The Expedition 55 crew on board the International Space Station has been working hard to prepare for Wednesday’s spacewalk, and they’ll still have a lot of difficult work ahead of them when Flight Engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel head outside the airlock. If you’ve ever wondered what makes spacewalks such a big deal, check …
Two NASA astronauts are finalizing their preparations ahead of Wednesday morning’s spacewalk to swap thermal control gear outside the International Space Station. The Expedition 55 crew also worked on biomedical operations, radiation checks and Cygnus communications gear. Flight Engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel checked their tools and reviewed their procedures one last time today …
Crew: Captain Scott ”Maker” Tingle, USN ISS Location: Low Earth Orbit Earth Date: 7 January 2018 Earth Time (GMT): 17:29 Week three. The time is flying by. The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is 80% loaded. This has been a big effort for the crew as well as our specialists on the ground. Tracking a large …
Veteran astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel will embark on the 210th spacewalk Wednesday at the International Space Station to swap out thermal control gear. The experienced spacewalkers have a combined 10 spacewalks between them with Feustel having conducted seven and Arnold with a total of three. Flight Engineer Scott Tingle assisted the duo today …
Crew: Captain Scott ”Maker” Tingle, USN ISS Location: Low Earth Orbit Earth Date: 25 December 2017 Earth Time (GMT): 21:00 At 22:00, after initial “safing” and unpacking of Soyuz, we finally retired to our quarters. It was very hard to sleep, and I think the busy days leading us to the International Space Station (ISS) …
The International Space Station will be orbiting a little higher this weekend to prepare for the departure of three Expedition 55 crew members and the arrival of a new Russian cargo craft. The docked Russian Progress 69 resupply ship will fire its engines Saturday at 6:07 p.m. EDT for two minutes and 52 seconds slightly …
Crew: Captain Scott “Maker” Tingle, USN ISS Location: Low Earth Orbit Earth Date: 19 December 2017 Earth Time (GMT): 21:00 The launch went as planned. Our Soyuz spacecraft did a great job getting the three of us to the International Space Station (ISS). A week later, it all seems like a blur. The bus driver …
Two Expedition 55 Flight Engineers are using virtual reality and computer training today to prepare for next week’s spacewalk at the International Space Station. Robotics controllers from Houston and Japan are also maneuvering a pair of robotic arms for the upcoming spacewalk and satellite deployments. NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel will conduct the …
Earth Date: 12-16-2017 Earth Time (GMT): 20:00 Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome (Launch Pad) Weather: -15 deg C, Snow Our crew just finished the final training event before the launch. Tomorrow, at 13:20 local time (Baikonur), we will strap the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft to our backs and fly it to low Earth orbit. We will spend 2.5 …
Activities on the International Space Station are moving ahead towards next week’s spacewalk to swap out thermal control equipment. Flight Engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel will work outside the orbital lab for the maintenance job on May 16. Robotics engineers are setting up the worksite on the Port 6 truss today ahead of next …
