Payloads: There were no Payload activities today. Systems: In-Flight Maintenance (IFM) Node 1 Zenith Hatch Troubleshooting: Today, the crew performed troubleshooting on the Node 1 Zenith Hatch, which the crew had been unable to open earlier this year to access the Z1 Dome. As part of the troubleshooting, the crew removed the hatch Manual Pressure …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/09/2023
Payloads: Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR): Manifold #2 Bottle of High Percentage Oxygen was swapped out for a fresh bottle. The CIR includes an optics bench, combustion chamber, fuel and oxidizer control, and five different cameras for performing combustion investigations in microgravity. Human Research Facility-1 (HRF-1): The crew performed a resupply of HRF-1 hardware and accessories. …
Astronauts Work on Science Gear, Cosmonauts Relax Before Spacewalk
The Expedition 69 astronauts had their day full on Tuesday servicing a variety of science hardware and maintaining critical life support gear. The cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station cleared their schedule and relaxed before finalizing preparations for Friday’s spacewalk. NASA Flight Engineer Frank Rubio began Tuesday removing a small satellite deployer from inside the …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/08/2023
Crew-6 Port Relocation: On Saturday, May 6th, Crew Dragon Endeavor was successfully relocated from Node 2 Zenith to Node 2 Forward. This relocation was completed in preparation for the arrival of SpX-28 in early June, which requires the Node 2 Zenith port for robotic arm access. The crew will be off duty today to recover …
Off-Duty Day for Dragon Crew as Cosmonauts Gear Up for Spacewalk
Four Expedition 69 crew members are relaxing today following Saturday’s relocation of a U.S. crew ship. At the same time, three cosmonauts are gearing up for another spacewalk to outfit a science module on the International Space Station. Sunday and Monday were off-duty days for flight engineers Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, both from NASA, …
Signal Acquired!
Team members successfully sent commands to the first CubeSat at 1:48 a.m. EDT, May 8. Subsequently, they established communications with the second CubeSat at 6:31 a.m. EDT. Read the NASA release here. For imagery of this mission, please check here. Follow launch updates on this blog and stay connected with the mission on social media. …
Guest Blog: OSIRIS-REx Recovery Team Motto: ‘Practice, Practice, Practice’
By Richard Witherspoon, OSIRIS-REx Ground Recovery Lead, Lockheed Martin In anticipation of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample delivery this fall, the team held our first round of rehearsals April 17 to April 27. Our goal was to practice retrieving the spacecraft's sample capsule from a simulated landing site at Lockheed Martin's campus near Denver. I am …
Working Toward Signal Acquisition
Two TROPICS CubeSats successfully deployed from a Rocket Lab Electron rocket after launch. The team is working toward signal acquisition from the pair of TROPICS CubeSats. NASA will continue to assess data from periodic pass opportunities. It is not unexpected for CubeSats to take some time to establish communications. We will provide confirmation when signal …
Deployment Confirmed
Rocket Lab confirms Electron has successfully deployed the two TROPICS satellites to orbit.