Sun, 19 Jan 2020 12:25:06 GMT SpaceX Test Delayed to Sunday A successful demonstration of the abort system on the company’s Crew Dragon capsule would set up the next flight, which is to have astronauts aboard.
Expedition 61 Ready for Saturday Spacewalk During Human Research Today The Expedition 61 astronauts are ready to finish repairing the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) after wrapping up their spacewalk preparations today. The International Space Station residents today also had time to explore what microgravity is doing to their muscles and digestive system. Astronauts Andrew Morgan and Luca Parmitano have readied the U.S. spacesuits they will …
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:09:28 +0000 Spacewalk Preps Underway as Station Orbits Higher Ahead of Crew Departure The International Space Station is orbiting higher today as three Expedition 61 crewmates get ready to return to Earth in two weeks. Meanwhile, two astronauts are finalizing preparations for a spacewalk early Saturday. Russia’s Progress 74 cargo craft fired its engines twice boosting the space station’s altitude Thursday morning. The orbital adjustment sets up the …
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:52:33 +0000 Spacewalking Team Relaxing as Cosmonauts Work Science, Crew Departure The Expedition 61 spacewalking team aboard the International Space Station is taking a light-duty day ahead of this weekend’s excursion. Meanwhile, the Russian space residents researched human biology and prepared for a crew departure early next month. Astronauts Andrew Morgan and Luca Parmitano took it easy on Tuesday, relaxing before they begin a six-hour spacewalk …
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:47:12 +0000 Spacewalkers Switch Focus to Final Repairs on Cosmic Ray Detector The Expedition 61 astronauts have one more spacewalk planned this weekend and they will finish the repair of a cosmic ray detector. This will be the ninth spacewalk for the crew, more than in any other increment in the history of the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch have turned their …
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:29:21 +0000 Meir, Koch Complete Battery Swaps to Upgrade Station Power Systems At 1:33 p.m. EST, Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Christina Koch of NASA concluded their third spacewalk together. During the six hour and 58-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts successfully completed the battery upgrade for one channel on one pair of the station’s solar arrays. Today’s work included removing the last two nickel-hydrogen batteries from this area …
