USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #86 RFG Retrieval: Today, EV1 (Steve Bowen) and EV2 (Sultan Al Neyadi) conducted USOS EVA #86. The main goal of this EVA was to retrieve the S-Band Radio Frequency Group (RFG) from the External Stowage Platform Two (ESP2) stanchion and perform preparation tasks for the upcoming ISS Roll Out Solar Array …
Payloads: Veg-05: The Veggie facility completed its dry out period and was deactivated. The Pick-and-Eat Salad-Crop Productivity, Nutritional Value, and Acceptability to Supplement the ISS Food System (Veg-05) investigation is the next step in efforts to address the need for a continuous fresh-food production system in space. Systems: Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Reviews and Conferences: The …
Payloads: Actiwatch-Plus: Actiwatch devices were attached to the HRF-1 rack for data downlink and charging. The Actiwatch-Plus is a waterproof, non-intrusive, sleep-wake activity monitor worn on the wrist of a crewmember and contains a miniature uniaxial accelerometer that produces a signal as the subject moves. The data is stored in non-volatile memory within the Actiwatch …
Payloads: JEM Water Recovery System (JWRS): Treated Water Bag and Cation Exchange Tank Port valves were opened as part of system verification objectives. The demonstration of JWRS generates potable water from urine. In the past, urine and wastewater were collected and stored, or vented overboard. However, for long-term space missions, water supply could become a …
Payloads: NanoRacks CubeSats Deployer-25 (NRCSD-25): The NRCSD satellites were successfully deployed. NRCSD-25 deployed six different satellites: NEUDOSE will measure and map the real-time radiation dose received by astronauts performing EVAs. YukonSat demonstrates using student-designed satellites for on-demand display of art and audio recordings from Northern Peoples. The project also supports a world-wide game with coded …
Payloads: CapiSorb Visible System (CVS): Experiment operations continued. The CVS investigation demonstrates a liquid control using capillary forces over a range of liquid properties that are characteristic of liquid carbon dioxide sorbents. Since microgravity makes it difficult to control the flow of liquids, carbon dioxide removal methods on the ISS have been unable to take …
Payloads: CapiSorb Visible System (CVS): The CVS was primed with water and Red Syringe (fructose). Pump tubing was installed into the Liquid Pump rotor and the system performed experiment runs. The CVS investigation demonstrates a liquid control using capillary forces, over a range of liquid properties that are characteristic of liquid carbon dioxide sorbents. Since …
Payloads: AstroPi: A 5mm Camera Lens was mounted and on the AstroPi Vis hardware and the AstroPi hardware was removed from the Columbus module and installed into the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF). The lens was re-adjusted for day pass operations. The hardware will support the AstroPi Challenge mission ‘Life in Space’. Two augmented Raspberry …
Payloads: Investigating Structure and Function of the Eye (ISAFE): Electroretinography data collection was performed on a crewmember using the Diagnosis Software and Desktop Streamer with remote guidance. ISAFE measures eye, brain, and blood vessel changes to determine whether Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS) varies with mission length, whether these changes recover when crew members return …
Payloads: Electromagnetic Levitator (EML): Argon valves were closed and a Helium valve was opened in preparation for future science runs. The EML is a facility composed of four inserts installed into the European Drawer Rack (EDR) for the electromagnetic levitation of samples. The experiment samples are installed in a dedicated Sample Chamber that is attached …
