ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/31/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/31/2018
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Out-of-Spec ISS Cabin Pressure Decrease: Following the initial leak repair yesterday, the ISS was repressurized to nominal pressure using Progress assets. Today, the Russian crew performed additional activities for the leak repair. There was still a smal
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/30/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/30/2018
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Out-of-Spec ISS Cabin Pressure Decrease: Last night, the ISS cabin pressure started dropping at the rate of one mmHg/hr. This morning the crew performed leak isolation steps via a series of hatch closures and determined the leak was in the Soyuz 55S habitati
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/29/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/29/2018
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Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST): The crew prepared BEST RNA samples and began 48 hour sequencing on the Biomolecule Sequencer. The BEST investigation studies the use of sequencing for identification of unknown microbial organisms livin
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/28/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/28/2018
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ExPRESS Rack (ER) 5 Payload Isolation: On August 23rd, the ER5 Subsystem Valve was removed and replaced (R&R’d) after a Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Moderate Temperature Loop (MTL) leak had been isolated to ER5. Earlier today, the crew disconnected
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/27/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/27/2018
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Moon Imagery: Today the crew took photographs of the full Moon and downlinked them for evaluation on the ground. If a spacecraft loses communication with the ground or with NASA’s Deep Space Network, its crew must navigate just as ancient mariners did, us
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/24/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/24/2018
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Treadmill 2 (T2) Maintenance: The crew performed both the 6-month and yearly T2 preventative inspections and maintenance actions. During these tasks, the crew inspected the treadbelt slats and screws, cleaned the treadmill drive shaft, greased forward and r
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/23/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/23/2018
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69 Progress (69P) Undock: Last night, 69P undocked from the Service Module (SM) Aft port at 9:16 PM CDT. This Progress vehicle will remain on-orbit conduct non-ISS free-flight experiments until 29-August. The deorbit burn is scheduled for Wednesday, August 2
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/22/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/22/2018
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69 Progress (69P) Undock: This evening, 69P is scheduled to undock from the Service Module (SM) Aft port at 9:16 PM CDT. This Progress vehicle will conduct Non-ISS free-flight experiments from August 23 to August 30. The deorbit burn is scheduled for Wednesd
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/21/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/21/2018
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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,
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/20/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/20/2018
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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 faile
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/17/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/17/2018
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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
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/16/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/16/2018
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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
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/15/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/15/2018
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Russian ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA) 45: Today Artemyev (EV1) and Prokopev (EV2) exited the Docking Compartment (DC)1 at 11:17 AM CDT in order to complete Russia EVA #45. The EVA is on-going and the Russian Crew are working to complete the following tasks: D
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/14/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/14/2018
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Biological Experiment Laboratory (BioLab): The crew installed a new BioLab Incubator Door Locking Bolt today. The BioLab is a multiuser research facility located in the Columbus laboratory. It is used to perform space biology experiments on microorganisms
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/13/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/13/2018
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Microbial Tracking-2 (MT-2): The crew collected saliva and blood samples for the Microbial Tracking-2 investigation. MT-2 monitors the different types of microbes that are present on ISS over a 1-year period. After the samples are returned to Earth, a molecul
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/10/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/10/2018
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Japanese Small Satellite Orbital Deployer 9 (J-SSOD#9): Robotics Controllers in Tsukuba, Japan maneuvered the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) to the Small Satellite Deploy Position and deployed the Japanese Small Satellite
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/09/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/09/2018
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HTV-7 Rack Relocation Prep: This week the crew has been executing a series of activities in order to prepare ISS for the installation of new racks arriving on HTV-7. After relocating and consolidating stowage earlier in the week, two crewmembers relocated fiv
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/08/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/08/2018
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Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Moderate Temperature Loop (MTL) Leak Update: Express Rack (ER)5 was isolated yesterday as part of the on-going search for the JEM MTL leak. While Space Station Integration and Promotion Center (SSIPC) continues to monitor tota
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/07/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/07/2018
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Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Moderate Temperature Loop (MTL) Leak Update: The JEM MTL leak continues with the rate of 20 mL/day. On Friday, the crew completed a visual inspection of the Gas Trap Bypass Valve in the JEM Thermal Control System (TCS)2 rack b
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/03/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/03/2018
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SpaceX-15 Dragon Unberth and Release: Early this morning, the crew removed power connections, utility jumpers and completed closeout of the Dragon vehicle prior to depressurization of the Node 2 (N2) Nadir vestibule. Robotics ground controllers used the Spac
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/02/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/02/2018
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Chemical Gardens: Today the crew removed the Chemical Gardens 2 ampoule kit from a Cargo Transfer Bag, broke the seal between the ampoules and mixed the contents of both. In the Chemical Gardens experiment, selected metal salts are added to an aqueous solutio
