RS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #58: Today, ISS CDR Sergey Prokopyev (EV1) and FE-2 Dmitry Petelin (EV2) performed RS EVA #58 with Andrey Fedyaev supporting as the Intravehicular (IV) operator. The trio performed a multitude of tasks in order to deploy and integrate the MLM [РТОд] radiator. The MRM2 hatch opened at 10:46 AM CDT and …
Artemis II Orion Service Module Completes Acoustic Testing
Engineers recently completed a series of acoustic tests on the European Service Module for NASA’s Artemis II mission while inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the testing, engineers surrounded the service module with large speakers and attached microphones, accelerometers, and other equipment to measure the …
Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk to Deploy Radiator
Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin began a spacewalk at 11:47 a.m. EDT to deploy a radiator on the International Space Station’s Nauka science module. Coverage of the spacewalk continues on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Prokopyev is wearing an Orlan spacesuit with red stripes, while Petelin is wearing the suit with blue stripes. …
Cosmonaut Spacewalkers Exiting Station Soon Live on NASA TV
NASA Television coverage is underway for today’s spacewalk with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin. The duo will deploy a radiator on the on the International Space Station’s Nauka science module, connect electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic lines, and fill a pair of colling loops on the radiator with coolant. Coverage of the spacewalk is on …
The Telescope Allocation Committee: Selecting What Webb Observes Next
This week, astronomers around the world are celebrating the announcement of the next cycle of Webb observations. We asked Christine Chen, associate astronomer and JWST Science Policies Group lead at the Space Telescope Science Institute, to describe the selection process to determine the targets Webb will observe. "On May 10, the Space Telescope Science Institute …
Third Launch Attempt Scheduled for NASA Super Pressure Balloon
Wānaka, New Zealand—NASA is targeting Saturday, May 13 (Friday, May 12 in U.S. EDT) to conduct a second super pressure balloon (SPB) test flight launching from Wānaka Airport to further test and qualify the technology, which can offer cost savings compared to space missions. The first super pressure balloon launch carrying the Super Pressure Balloon …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/11/2023
Payloads: Actiwatch-Plus: Actiwatch devices were attached to the HRF-1 rack for data downlink and charging. The Actiwatch-Plus is a waterproof, non-intrusive, sleep-wake activity monitor worn on the wrist of a crewmember and contains a miniature uniaxial accelerometer that produces a signal as the subject moves. The data is stored in non-volatile memory within the Actiwatch …
Cosmonauts GO for Spacewalk, Astronauts Work on Science Gear
Station managers have given the go for a spacewalk on Friday to deploy and activate a radiator on the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the Expedition 69 crew is continuing its ongoing human research activities and science hardware maintenance. Two cosmonauts will exit the Poisk airlock in their Orlan spacesuits at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Friday …
Spacesuit Work, Eye Checks, Human Research Fill Crew Day
Two cosmonauts spent the day readying the spacesuits they will wear for a spacewalk scheduled for Friday. The rest of the Expedition 69 crew concentrated on eye exams, orbital lab maintenance, and human research aboard the International Space Station. Commander Sergey Prokopyev and Flight Engineer Dmitri Petelin are getting ready for their third spacewalk together …