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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1040 on: 09/19/2024 06:55 pm »
Pete Harding 🚀
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Tell me @astro_Pettit is back on the ISS without telling me that @astro_Pettit is back on the ISS:

Update: Apparently all these shots were taken by @dominickmatthew
 - who can certainly now rival Don Pettit in skill!

A. Pettit
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These new? Even I haven’t seen these yet. Where’s you find them?

Pete Harding 🚀
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Yup, new (taken 14 Sep). Got them from JSC's Flickr page - it's where NASA post all the latest imagery from ISS:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/54007141839/in/dateposted-public

https://twitter.com/Space_Pete/status/1836767411615170877

https://twitter.com/Space_Pete/status/1836523480667336931
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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1041 on: 09/19/2024 07:14 pm »
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It’s a (Sun)i day to have a birthday! ☀️🎉

Today we celebrate @NASA_Astronauts Suni Williams’ special day both from Earth and the International Space Station (@Space_Station). Happy birthday, Suni!

https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1836782343568097625

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1042 on: 09/19/2024 07:19 pm »
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Next stop: Earth 🚀🌍
The countdown begins for NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson with just a few days left in space before her third mission aboard the @Space_Station comes to an end.

https://twitter.com/NASA_Astronauts/status/1836785789256061068

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1043 on: 09/19/2024 07:25 pm »
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.@NASA_Astronauts Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are preparing to launch to the space station as part of @NASA’s @SpaceX #Crew9 mission. Learn more about the crew and their mission now: http://go.nasa.gov/4ewzLLs

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/commercial-crew/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasas-spacex-crew-9-mission/

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1836788261781643675

What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are preparing to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station.

The flight is the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The duo will lift off aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which previously flew NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4, Axiom Mission 2 and Axiom Mission 3, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Once aboard the space station, Hague and Gorbunov will become members of the Expedition 72 crew and perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities. The pair will join NASA astronauts Don Petitt, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, as well as Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner.

Wilmore and Williams, who launched aboard the Starliner spacecraft in June, will fly home with Hague and Gorbunov in February 2025.

Launch preparations are underway, and teams are working to integrate the spacecraft and the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, including checkouts of a second flight rocket booster  for the mission. The integrated spacecraft and rocket will then be rolled to the pad and raised to the vertical position for a dry dress rehearsal with the crew and an integrated static fire test prior to launch.
The Crew

Nick Hague will serve as crew commander for Crew-9, making this his third launch and second mission to the space station. During his first launch in October 2018, Hague and his crewmate, Roscosmos’ Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a rocket booster failure, resulting in an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, and safe landing in their Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft. Five months later, Hague launched aboard Soyuz MS-12 and served as a flight engineer aboard the space station during Expeditions 59 and 60. Hague has spent 203 days in space and conducted three spacewalks to upgrade space station power systems and install a docking adapter for commercial spacecraft.

Born in Belleville, Kansas, Hague earned a bachelor’s degree in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hague was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2013. An active-duty colonel in the U.S. Space Force, Hague completed a developmental rotation at the Defense Department and served as the Space Force’s director of test and evaluation from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague resumed duties at NASA, working on the Boeing Starliner Program until this flight assignment.

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Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will embark on his first trip to the space station as a mission specialist for Crew-9. Born in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, Russia, he studied engineering with qualifications in spacecraft and upper stages from the Moscow Aviation Institute. Gorbunov graduated from the military department with a specialty in operating and repairing aircraft, helicopters, and aircraft engines. Before his selection as a cosmonaut in 2018, he worked as an engineer for Rocket Space Corp. Energia and supported cargo spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Gorbunov will serve as a flight engineer during Expedition 71/72 aboard the space station.
Mission Overview

After liftoff, Dragon will accelerate to approximately 17,500 mph to dock with the space station.

Once in orbit, flight control teams from NASA’s Mission Control Center at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the SpaceX mission control in Hawthorne, California, will monitor a series of automatic maneuvers that will guide Dragon to the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module. The spacecraft is designed to dock autonomously, but the crew can take control and pilot manually if necessary.

After docking, Expedition 71 will welcome Hague and Gorbunov inside the station and conduct several days of handover activities with the departing astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. After a handover period, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Crew-8 will undock from the space station and splash down off the coast of Florida.

