BioServe Protein Crystallography (BPC)-1: The crew performed BioServe Protein Crystallography Microscope operations today. They removed the BioServe Protein Crystallography samples from the Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory (SABL), made observations, and photographed the sample wells using the microscope, and returned the samples to the SABL. BPC-1 seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting protein crystal growth …
After Near-Perfect Trajectory Maneuver, Parker Solar Probe On Course To Touch The Sun
At 6:07 a.m. EDT on Aug. 20, 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully completed its first trajectory correction maneuver.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/20/2018
Waste Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Blower Circuit Breaker Trip: This morning the circuit breaker to the WHC blower tripped. After the crew ran the nominal malfunction procedure, the breaker again tripped prompting ground specialists to declare the hardware failed. The crew successfully removed and replaced the failed blower and functional tests were successful; WHC is now …
Global Science, Cargo and Spacewalk Duties Take Place on Station Today
A pair of German experiments took place aboard the International Space Station today including a space exercise study and the installation of an Earth spectral sensor. The Expedition 56 crew members are also looking ahead to Wednesday’s Russian cargo ship departure and a pair of U.S. spacewalks in September. Astronaut Alexander Gerst of ESA (European …
This Twilight Zone is Dark, Watery, and Full of Intrigue
Oceanographers are studying the mysteries of the ocean layer that lies just below the sunlit surface.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/17/2018
SUPVIS-JUSTIN: The crew set up and performed protocol operations for ESA’s SUPVIS-Justin investigation today. SUPVIS-Justin, part of the Meteron program, aims to demonstrate that an astronaut on an orbiting space station can command a robot via a tablet PC to perform complex tasks on a planetary surface. The SUPVIS-Justin experiment includes an extended supervised autonomy …
Robot Science, Spacewalk Preps Ahead of Japanese Cargo Mission
The Expedition 56 crew members explored using algorithms to remotely control a robot on the ground and satellites from the International Space Station today. The orbital residents are also cleaning up after a Russian spacewalk while preparing for a pair of upcoming U.S. spacewalks and a Japanese cargo mission. Astronaut Alexander Gerst of the European …
Parker Solar Probe Marks First Mission Milestones on Voyage to Sun
Just two days after launch on Aug. 11, 2018, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA's Parker Solar Probe achieved several planned milestones toward full commissioning and operations, announced mission controllers.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/16/2018
Russian ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA) 45: Yesterday, Artemyev (EV1) and Prokopev (EV2) exited the Docking Compartment (DC)1 at 11:17 AM CDT and completed Russia EVA #45 with a Phased Elapsed Time (PET) of 7 hours and 46 minutes. The crew was able to complete the following tasks: Deployment of 2 nanosatellites “Tanyusha-YuZGU” Deployment of 2 nanosatellites …