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/01/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/01/2018
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Fluid Shifts: A 55S crewmember performed their Fluid Shifts Dilution Measurements activities today. They collected saliva, blood and urine at multiple points during the day and inserted them into a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MEL
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/31/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/31/2018
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Aerosol Samplers: Today the crew deployed Active Aerosol Samplers (AASs) in Nodes 1 and 3. The battery-powered AASs actively pull in air and collect particles using the principal of thermophoresis. This is accomplished by flowing the sampled air through a l
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/27/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/27/2018
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Micro-11: Today the crew performed the final two sessions for the Micro-11 investigation. They checked out, configured and calibrated the Micro-11 microscope, thawed samples removed from a General Laboratory Active Cryogenic ISS Experiment Refrigerator (GLACI
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/30/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/30/2018
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Micro-12: On Sunday, the crew activated all eighteen Micro-12 Group Activation Packs (GAPs) by mixing microbial media and inoculum. Then crew terminated one GAP by adding a microbial fixative to preserve the organism for subsequent ground-based characterizati
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/26/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/26/2018
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Progress 69P ISS Reboost: This morning at 11:10 AM CT, the ISS completed a 3m 19s reboost using 69P thrusters. The purpose of the reboost was to start phasing for 54S landing and 55S launch in October and increased the ISS velocity by 0.40 meters per secon
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/25/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/25/2018
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Rodent Research-7 (RR-7): Today the crew completed the second of two days of rodent operations for the RR-7 investigation today. Crewmembers performed bone densitometer scans, blood draws, fecal pellet collections, and sampling operations. Following thes
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/24/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/24/2018
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Rodent Research-7 (RR-7): The crew completed the first of two days of rodent operations for the RR-7 investigation today. Crewmembers performed bone densitometer scans, blood draws, fecal pellet collections, and sampling operations. RR-7 examines how the sp
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/20/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/20/2018
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Micro-11: Today the crew performed two sessions for the Micro-11 investigation. They checked out, configured and calibrated the Micro-11 microscope, thawed samples removed from a General Laboratory Active Cryogenic ISS Experiment Refrigerator (GLACIER), fixe
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/23/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/23/2018
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Direct Current Switching Unit (DCSU) 3A Power on Reset (POR): Early Saturday, morning DCSU 3A experienced a POR which, due to power balancing during the current high beta period, resulted in a loss of power to some downstream loads. The crew and ground teams
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/18/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/18/2018
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AngieX Cancer Therapy: Today the crew performed microscope operations for the AngieX Cancer Therapy investigation. The AngieX Cancer Therapy investigation examines whether endothelial cells cultured in microgravity represent a valid in vitro model to test e
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/19/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/19/2018
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Aerosol Samplers: Today the crew retrieved and stowed the sample cartridges from each deployed Active Aerosol Sampler (AAS) and connected the AASs to the battery charger. After the battery charge, the crew installed a sample cartridge and re-deployed one of t
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/17/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/17/2018
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Electro-static Levitation Furnace (ELF): Today the crew exchanged sample cartridges to prepare for ground-commanded operations in the ELF. The ELF is an experimental facility designed to levitate, melt and solidify materials by containerless processing techn
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/16/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/16/2018
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Cygnus Unberth: On Saturday, the crew completed the Node1 vestibule depressurization and started the associated vestibule leak checks. On Sunday, once the crew completed leak check activities, robotics ground controllers used the Space Station Remote Manipula
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/12/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/12/2018
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Expedite the Processing of Experiments to Space Station (EXPRESS) Racks Health & Status Issues: This morning the Health & Status (H&S) telemetry from EXPRESS Racks (ER) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 was reported to be toggling and extended telemetry from ER
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/13/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/13/2018
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Expedite the Processing of Experiments to Space Station (EXPRESS) Racks (ER) Health & Status: Yesterday, the Health & Status telemetry from ER 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 was reported to be toggling and extended telemetry from ER 7 and 8 was lost. Overnight
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/11/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/11/2018
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Space Algae: The crew agitated and then installed an additional six Space Algae culture bags in the Veggie facility today. The Space Algae investigation explores the genetic basis for productivity of algae cultivated in space and whether this requires genet
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/10/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/10/2018
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70P Docking: Last night, 70P docked to the DC1 nadir port at 191/01:30:47 GMT and Progress hooks were closed at approximately 01:35:35 GMT. Following the successful docking, the Russian crew completed leak checks, opened the hatches, deactivated the 70P vehic
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/09/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/09/2018
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Progress (70P) Launch/Dock: 70P launched from the Baiknour Cosmodrome today at 4:51pm CDT. Following a 2-orbit rendezvous profile, the vehicle will dock to ISS at 8:39pm CDT. SpX-15 External Cargo Status: Friday evening ground specialists used the Space Sta
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/06/2018
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/06/2018
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SpX-15 External Cargo Status: Last night ground specialists used the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to extract ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) from the Dragon trunk and hand it off to the Japa
