Expedition 73 thread

[Targeteer]

Cosmonauts have been updated by Moscow during the DPC and Houston is waiting for the US crew to update the locations where the Cosmonauts will be sleeping in the US lab.

[Targeteer]

Cosmonauts are using the locations in the US lab suggested by ground controllers.

[Targeteer]

The entire ISS crew just called down to congratulate/thank the Flight Director--first name Vince--who is apparently serving his last shift before moving to another job.

[jcm]

The entire ISS crew just called down to congratulate/thank the Flight Director--first name Vince--who is apparently serving his last shift before moving to another job.

Presumably FD89, Destiny Flight - Vincent Lacourt, who has been an FD since  2015.

[Targeteer]

Mike and Zena are replacing the fan/pump separator on an unidentified EMU in the airlock.  The task is running long with a scheduled Flight Director conference being moved to tomorrow.

[Yellowstone10]

Some robotics operations, as SSRMS drops off Dextre on the MBS - possibly in advance of grappling Cygnus to temporarily unberth it while the next Soyuz flight docks at Rassvet.

[Yellowstone10]

JEM RMS is retrieving something from the JEM Airlock slide table - presumably the i-SEEP 3 payload that went inside a few days ago. (I can't tell from this camera angle whether or not it's still in its flight support equipment.)

[Targeteer]

Dragon reboost underway with video on ISS Youtube feed.

[Targeteer]

Dragon reboost underway with video on ISS Youtube feed.

Correction--the ISS has come out of shadow and it's actually a Soyuz reboost still underway.

[eeergo]

Dragon reboost underway with video on ISS Youtube feed.

Correction--the ISS has come out of shadow and it's actually a Soyuz reboost still underway.

Progress, rather?

[Targeteer]

Dragon reboost underway with video on ISS Youtube feed.

Correction--the ISS has come out of shadow and it's actually a Soyuz reboost still underway.

Progress, rather?
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Dragon reboost underway with video on ISS Youtube feed.

Correction--the ISS has come out of shadow and it's actually a Soyuz reboost still underway.

Progress, rather?

Oops. Correct.

[Yellowstone10]

Reboost images from the ISS video feed:

[Yellowstone10]

Robotics operations overnight - JEM RMS installed i-SEEP 3 onto EFU-12.

[Targeteer]

https://twitter.com/JonnyKimUSA/status/1991211398387626330

[Targeteer]

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1991312401036374029

[Nicolas PILLET]

Robotics operations overnight - JEM RMS installed i-SEEP 3 onto EFU-12.

So, why it had been brought inside ?

[russianhalo117]

Robotics operations overnight - JEM RMS installed i-SEEP 3 onto EFU-12.

So, why it had been brought inside ?

Per the preflight plan I-SEEP-3B was to go inside to receive its assigned payload then be brought outside and installed onto EFU-5. STP-H9 was relocated from EFU-7 to EFU-12 Prior to HTV-X1 arrival.

HTV-X1 Overview Images [Jun 9]

The Flight HTV-X1 manifest includes the delivery of the Intravehicular Activity (IVA) Resuppliable Small Exposed Experiment Platform (i-SEEP) 3B payload. The i-SEEP-3B payload will be extracted robotically from the HTV-X1 vehicle by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) before handoff to the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Robotic Manipulator System (RMS) to bring i-SEEP-3B internal via the JEM Airlock (JEMAL). Once integrated with payloads, i-SEEP-3B will be installed on the JEM Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) for future operations at Site 5.

Overview of the Technology Demonstration Mission for the New Space Station Resupply Vehicle (HTV-X) No. 1

[Yellowstone10]

JEM RMS stowed the Small Fine Arm, so i-SEEP 3B is probably staying put for a while.

I looked around to see if I could find a reference to what experiment(s) were installed on it - no joy.

[jcm]

Robotics operations overnight - JEM RMS installed i-SEEP 3 onto EFU-12.

So, why it had been brought inside ?

Per the preflight plan I-SEEP-3B was to go inside to receive its assigned payload then be brought outside and installed onto EFU-5. STP-H9 was relocated from EFU-7 to EFU-12 Prior to HTV-X1 arrival.

HTV-X1 Overview Images [Jun 9]

The Flight HTV-X1 manifest includes the delivery of the Intravehicular Activity (IVA) Resuppliable Small Exposed Experiment Platform (i-SEEP) 3B payload. The i-SEEP-3B payload will be extracted robotically from the HTV-X1 vehicle by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) before handoff to the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Robotic Manipulator System (RMS) to bring i-SEEP-3B internal via the JEM Airlock (JEMAL). Once integrated with payloads, i-SEEP-3B will be installed on the JEM Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) for future operations at Site 5.

Overview of the Technology Demonstration Mission for the New Space Station Resupply Vehicle (HTV-X) No. 1

Per upthread, it was then moved again to EFU2 while STPH8 went to EFU7,  right?

[russianhalo117]

Robotics operations overnight - JEM RMS installed i-SEEP 3 onto EFU-12.

So, why it had been brought inside ?

Per the preflight plan I-SEEP-3B was to go inside to receive its assigned payload then be brought outside and installed onto EFU-5. STP-H9 was relocated from EFU-7 to EFU-12 Prior to HTV-X1 arrival.

HTV-X1 Overview Images [Jun 9]

The Flight HTV-X1 manifest includes the delivery of the Intravehicular Activity (IVA) Resuppliable Small Exposed Experiment Platform (i-SEEP) 3B payload. The i-SEEP-3B payload will be extracted robotically from the HTV-X1 vehicle by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) before handoff to the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Robotic Manipulator System (RMS) to bring i-SEEP-3B internal via the JEM Airlock (JEMAL). Once integrated with payloads, i-SEEP-3B will be installed on the JEM Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) for future operations at Site 5.

Overview of the Technology Demonstration Mission for the New Space Station Resupply Vehicle (HTV-X) No. 1

Per upthread, it was then moved again to EFU2 while STPH8 went to EFU7,  right?

ROBO ops on the JEM Exposed Facility - STP-H8 (that one with the rotating copper-colored antenna) went from EFU-2 to EFU-7, then STP-H9 went from EFU-12 to EFU-2.

i-SEEP-3B was assigned EFU-5 as EFU-12 was intended for another payload. It could be a temporary assignment.