On March 23, 2023, NASA's Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) successfully passed its critical design review, marking a major milestone for the project and keeping it on pace for a scheduled launch next year.
EZIE Passes Critical Design Review
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/07/2023
Payloads: Engineered Heart Tissue-2 (EHT-2): The crew gathered the EHT-2 tissue chambers and performed the steps necessary to exchange the media, obtain samples for later analysis, and add treatments to the appropriate tissue growth areas. A Human iPSC-based 3D Microphysiological System for Modeling Cardiac Dysfunction in Microgravity-2 (Engineered Heart Tissues-2) continues work with 3D cultured …
NASA Selects University Nanosatellite Program Summer Series Winners
NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) has partnered with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force to select eight schools for the University Nanosatellite Program (UNP) Mission Concepts-1: 2023 Summer Series. Running from May through August, the program provides students with systems engineering training, preparing them to work in the space industry while simultaneously enhancing …
Heart Research, Space Physics, and Spacewalk Preps End Workweek
Heart research and space physics topped the microgravity research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Friday. The Expedition 69 crew also continues packing a U.S. cargo craft while gearing up for a series of upcoming spacewalks. A variety of research into microgravity’s affect on the human heart has been ongoing aboard the orbital outpost …
Signal Acquired
The team has received signal from Intelsat 40e satellite. Commissioning activities for TEMPO will begin in late May or early June. Researchers expect the first public data to be available in October. TEMPO will observe the air quality over North America during daylight hours, providing critical insights into air pollution in North America.
Intelsat 40e Separates from Second Stage
The Falcon 9 rocket's second stage has reached the point of payload separation and its engine has been cut off. Intelsat 40e and the TEMPO instrument will separate from the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage, deploying the spacecraft, which will continue on to its geostationary orbit.
Falcon 9 First Stage Lands!
The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage has landed on a SpaceX drone ship. Coming up next, Intelsat 40e, along with the TEMPO instrument, will separate from the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage and begin settling into orbit.
Main Engine Cutoff; First Stage Separates
The Falcon 9 rocket's first-stage engines have finished their burn, and the first stage has separated from the vehicle. As the second stage continues its journey with Intelsat 40e and the TEMPO instrument, the first stage will aim for landing on a SpaceX drone ship. The second stage Merlin engine has ignited to begin boosting …
We’ve Got Liftoff! The Falcon 9 Begins its Journey
Liftoff! At 12:30 a.m. EDT, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, beginning its approximately hour-long journey to deliver the Intelsat 40e, along with NASA's Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument, into orbit. Coming up at about two minutes and 30 seconds after liftoff, the …