NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System web-based visualization tool lets you “see” the SmallSat as it journeys to the Moon and seeks out water ice in the darkest
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NanoRacks Module-82 (Palm Tree Growth): The crew removed the Module 82 from the NanoRacks Frame-3 and took photographs of the Palm Seed Flask, then temporarily stowed in an ambient temperature location. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) investigation examines germination of palm tree seeds to determine the best conditions for generating tissue samples for research. A …
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H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)8 Status: Tuesday’s HTV8 launch attempt was scrubbed due to a fire at the launch pad. At approximately 1:05 pm (CT) a fire was observed on the Mobile Launcher (ML), just below the first stage main engines. The H-IIB Rocket carrying the HTV8 spacecraft arrived back at the Vehicle Assembly Building at …
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ISS HAM pass: The crew participated in a HAM pass with Kyoto Tachibana Junior and Senior High Schools in Japan. Some of the questions involved how the ISS avoids other orbiting satellites, what Earth looks like when it’s night in Japan, and many others. ISS Ham Radio provides opportunities to engage and educate students, teachers, …
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Excitement is building for fans across the globe with today’s first match of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 2014 World Cup
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Payloads: Airborne Particulate Monitor (APM): The crew checked the APM hardware and display, and notified the ground team of the status. Air quality in crewed spacecraft is important for keeping astronauts healthy and comfortable. Although requirements exist for maximum allowable concentrations of particulate matter, currently no measurement capability verifies whether these requirements are met. APM …
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Payloads: Fiber Optic Production-2 (FOP-2): FOP 2.0 hardware was installed into the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) Work Volume. FOP-2 builds on previous work to manufacture commercial optical fibers in microgravity using a blend of elements called ZBLAN. Earlier theoretical and experimental studies suggest that ZBLAN optical fibers produced in microgravity exhibit qualities superior to those …
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NanoRacks External Platform (NREP)-3 Payload Swap: Today crewmembers extended the JEM A/L slide table into the JEM Pressurized Module (JPM) and exchanged payloads on NREP by removing the External Platform Module 2 (Charge Injector Device), External Platform Module 4 (Dependable Microprocessor) before installing the External Platform Module 5 (Cavalier) on NREP. The slide table was …
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In the future, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones, could be used to cover events like the rollout of NASA’s Space Launch System
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