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The Expedition 46 crew members are wrapping up their work week on different types of research including botany, bone loss and pilot testing. The crew also checked for pressure leaks, worked on life support gear and continued cleaning up after a spacewalk. Plants are being grown on the International Space Station so future crews can …

Node 3 Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Repair:  Kelly and Kopra replaced the Fan Motor Controller (FMC) on the Node 3 CDRA which had failed on January 19th.  In addition to the FMC change out, the crew took advantage of the CDRA configuration and also replaced a faulty Secondary Heater Controller, an Air Selector Valve …

Two cosmonauts are cleaning up today after a successful spacewalk on Wednesday. The other crew members are working on life support gear and taking out the trash. Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov completed the third spacewalk of Expedition 46 after installing hardware and science gear and conducting experiments. Today the duo are cleaning …

Russian Segment (RS) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #42:  Today, Malenchenko and Volkov successfully completed RS EVA #42.  Duration of the EVA was 4 hours and 45 minutes.  The crew performed the following tasks:   Samples from DC-1 EV Hatch 1 external surface and SM Window #8 cover drive location in support of TEST Experiment. Thumb Drive …

Expedition 46 Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos successfully concluded their spacewalk at 12:40 p.m. EST. The cosmonauts installed and retrieved a number of science experiments and conducted extensive photography of the external surfaces of the Russian segment of the International Space Station. The 4 hour and 45 minute spacewalk was the …

Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos began a planned 5.5-hour spacewalk from the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station at 7:55 a.m. EST. Both spacewalkers are wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits with blue stripes. Malenchenko is designated as extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1). Volkov is designated extravehicular crew member 2 (EV2). Prior to …

Expedition 46 Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos will begin today’s spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at 8:10 a.m. EST.  Watch live NASA TV coverage here: https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv The two cosmonauts will exit the station’s Pirs airlock for 5.5 hours to deploy and retrieve several experiment packages on the Zvezda and …

Portable 3D Printer Operations:  Kelly set up the Portable 3D Printer in the Lab and initiated a fabrication process that completed successfully.  The unit, with the fabricated item, was then stowed for return to the Earth.  The Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) Portable 3D printer may be used to manufacture small plastic pieces to be used …

Two cosmonauts are getting ready for a spacewalk to install hardware and science experiments outside the International Space Station’s Russian segment. Meanwhile, the other four crew members are working on research hardware, water testing and trash stowage. Veteran flight engineers and spacewalkers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov are finalizing their reviews and preparations for the …

Burning and Suppression of Solids – Milliken (BASS-M):  Today Kopra completed the second set of BASS-M operations, preparing and testing five different samples with ground assistance from the Principal Investigator.  The BASS-M investigation tests flame-retardant cotton fabrics to determine how well they resist burning in microgravity. Results benefit research on flame-retardant textiles that can be …