While ocean moorings are often described as autonomous observing platforms, the human ingenuity required to deploy and recover them demands a steady human with a tight grip.
Lift Off of the Antares Rocket with Cygnus
Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft lifted off at 7:19 a.m. EST and is on its way to the International Space Station. About an hour and half after launch, commands will be given to deploy the spacecraft’s solar arrays. Launch coverage will continue on NASA TV at http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv until shortly after spacecraft …
Cygnus Launch Scrubbed and Rescheduled for Sunday
The launch of Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft has scrubbed for Saturday after an aircraft was detected in the vicinity of the launch pad. The next launch attempt is set for Sunday, Nov. 12 at 7:14 a.m. EST. For more information about the International Space Station, visit www.nasa.gov/station.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/10/2017
Human Research Program (HRP) Collections (Biochemical Profile, Repository): A 51S crewmember completed Flight Day (FD) 120 blood and urine sample collections to support the Biochemical Profile and Repository experiments. The samples were placed in the Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). The Biochemical Profile experiment tests blood and urine samples are obtained …
What A Wonderful World: Pinacate Peaks
In this satellite image, the prominent Pinacate Peaks stick out above the sand dune landscape of the Gran Desierto de Altar in Mexico’s Sonoran Province. The peaks are located just south of the Mexico-United States border. The Gran Desierto de Altar is one section of the broader Soronan Desert which covers much of northwestern Mexico […]
Welcome to Ushuaia
For the first time, Operation IceBridge flights to Antarctica are being staged from Ushuaia, Argentina.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/09/2017
Lighting Effects: Upon wakeup, a 52S subject provided a sleep log entry, and then conducted a series of three Cognition tests throughout the day. The Lighting Effects experiment hopes to better quantify and qualify how lighting can effect habitability of spacecraft. The light bulbs on the ISS are being replaced with a new system designed …
Crew Tests New Workouts and Lights as Rocket Preps for Launch
The Expedition 53 crew is working out on a new exercise device today and testing new lights for their impact on health. Back on Earth, a new resupply rocket stands at its launch pad ready for a Saturday launch to the International Space Station. Astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei worked out on the …
The Dance of the Atmosphere and Ocean
PURS-2 continues a legacy of experiments focused on the dance between the atmosphere and ocean.