Payloads: Cold Atom Lab (CAL): The crew used a Grab Sample Container (GSC) to sample the air around...
Cold Atom Lab: The crew used a Grab Sample Container to sample the air around the Cold Atom Lab location.
The GSC will be returned to the ground for analysis of the sample.
The CAL produces clouds of atoms chilled to about one ten billionth of a degree above absolute zero - much colder than the average temperature of deep space.
In microgravity, researchers may be able to achieve even colder temperatures than what is possible on the ground, and observe these cold atom clouds for longer periods of time.
ESA Biofilms-2: The ESA Biofilms-2 samples were transferred to MERLIN-4 in preparation for return to the ground.
Samples from ISS, including blood and urine, are collected, processed, and archived during the preflight, in-flight and postflight phases of ISS missions.
XROOTS: Following the start of the third planting early this week, today the crew performed fluid management, nutrient solution refilling, and seed cartridge wick opening.
Water Process Assembly was configured to isolate the Potable Bus upon reaching a target offload. Crew monitors the offload time as a secondary control to protect the CWC-I from over pressurization.
On-orbit Hearing Assessment: Today, the crew performed an auditory test using the OOHA headset and KUDUwave software.
PrK ISS Wireless Instrumentation System Cable Swap: The USOS and Russian crew swapped two of the cables for the IWIS strain gauges installed in PrK. Strain gauges are permanently attached to the PrK pressure shell and an IWIS RSU. Strain data is occasionally collected in addition to the standard acceleration data from triaxial accelerometers.