Crew-9 will conduct new scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit humanity on Earth. Experiments include the impact of flame behavior on Earth, studying cells and platelets during long-duration spaceflight, and a B vitamin that could reduce Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome. They’ll also work on experiments that benefit life on Earth, like studying the physics of supernova explosions and monitoring the effects of different moister treatments on plants grown aboard the station. These are just a few of over 200 scientific experiments and technology demonstrations taking place during their mission.

While aboard the orbiting laboratory, Crew-9 will welcome two Dragon spacecraft, including NASA’s SpaceX’s 31st commercial resupply services mission and NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10, and two Roscosmos-led cargo deliveries on Progress 90 and 91.

In February, Hague, Gorbunov, Wilmore, and Williams will climb aboard Dragon and autonomously undock, depart the space station, and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. After splashdown off Florida’s coast, a SpaceX recovery vessel will pick up the spacecraft and crew, who then will be helicoptered back to shore.

Commercial crew missions enable NASA to maximize use of the space station, where astronauts have lived and worked continuously for more than 23 years testing technologies, performing research, and developing the skills needed to operate future commercial destinations in low Earth orbit, and explore farther from Earth. Research conducted on the space station provides benefits for people on Earth and paves the way for future long-duration trips to the Moon and beyond through NASA’s Artemis missions.

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1044 on: 09/19/2024 07:40 pm »
Don Pettit
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Miami at night, colorful even from @Space_Station.

Nikon Z9, 200mm f2, 1/320 sec, ISO 25600.

https://twitter.com/astro_Pettit/status/1836808979319554166

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1045 on: 09/19/2024 07:53 pm »
Station Crew Demonstrates AI Assistant and Ultra-High Res Camera

Mark Garcia Posted on September 19, 2024

The Expedition 71 crew demonstrated advanced technologies including artificial intelligence and ultra-high-resolution photography aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The orbital residents also performed vein scans, packed a spacecraft for departure, and maintained life support systems.

Artificial intelligence is being explored for its potential to help crews perform a variety of space tasks as missions and the technology supporting them become more complex. NASA Flight Engineers Mike Barratt and Jeanette Epps tested the free-flying CIMON AI assistant Thursday morning monitoring its scientific capabilities while using voice prompts. CIMON is being investigated for its potential to relieve a crew’s workload providing more time for relaxation on long-term space missions.

Also on Thursday’s research schedule was an advanced digital motion picture camera designed for usage in the harsh environment of microgravity. NASA Flight Engineers Tracy C. Dyson and Butch Wilmore set up the Sphere Camera-2 and filmed crew activities in the Tranquility module. Footage is collected in 12K, or ultra-high resolution, that can provide highly detailed spacecraft inspection imagery or lunar and planetary surface imagery for analysis during missions.

Dyson also joined NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Suni Williams and replaced filters on the station’s bathroom, also known as the waste and hygiene compartment located in Tranquility. Afterward, Pettit filmed commercial activities taking place inside the Kibo laboratory module for Japanese audiences. Pettit also joined NASA Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick for neck, shoulder, and leg vein scans using the Ultrasound 2 device with remote guidance from doctors on the ground.

Dominick began his shift training for the upcoming departure of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft that he Barrat, Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin will ride back to Earth in early October. Then he joined Wilmore and Williams for a conference with flight directors in Mission Control Center in Houston. Wilmore also swapped fuel bottles inside the Combustion Integrated Rack then joined Williams to organize cargo inside the Columbus laboratory module.

Grebenkin tried on the Roscosmos-designed lower body negative pressure suit today with assistance from cosmonaut Ivan Vagner. That suit may alleviate space-caused head and eye pressure symptoms and help crews adjust quicker to the return to Earth’s gravity. Vagner then spent the rest of the day familiarizing himself with orbital lab systems and life support maintenance.

Dyson is nearing the end of her stay in space as she and Commander Kononenko and Flight Engineer Nikolai Chub prepare for their return to Earth on Sept. 23. Kononenko packed a variety of scientific hardware and station cargo inside the Soyuz MS-25 crew ship today that he will ride home in with his two crewmates. Chub began handing over his responsibilities to fellow Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/09/19/station-crew-demonstrates-ai-assistant-and-ultra-high-res-camera/

Star trails, streaks of city lights, and two Soyuz crew ships are pictured as the space station orbited above central China.

