Following release from the International Space Station by ground controllers at 9:23 a.m. – SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at about 3 p.m.
Following release from the International Space Station by ground controllers at 9:23 a.m.
Today, Expedition 56 crewmates balanced work on science investigations in between housekeeping duties aboard the International Space Station. The crew retrieved samplers as part of the Aerosol Sampling Experiment that had been deployed the day before in Nodes 1 and 3. After connecting them to chargers, they were redeployed for a second round of sampling. …
plan to sequence whole genomes of the space-grown algal populations to identify genes
The Expedition 65 astronauts worked on a biology study today exploring how long-term microgravity affects skin and the healing process. Three other crewmates are gearing up for next week’s relocation of their Soyuz crew ship to the International Space Station’s newest science module. NASA Flight Engineers Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough continued the Rodent Research-1 …
The space biology study seeks to identify genes and observe cell functions that are
Two NASA astronauts are getting their tools and spacesuits ready for Sunday’s spacewalk to ready the International Space Station for new solar arrays. Meanwhile, the rest of the Expedition 64 crew focused on a variety of space research on Thursday. NASA Flight Engineers Kate Rubins and Victor Glover are finalizing their preparations for a planned …
preparations for a planned six-and-a-half hour spacewalk set to begin Sunday at 6 a.m.
September is gearing up to be a very busy month aboard the International Space Station. The six Expedition 56 crew members are headlong in the first week of the month switching roles and juggling a wide variety of critical tasks. Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA has been swapping roles today as space scientist and …
extracts RNA from biological samples to help researchers decipher the changes in gene
Biomedicine and physics topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station today. The Expedition 59 crew also checked out U.S. spacesuits while preparing a Russian crew ship for return to Earth next week. NASA is preparing for human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The astronauts aboard the orbiting lab are helping scientists …
The Genes In Space-6 (GIS-6) experiment had another run today inside Europe’s Columbus
The Expedition 69 crew is gearing up for cargo and crew vehicles headed to the International Space Station this week. The seven orbital residents are also continuing critical space research while preparing for September’s crew departure activities. An extra port on the orbital outpost is open following the departure of the Roscosmos Progress 83 cargo …
be replaced by the Roscosmos Progress 85 cargo craft after it launches at 9:08 p.m.
spacecraft undocked from the station’s forward port of the Harmony module at 9:12 a.m.
astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel, captured the Dragon spacecraft at 6:54 a.m.
astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel, captured the Dragon spacecraft at 6:54 a.m.
The Expedition 71 crew is in final preparations for a science and maintenance spacewalk set to begin Thursday morning. The two astronauts on NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test spent their day aboard the International Space Station performing genetic sequencing and orbital plumbing. NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matthew Dominick are in their final day …
are in their final day of preparations for a spacewalk planned to start at 8 a.m.
