ISS Reboost: Today, the ISS performed a reboost using the Aft Progress 81P R&D thrusters. This...
ISS Reboost: Today, the ISS performed a reboost using the Aft Progress 81P R&D thrusters.
International Commercial Experiment Cubes: Experiment Cubes #0, #3, #8, #9 were removed from the ICE Cubes Facility and prepared for return to the ground.
During these activities, Experiment Cube #10 was relocated to slot J05 in the facility.
The ICE Cubes service provides fast and direct access to the ISS for any country, institute, or entity.
ISS Ham Radio: The crew participated in an ISS HAM pass with Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, N.Y., USA. Opened in 1974, Kopernik has offered hundreds of thousands of students of all ages the opportunity to learn about their world and the universe surrounding them.
Since the earliest space station expeditions, ISS Ham Radio has allowed groups of students in schools, camps, museums, and planetariums to hold a conversation with the people living in space.
As the ISS passes overhead, students have approximately 9 minutes to ask crew members 10 to 20 questions.
J-SSOD provides a novel and safe small satellite launching capability to the ISS. The J-SSOD is a unique satellite launcher, handled by the JEM Remote Manipulator System, which provides containment and deployment mechanisms for several individual small satellites.
Once J-SSOD, including satellite cases with small satellites, is installed onto the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform by crew members, it is passed through the JEM Airlock for retrieval, positioning, and deployment by the JEMRMS. Ring Sheared Drop: The processed sample syringe was removed, and a new sample syringe was installed.
TPS inspections are performed on returning vehicles prior to undock from the ISS to ensure the vehicle is in a good configuration for re-entry.