Astronauts Repair ISS Power System – Spacewalk ends early after Space Suit Water Intrusion

January 15, 2016January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 3427 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Spacewalk

Astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Friday to embark on a spacewalk dedicated to the restoration of the Station’s Electrical Power System by replacing a failed voltage regulator.

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Photos: Tim Peake & Tim Kopra’s ISS Spacewalk

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 Patrick Blau 3148 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Spacewalk

NASA’s Tim Kopra and ESA’s Tim Peake ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Friday, successfully replacing a failed voltage regulator on the Station’s truss structure to restore the Station’s power system at full functionality after the failure of the component in November.

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ISS Operations Update – January 14, 2016

January 15, 2016January 16, 2016 Patrick Blau 1554 Views Crewed Spaceflight

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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Tweets from Space – January 14, 2016

January 14, 2016 Patrick Blau 1675 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#GobiDesert is said to be so long it would take the length of my mission to travel from end to

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Tweets from Space – January 13, 2016

January 13, 2016 Patrick Blau 1655 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Day 292. Colors of #sunset. #GoodNight from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/JrqQMqA0Tz — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 14, 2016 Интересно, что облака

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ISS Operations Update – January 12, 2016

January 12, 2016January 13, 2016 Patrick Blau 1413 Views Crewed Spaceflight

Experiments: Electrostatic Levitation Furnaces 1 and 2 (ELF 1 & 2) Setup [The Electrostatic Levitation Furnace will provide ISS with

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Tweets from Space – January 12, 2016

January 12, 2016 Patrick Blau 1731 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#EarthArt Out of #Africa. #GoodMorning people of Earth from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/DXJh7yjrkj — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 12, 2016 The

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ISS Operations Update – January 11, 2016

January 11, 2016January 13, 2016 Patrick Blau 1499 Views Crewed Spaceflight

ISS Reboost: ISS conducted a reboost Sunday night using the Progress M-29M spacecraft to deliver a delta-v of 1.65 meters

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Tweets from Space – January 11, 2016

January 11, 2016 Patrick Blau 1686 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Sad to learn of the death of musician @DavidBowieReal whose inspiration lives on "far above the world" #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/4PhrmbsTpM —

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Tweets from Space – January 10, 2016

January 10, 2016 Patrick Blau 1569 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Tell-tale sign I live on a #spaceship. Cygnus outside my window & #Africa below. #HappySunday from @space_station! pic.twitter.com/fRonR5FjqO — Scott

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Tweets from Space – January 9, 2016

January 9, 2016 Patrick Blau 1580 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Cool frozen lake in #Himalayas! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/Ly0XsrAH3n — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 9, 2016 City lights and starry nights…spot Orion

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ISS Operations Update – January 8, 2016

January 9, 2016January 13, 2016 Patrick Blau 1418 Views Crewed Spaceflight

Experiments: Integrated Resistance and Aerobic Training Study (Sprint) [This study evaluates a high-intensity, low-volume exercise protocol to minimize the loss

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Tweets from Space – January 8, 2016

January 8, 2016 Patrick Blau 1482 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Some of my space flowers are on the rebound! No longer looking sad! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/HJzXaTItIf — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January

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ISS Operations Update – January 7, 2016

January 7, 2016January 9, 2016 Patrick Blau 1274 Views Crewed Spaceflight

Experiments: Fine Motor Skills [Fine Motor Skills uses a tablet touchscreen application to monitor degradation in fine motor abilities over

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Tweets from Space – January 7, 2016

January 7, 2016 Patrick Blau 1463 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Caught this #morning storm over SE #Asia yesterday. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/EP7gRfukoC — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 7, 2016

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ISS Operations Update – January 6, 2016

January 6, 2016January 9, 2016 Patrick Blau 1260 Views Crewed Spaceflight

Experiments: Fluid Shifts Sample Collection [Fluid Shifts Before, During and After Prolonged Space Flight and Their Association with Intracranial Pressure

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Tweets from Space – January 6, 2016

January 6, 2016 Patrick Blau 1625 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

We 'built' my spacesuit today – sized to perfection & looking good! Fit check early next week. pic.twitter.com/KL8P1D7TPJ — Tim

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ISS Operations Update – January 5, 2016

January 5, 2016January 6, 2016 Patrick Blau 1402 Views Crewed Spaceflight

Experiments: Fluid Shifts Sample Collection [Fluid Shifts Before, During and After Prolonged Space Flight and Their Association with Intracranial Pressure

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Tweets from Space – January 5, 2016

January 5, 2016 Patrick Blau 1693 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#GoodMorning to all my friends in #Mexico! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/YwIfsoaLia — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 5, 2016 I've missed the color

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ISS Operations Update – January 4, 2016

January 4, 2016January 6, 2016 Patrick Blau 1438 Views

Experiments: Fluid Shifts Sample Collection [Fluid Shifts Before, During and After Prolonged Space Flight and Their Association with Intracranial Pressure

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Tweets from Space – January 4, 2016

January 4, 2016 Patrick Blau 1550 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#GoodMorning #Texas! Flew over at just the right time this morning.#YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/wdSm1MwFF2 — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 4, 2016 Look

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Tweets from Space – December 28 – January 3

January 3, 2016 Patrick Blau 1581 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Желаю всем счастья в Новом 2016 году! С праздником! // Happy New Year from space! pic.twitter.com/2VIDUizsvK — Sergey Volkov (@Volkov_ISS)

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Tweets from Space – December 18-27, 2015

December 27, 2015 Patrick Blau 1662 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#GoodMorning #Africa! Your brilliant colors are a great way to start the day. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/HbesQzdXy2 — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) December

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Stuck ISS Robotic Transporter freed up by Spacewalking Duo

December 21, 2015January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 3214 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Spacewalk

Two Space Station Crew Members ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Monday in an EVA organized on very short notice to recover from an undesired situation involving the Station’s Mobile Transporter that had gotten stuck in between work sites on the central truss of ISS.

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ISS Crew to perform Unscheduled Spacewalk for Robotic Transporter Troubleshooting

December 20, 2015January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 4343 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Spacewalk

International Space Station managers have given their approval for a contingency spacewalk on Monday to recover the Space Station’s Mobile

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Fiery Re-Entry of Soyuz Booster puts on Spectacular Show over Newfoundland

December 18, 2015January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 3516 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Soyuz TMA-19M

The spent rocket stage that delivered a crew of three to orbit earlier in the week put on a spectacular show for observers in North America when slamming into Earth’s atmosphere and breaking apart in a bright fireball moving silently across the night sky.

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Space Station Crew prepares for Urgent Spacewalk to recover ISS Robotics System

December 18, 2015January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 4372 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Spacewalk

An unscheduled spacewalk is being prepared by International Space Station Crew Members Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra with great urgency aboard the orbiting laboratory to be ready to head outside as early as Monday to recover the Space Station’s Mobile Transporter that got stuck in a position between work sites Wednesday night.

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Tweets from Space – December 17, 2015

December 17, 2015 Patrick Blau 1766 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Seems appropriate that my first photo should be of the #SoyuzTMA19M that delivered us safely to @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/bShtSlDZcc — Tim

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Balky Thruster responsible for Nail-Biting Manual Soyuz Docking at ISS

December 16, 2015January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 3386 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Soyuz TMA-19M

Tuesday’s arrival of the next crew members at the International Space Station had more excitement in store for the trio than expected when their Soyuz spacecraft suddenly backed out of its final approach to the orbiting laboratory and started backing away from its destination – requiring experienced Soyuz commander Yuri Malenchenko to manually dock the spacecraft.