to the space-facing side of the orbiting laboratory’s Harmony module at 3:41 a.m.
to the space-facing side of the orbiting laboratory’s Harmony module at 3:41 a.m.
Launch is slated for 5:33 p.m. EDT, and can be seen live on NASA Television.
Launch is slated for 5:33 p.m. EDT, and can be seen live on NASA Television.
the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 7:15 a.m.
the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 7:15 a.m.
Multi-purpose Variable-G Platform (MVP) Cell-01: Over the weekend, the crew exchanged nutrients for the Cell-01 Experiment Modules and reinstalled them into the MVP. During the procedure, it was discovered that one of the new nutrient bags was defective and a new nutrient bag was retrieved to complete operations. The Cartilage–Bone–Synovium (CBS) Micro-Physiological System (MPS) using …
Perception (ESA) Rodent Research Dissections (NASA) Veggie PONDS Deact (NASA) Genes
Payloads CIR (Combustion Integrated Rack) Fluids and Combustion Facility: The crew replaced the CIR FOMA Cal Unit. The CIR includes an optics bench, combustion chamber, fuel and oxidizer control, and five different cameras for performing combustion investigations in microgravity. Micro-16: The crew printed an on-board copy of the checklist for the Syringe Pump Sequence and …
of space-reared C. elegans worms and compare that strength to postflight muscle gene
the forward-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Harmony module at 10:30 a.m.
the forward-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Harmony module at 10:30 a.m.
Christina Cheung is one of the support scientists for NASA’s Fruit Fly Lab and the outreach lead for the Space Biosciences Division at NASA’s Ames Research
Our team was there from 10:30 p.m. to well past 1:00 a.m., so it was definitely a
Payloads Capillary Structures: The crew set up and performed the Infill Foam Capillary Structures experiment. The setup allows investigators to observe the wicking of fluid into the foam and out of air passages. The ground team was very happy with the results and report all science objectives and more were completed. Current life-support systems on …
Spatial resolution of up to 1m is possible with iSIM at a price cheaper than traditional
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Torch center directors panel featured, from left, former Marshall acting director Gene
Launch pads built on a swamp. A humble beginning for the two pads, A and B, at Launch Complex 39 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They were
“It was a good feeling to see that launch,” said Gene McDilda, who was a propellant
