New Expedition 61 crewmates Jessica Meir of NASA and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos continue settling in for their 189-day mission inside the orbiting lab.
The Exposed Pallet (EP) with the new ISS battery Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs) onboard was pulled out from the Unpressurized Logistics Carrier (ULC) of KOUNOTORI8 on September 29 , at 10:28 p.m..The Exposed Pallet (EP) of KOUNOTORI8 was reinstalled into KOUNOTORI8 Unpressurized Logistics Carrier (ULC) at 11:12 p.m., September 30.Meanwhile, station crew continues cargo and trash transfer between the Pressurized Logistics Carrier (PLC) and the ISS.
"The Americans expect that they will start flying on their own ships. According to NASA, with whom we were negotiating now at Baikonur, they hope to solve their main problems - both Boeing and SpaceX - before the end of this year," Rogozin told reporters at the First All-Russian Conference on Space Education "The Road to Space".“Accordingly, the crew will fly next year. We wish them success,” he added.
Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Ops: Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the Mobile Servicing System (MSS) and released the External Pallet 7 (EP7) from the Payload & ORU Accommodation (POA). The Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) maneuvered the EP7 and handed it off to the Japan Experiment Module – Remote Manipulator System (JEM-RMS). Then, the SSRMS maneuvered to the EP8, grappled it and extracted it from the HTV-8 Unpressurized Logistics Carrier (ULC). The SSRMS maneuvered the EP8 and handed it off to the POA. The SSRMS maneuvered away from the EP8 to a park position and the MSS was powered down.
The first spacewalk is set for Sunday, Oct. 6, with NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan.
October 6, Sunday6:30 a.m. – Coverage of ISS Expedition 61 U.S. Spacewalk #56 to install new batteries on the P6 truss. Spacewalk begins at 7:50 a.m. EDT and is slated to last 6 ½ hours. (All Channels)October 8, Tuesday1:05 p.m. - International Space Station Expedition 61 In-Flight Event for the European Space Agency with European Aerospace Universities and International Space Station Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (Public Channel with interpretation; Media Channel in native language)October 11, Friday6:30 a.m. – Coverage of International Space Station Expedition 61 U.S. Spacewalk #57 to install new batteries on the P6 truss. Spacewalk begins at 7:50 a.m. EDT and is slated to last 6 ½ hours. (All Channels)October 16, Wednesday6:30 a.m. – Coverage of International Space Station Expedition 61 U.S. Spacewalk #58 to install new batteries on the P6 truss. Spacewalk begins at 7:50 a.m. EDT and is slated to last 6 ½ hours. (All Channels)October 21, Monday6:30 a.m. – Coverage of International Space Station Expedition 61 U.S. Spacewalk #59 to install new batteries on the P6 truss. Spacewalk begins at 7:50 a.m. EDT and is slated to last 6 ½ hours. (All Channels)October 25, Friday6:30 a.m. – Coverage of International Space Station Expedition 61 U.S. Spacewalk #60 to install new batteries on the P6 truss. Spacewalk begins at 7:50 a.m. EDT and is slated to last 6 ½ hours. (All Channels)
・ Installation on EFU Adapter (SOLISS)
GPS/Wheel Demo Unit Removal: The crew completed removing GPS/Wheel Demo Unit from the EFU Adapter on the JEM airlock Slide Table.
Look Ahead:Wednesday/Thursday (overnight support for 58S undocking), 10/2-10/3 SOLISS install
NASA asked Roscosmos to postpone the launch of the Progress MS-13 cargo ship to the International Space Station from December 6 to another time so as not to interfere with the docking of the American Dragon truck on the same day, an official representative of NASA told RIA Novosti.
As a possible new date for the launch of "Progress" is considered December 1.
...And Cygnus NG-12 slips to November:https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
Cross-post:Quote from: Olaf on 08/22/2019 05:49 pmHere we have the plan for the next Russian crews.http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=155From this, the (partial?) prime crew of Soyuz MS-18 is Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud'-Sverchkov.
Here we have the plan for the next Russian crews.http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=155
Two NASA astronauts switched their spacesuits to battery power this morning at 7:39 a.m. EDT. Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan of NASA are kicking off the first in a series of five spacewalks dedicated to replacing batteries on the far end of the station’s port truss.
Вероятно, первым российским космонавтом, полетевшим на американском корабле, станет Борисенко. Затем, Чуб и Корсаков. Посмотрите, какой подготовкой они сейчас заняты.
Probably the first Russian astronaut to fly on an American ship will be Borisenko. Then, Chub and Korsakov. See what preparation they are currently busy with.
