ISS Operations Update – March 14, 2016
Experiments: Fine Motor Skills [Fine Motor Skills uses a tablet touchscreen application to monitor degradation in fine motor abilities over
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Read moreExoMars 2016 has been sent on its way to Mars on Monday after a day-long ascent mission atop a Proton-M/Briz-M launch vehicle taking the heaviest craft to visit Mars three times around planet Earth before being injected onto its Trans-Martian Trajectory.
Read moreA heavy-lift Proton-M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Monday, carrying the Russian-European ExoMars 2016 spacecraft to set out on a nine-month journey to Mars for an ambitious mission of discovery to unlock the secrets of the Martian past and present.
Read moreA Proton-M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 9:31 UTC on Monday, carrying the Russian-European ExoMars 2016 mission, set for a seven-month flight to deliver to Mars the Trace Gas Orbiter to study the Martian atmosphere and the Schiaparelli lander for an Entry, Descent and Landing demonstration.
Read moreThe Resurs-P No.3 Earth Observation satellite launched atop a Soyuz rocket on Sunday encountered problems during the critical deployment of its solar arrays, failing to deploy one of its two power-generating arrays.
Read moreRussia’s Soyuz rocket lifted off on Sunday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, lighting up the night skies for the vehicle’s first of three launches planned this month and the third worldwide orbital launch this week.
Read moreRussia’s Soyuz 2-1B rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Sunday, coming back after a last-minute countdown abort due to a faulty ignition system indication.
Read moreExoMars 2016 is set for liftoff atop a Russian Proton rocket on Monday, blasting off from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 9:31:42 UTC on a mission of ten hours and 44 minutes, delivering the 4,332-Kilogram Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli lander to a trans-Martian Trajectory for a seven-month transit.
Read moreRussia’s Soyuz rocket suffered a rare on-pad abort on Saturday, shutting down its engines during the ignition sequence with just
Read moreThe Re-Entry of a the Chinese ZiYuan-2 A reconnaissance satellite was observed over Bolivia on March 11 after fifteen and a half years in orbit.
Read moreExperiments: Space Headaches Questionnaire Seismoprognoz Data Download [Seismoprognoz will measure the temporal and spatial scales of ionospheric disturbances caused by
Read moreExperiments: Integrated Resistance and Aerobic Training Study (Sprint) [This study evaluates a high-intensity, low-volume exercise protocol to minimize the loss
Read moreA Soyuz 2-1B rocket was rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in thick fog on Thursday to head into two days of final preparations of a late night liftoff on Saturday, set for 18:56 UTC, 0:56 local time.
Read moreA Soyuz 2-1B Rocket makes its way to Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in thick morning fog and low-hanging clouds to be transferred to its vertical launch position for two days of final preparations.
Read moreIndia’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 10:31 UTC on Thursday, starting a 20-minute climb to a subsynchronous transfer orbit to deliver the sixth IRNSS navigation satellite.
Read moreIndia’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle blasted off on Thursday, lifting into orbit the IRNSS-1F satellite set to become a part of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.
Read moreExperiments: NeuroMapping Experiment Ops [Spaceflight Effects on Neurocognitive Performance: Extent, Longevity, and Neural Bases (NeuroMapping) examined whether long-duration exposure to
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