📢Heads-up! #JSSOD35On Feb 3 (Tue), six CubeSats will be deployed from “Kibo” 🛰⌒■Gxiba‑1, CoRAL, KNACKSAT‑2, HMU‑SAT2, UiTMSAT‑2, and LEOPARD — satellites from the #KiboCUBE / J‑CUBE frameworks and commercial providers.This round will bring Kibo’s J‑SSOD to 100+ sats! ✨
The Expedition 74 trio aboard the International Space Station checked out ultrasound gear, inspected advanced sample processing hardware, and tested muscle-stimulating electrodes on Thursday.NASA Flight Engineer Chris Williams spent the first half of his shift servicing medical gear throughout the orbital lab’s U.S. segment. Williams first worked in the Columbus laboratory module configuring a computer tablet then installing new software to operate the EchoFinder-2 device. EchoFinder-2 enables an astronaut to conduct ultrasound scans of the human body without support from doctors on the ground. Next, he moved to the Kibo laboratory module and inspected sample holding cassettes and removed some of the internal hardware for stowage and return to Earth for analysis. The cassettes contained protein crystals being examined for their potential to help develop pharmaceuticals in space superior to medicines manufactured on Earth.Williams also continued packing a variety of cargo inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for retrieval and analysis back on Earth in the spring. Some science experiments returning to the ground include material samples exposed to the external space environment, liquid crystal films developed in microgravity, and stem cells programmed to turn into brain and cardiac cells. Dragon, while docked to the Harmony module’s forward port, will also fire its engines one more time on Friday boosting the station’s orbit.Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, station Commander and Flight Engineer respectively, joined each other and tested muscle-stimulating electrodes for operability. The duo first gathered and examined the electrodes then attached them to their legs and back for testing. Next, they sent electrical signals to the electrodes to stimulate the muscles and ensure the devices provide balanced muscle contractions. The devices complement space workouts reducing exercise times and enhancing muscle activation in weightlessness.
Jay Keegan@_jaykeegan_·ISS Reboost: MCC Houston polled GO for the final reboost by Cargo Dragon C211. No time or duration was given on Space to Ground.Live views from @sen: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fO9e9jnhYK8@NASASpaceflight
Jay Keegan@_jaykeegan_Burn has started. Approx 18:45 UTC start time.
Jay Keegan@_jaykeegan_Half way through the burn. Nominal so far. That puts the expected duration at ~10 minutes.
Jay Keegan@_jaykeegan_·@sen and @NASASpaceflightBurn complete.
Jay Keegan@_jaykeegan_·Following yesterday's reboost of the ISS by Dragon C211, the orbiting lab returned to its nominal attitude. Prior to the burn, flight controllers in Houston re-oriented the Station using the 4 Control Moment Gyros (CMGs).Yesterday's reboost lasted 26 minutes, 11 seconds (1571 seconds) per NASA.Note: This animation is at 100x speed. Any abrupt movements are due to drops in telemetry.
International Space Station@Space_Station·Live now, mission managers discuss the upcoming @SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the orbital outpost.
