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  • From the Classroom to the Launchpad – University Satellites Prepare for Launch

    Leerlo en español aquí NASA is preparing to launch three small, university-built research satellites aboard SpaceX’s 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station. This mission, carrying more than 4,800 pounds of cargo, will lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Saturday Aug. 28 at 3:37 a.m. EDT. The small satellites, or CubeSats – …

  • Weather Now 50% Favorable for 23rd Commercial Resupply Services Mission

    The weather forecast has dipped slightly for the planned Saturday, Aug. 28, launch of SpaceX’s 23rd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 50% chance of favorable weather conditions for Saturday’s targeted liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and …

  • Dragon Mated to Falcon, Rolled out to Launch Pad for Saturday’s Mission

    The Dragon spacecraft for SpaceX’s 23nd commercial resupply services mission is now ready for its flight to the International Space Station. On Friday, Aug. 20, teams transported the spacecraft from SpaceX’s processing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station into the hangar at nearby Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, where it was attached to the Falcon …

  • ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/25/2021

    Payloads Astrobee: In preparation for the AstroPorter experiment later this week, the crew installed the perching arm assemblies to the Astrobee free fliers.  AstroPorter is a suite of software that enables collaborative behavior between multiple robots in space, including algorithms for handling changes in mass properties of free-flying systems as they collaborate in the transport …

  • Botany and Biology During Break in Spacewalk Preps

    The Expedition 65 crew set up a plant habitat and demonstrated a new ultrasound device amid a variety of other space research aboard the International Space Station today. Meanwhile, the cosmonauts took a break from spacewalk preparations and focused on maintenance. NASA and its international partners are studying how a variety of life forms from …

  • Weather 60% Percent Favorable for Saturday’s Launch

    Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions for Saturday’s launch from the Space Coast, with the cumulus cloud rule and flight through precipitation serving as the primary weather concerns. NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting Aug. 28, at 3:37 a.m. EDT, to launch …

  • ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/24/2021

    Payloads Food Acceptability:  Using the data collection tool on an available SSC, the crew completed their Food Acceptability surveys.  This investigation seeks to determine the impact of repetitive consumption of food currently available from the spacefligght food system.  Results will be used in developing strategies to improve food system composition to support crew health and …

  • August Puzzler

    The August 2021 puzzler is out. Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us what we are looking at, where it is, and why it is interesting.

  • Crew Gets Ready for Cargo Dragon and Russian Spacewalks

    The Expedition 65 crew is turning its attention to this weekend’s arrival of a U.S. cargo craft and a pair of Russian spacewalks starting several days later. SpaceX is planning to launch its Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on Saturday at 3:37 a.m. EDT. It will arrive on Sunday and dock autonomously …