ISS Operations Update – November 16, 2015
Experiments: Ocular Health – Bllod Pressure measurements [OH is a human physiology study. Its full name is Prospective Observational Study
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Space Station suffers partial Loss of Power, Mission Control evaluates Recovery Options
The International Space Station suffered a partial loss of power on Friday when a short in an electrical system caused one of eight power channels of the Station to go offline.
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ISS Operations Update – November 13, 2015
Direct Current Switching Unit (DCSU) 1B Remote Bus Isolator (RBI) 1 Trip: >>Read our detailed Article Experiments: Capillary Beverage [The
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ISS Operations Update – November 12, 2015
Experiments: SPHERS Slosh [SPHERES stands for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites and involves two satellites that are used
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ISS Operations Update – November 11, 2015
ExHAM #2 Installation: The ExHAM #2 external experiment platform was installed on the Exposed Facility of the Japanese Experiment Module
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ISS Operations Update – November 10, 2015
ISS Expedition 45 Crew was Off-Duty on Monday, November 9. Experiments: Fine Motor Skills [Fine Motor Skills uses a tablet
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Spacewalking Duo returns ISS Cooling System to Service in challenging Battle with Connectors
Astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Scott Kelly ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Friday, completing their second
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ISS Expedition 45 – U.S. EVA-33 Snapshots
International Space Station Astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Scott Kelly completed a challenging spacewalk on Friday to reconfigure the Station’s external cooling system.
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ISS Astronauts set for challenging Spacewalk to Reconfigure external Cooling Systems
Following up on their successful spacewalk last Wednesday, International Space Station Astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Scott Kelly are gearing up to head outside again this Friday to complete the reconfiguration of an external cooling radiator system and return it to a normal configuration.
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ISS Operations Update – November 4, 2015
Experiments: Capillary Flow Experiment – Vane Gap 2 Test [“Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) is a suite of fluid physics experiments
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ISS Operations Update – November 3, 2015
Experiments: Cognition [Cognition, also known as Individualized Real-Time Neurocognitive Assessment Toolkit for Space Flight Fatigue uses a battery of tests
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ISS Operations Update – November 2, 2015
Experiments: Habitability Experiment Ops [Assessment of International Space Station Vehicle Habitability will see teams on the ground study video of
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ISS Operations Update – October 30, 2015
Experiments: Pilot-T [This experiment puts crew members through complex tasks, such as piloting a space vehicle, at various stages of
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ISS Operations Update – October 29, 2015
Experiments: Plasma Kristall-4 [The PK-4 payload set up in the Columbus European Physiology Module Rack and examines low temperature gas
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ISS Astronauts work Overtime in challenging Maintenance Spacewalk
First-time spacewalkers Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Wednesday in an excursion lasting seven hours and 16 minutes to complete a series of operations on the exterior of the U.S. Segment of the orbiting outpost.
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ISS Expedition 45 – U.S. EVA-32 Snapshots
First-time spacewalkers Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Wednesday to complete a series of operations on the exterior of the U.S. Segment of the orbiting outpost.
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ISS Spacewalking Duo set for busy EVA Wednesday
International Space Station residents Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren are gearing up for a pair of spacewalks set for this Wednesday and Friday, November 6. As part of their two excursions, Kelly and Lindgren will be continuing to prepare the exterior of the Station for Commercial Crew Vehicles and dual-berthed cargo missions. They will also complete different maintenance and outfitting tasks to keep ISS in ship shape.
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ISS Operations Update – October 26, 2015
Experiments: Plasma Kristall-4 [The PK-4 payload set up in the Columbus European Physiology Module Rack and examines low temperature gas
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ISS Operations Update – October 23, 2015
Experiments: Microbiome Sample Collection [The study will investigate the impact of long duration space flight on both, the human immune
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ISS Operations Update – October 22, 2015
Experiments: NeuroMapping Experiment Ops [Spaceflight Effects on Neurocognitive Performance: Extent, Longevity, and Neural Bases (NeuroMapping) examined whether long-duration exposure to
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ISS Operations Update – October 21, 2015
Experiments: Tropical Cyclone – Setup of camera for acquisition of footage of Cyclone Olaf with camera pointing perpendicular to the
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ISS Operations Update – October 20, 2015
Experiments: OASIS – Sample Exchange [OASIS (Observation and Analysis of Smectic Islands in Space) will study the unique behavior of
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ISS Operations Update – October 19, 2015
Experiments: Sleep ISS-12 [The ISS-12 experiment monitors the ambient light exposure and crew member activity and collects data on the
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ISS Operations Update – October 16, 2015
Experiments: Reaction Self Test [The Reaction Self Test is one of the oldest studies ongoing aboard ISS, consisting of morning
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ISS Operations Update – October 15, 2015
Experiments: Plant Gravity Sensing [The experiment looks at gravity sensing in thale cress, a generic model used in many plant
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ISS Operations Update – October 14, 2015
Experiments: Habitability, documentation of observations relevant to human factors and habitability. [Assessment of International Space Station Vehicle Habitability will see
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ISS Operations Update – October 13, 2015
Experiments: Body Measures – Body Marker Instrumentation, Calibration & Body Pose Photo Collection, Circumference measurements [During long duration space flight,
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ISS Operations Update – October 9, 2015
Experiments: SPHERES [SPHERES stands for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites and involves two satellites that are used inside
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International Space Station completes next Round of CubeSat Deployments
The deployment of CubeSats from the International Space Station resumed this week with a total of 16 satellites up for release Monday through Wednesday comprised of two Danish satellites for the monitoring of ship and aircraft traffic and 14 Planet Labs Doves to become part of the company’s Earth Observation satellite constellation.
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HTV-5 Cargo Craft departs ISS after One-Orbit Delay
The HTV-5 cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station on Monday, being released by the Station’s robotic arm and sent on a short free flight of just over a day to set up for the craft’s fiery re-entry that will mark the end of a five-week mission.
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