Two NASA astronauts are finalizing their preparations ahead of Wednesday morning’s spacewalk to swap thermal control gear outside the International Space Station. The Expedition 55 crew also worked on biomedical operations, radiation checks and Cygnus communications gear. Flight Engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel checked their tools and reviewed their procedures one last time today …
Crew: Captain Scott ”Maker” Tingle, USN ISS Location: Low Earth Orbit Earth Date: 7 January 2018 Earth Time (GMT): 17:29 Week three. The time is flying by. The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is 80% loaded. This has been a big effort for the crew as well as our specialists on the ground. Tracking a large …
ISS Reboost: On Saturday, May 12th, at 05:07:00 pm CDT the ISS performed a nominal 2 minute and 52 second reboost using the 69P thrusters. The purpose of the reboost was to set up proper phasing for the 53S landing in June and the 70P 2-orbit rendezvous in July. Exposed Experiment Handrail Attachment Mechanism (ExHAM) …
Veteran astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel will embark on the 210th spacewalk Wednesday at the International Space Station to swap out thermal control gear. The experienced spacewalkers have a combined 10 spacewalks between them with Feustel having conducted seven and Arnold with a total of three. Flight Engineer Scott Tingle assisted the duo today …
Crew: Captain Scott ”Maker” Tingle, USN ISS Location: Low Earth Orbit Earth Date: 25 December 2017 Earth Time (GMT): 21:00 At 22:00, after initial “safing” and unpacking of Soyuz, we finally retired to our quarters. It was very hard to sleep, and I think the busy days leading us to the International Space Station (ISS) …
Scientists talk about the dangerous new eruptions at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii — and how satellites are being used to monitor it.
Japanese Small Satellite Orbital Deployer 8 (J-SSOD#8): Last night and this morning, Robotics Controllers in Tsukuba, Japan maneuvered the Japanese Experiment Module Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) to the Small Satellite Deploy Position and deployed the Japanese Small Satellite Orbital Demonstration (JSSOD)-8 satellites. The crew supported the activity as observes, taking photographs of the various small …
The International Space Station will be orbiting a little higher this weekend to prepare for the departure of three Expedition 55 crew members and the arrival of a new Russian cargo craft. The docked Russian Progress 69 resupply ship will fire its engines Saturday at 6:07 p.m. EDT for two minutes and 52 seconds slightly …
Crew: Captain Scott “Maker” Tingle, USN ISS Location: Low Earth Orbit Earth Date: 19 December 2017 Earth Time (GMT): 21:00 The launch went as planned. Our Soyuz spacecraft did a great job getting the three of us to the International Space Station (ISS). A week later, it all seems like a blur. The bus driver …
