arm had been stuck in the log flow duct, and this is the final crew activity to resolve the …
Dragon Counts Down to Launch Ahead of Spacewalks
A Dragon cargo craft is counting down to its liftoff to the International Space Station on Saturday as two NASA astronauts get ready for next week’s spacewalk. Meanwhile, the Expedition 69 crew is keeping up with its human research, robotics, and lab maintenance activities. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon cargo craft atop …
Dragon Counts Down to Launch Ahead of Spacewalks
A Dragon cargo craft is counting down to its liftoff to the International Space Station on Saturday as two NASA astronauts get ready for next week’s spacewalk. Meanwhile, the Expedition 69 crew is keeping up with its human research, robotics, and lab maintenance activities. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon cargo craft atop …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/31/2023
Payloads: ISS Ham: The crew participated in an ISS Ham pass with high school students hosted at the Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), Dubai, UAE. In line with the UAE strategy to promote scientific research and support the STEM community, MBRSC’s educational programs aim to instill a culture based on discovery and exploration in …
Station Crew Focuses on Spacewalks, Cargo Mission After Ax-2
The seven Expedition 69 crew members are turning their attention to a pair of spacewalks and a cargo mission after saying goodbye to their Axiom Mission-2 (Ax-2) guests on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a pair of experiments onboard the International Space Station on Wednesday looked at monitoring health and 3D printing. The four astronauts and three cosmonauts …
NASA Sets Coverage for 28th Commercial Resupply Services Mission
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 12:35 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 3, to launch the company’s 28th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Live launch coverage will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website, with prelaunch events …
NASA Invites Public to Engage with Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Station
The public is invited to take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply services mission for NASA to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for no earlier than Saturday, June 3 at 12:35 p.m. EDT, …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/30/2023
Axiom-2 (Ax-2) Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Undock: SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom undocked from the ISS at 10:05 AM CT to return private astronauts Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni, and Rayyanah Barnawi following a successful eight day docked mission. The vehicle is scheduled to splash down near Panama City, Florida, at 10:04 PM CT. Payloads: …
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