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1046 on: 09/19/2024 08:47 pm »
Some general silliness during today's evening DPC, in keeping with it being International Talk Like a Pirate Day:

 - Suni Williams, sporting an eye patch in piratical fashion
 - ... a talking paper cutout of Woody Hoburg appears?!
 - Mike Barratt in the background finds this hilarious
 - demoing the construction of the Woody puppet

Offline Yellowstone10

Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1047 on: 09/19/2024 08:53 pm »
Silliness continues:

 - Jeanette Epps, also sporting an eye patch
 - paper-Woody reappears, now sporting a pirate hat. Jeanette finds this hilarious.
 - No surprises as to who's responsible for the shenanigans.
 - Suni showing off the artwork on her eye patch.

Unfortunately they were not on Space-to-Ground 2, so I couldn't really hear any of their conversation. There was some bleed-over though (from another mike, perhaps?) with some very quiet speech, so if someone wants to crank the volume way up you might be able to make out what they were saying.

Shortly after the DPC, the camera view returned to the usual external views.

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1048 on: 09/19/2024 09:55 pm »
Katya Pavlushchenko
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Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub will beat the record for the longest spaceflight on board of ISS, held previously by Sergey Prokopiev, Dmitry Petelin and Francisco Rubio (371 days). Oleg and Nikolai’s flight will last 374 days, they will return to Earth on #SoyuzMS25 on Sept. 23.

https://twitter.com/katlinegrey/status/1836882870662574382

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1049 on: 09/20/2024 12:44 am »
Matthew Dominick
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So far Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS looks like a fuzzy star to the naked eye looking out the cupola windows. But with a 200mm, f2 lens at 1/8s exposure you can really start to see it. This comet is going to make for some really cool images as it gets closer to the sun. For now a timelapse preview.

https://twitter.com/dominickmatthew/status/1836916069870751825

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1050 on: 09/20/2024 07:57 pm »
During a crew call down to note/recognize the departure of Flight Director Ed Seitz to the gateway program, Butch made a cryptic reference to Ed's leadership leading to the successful Starliner approach and stated that a very not so successful outcome was possible, if not likely.  Butch also hinted that details might eventually become public.  Don Pettit also remembered Ed sitting on the OSO console during Expedition 6 when the brand new Quest airlock hatch wouldn't open during it's first EVA use but eventually did with Ed's help.
« Last Edit: 09/20/2024 09:27 pm by Targeteer »
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1051 on: 09/20/2024 08:31 pm »
International Space Station
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Three crew members, including @NASA_Astronauts Tracy C. Dyson, will depart the space station aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft and return to Earth on Monday, Sept. 23. @NASA’s live coverage of hatch closure and departure activities begins at 12:45am ET.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-astronaut-tracy-c-dyson-crewmates-return/

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1837094727662874870

NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Crewmates Return

NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub and Oleg Kononenko, will depart from the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft, and return to Earth.

Dyson, Chub, and Kononenko will undock from the orbiting laboratory’s Prichal module at 4:37 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 23, heading for a parachute-assisted landing at 8 a.m. (5 p.m. Kazakhstan time) on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan.

NASA’s live coverage of return and related activities will stream on NASA+ and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

A change of command ceremony also will stream on NASA platforms at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. Kononenko will hand over station command to NASA astronaut Suni Williams for Expedition 72, which begins at the time of undocking.

Spanning 184 days in space, Dyson’s mission includes covering 2,944 orbits of the Earth and a journey of 78 million miles. The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft launched March 23, and arrived at the station March 25, with Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus. Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya were aboard the station for 12 days before returning home with NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara on April 6.

Kononenko and Chub, who launched with O’Hara to the station on the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft last September, will return after 374 days in space and a trip of 158.6 million miles, spanning 5,984 orbits.

Dyson spent her fourth spaceflight aboard the station as an Expedition 70 and 71 flight engineer, and departs with Kononenko, completing his fifth flight into space and accruing an all-time record 1,111 days in orbit, and Chub, who completed his first spaceflight.

After returning to Earth, the three crew members will fly on a helicopter from the landing site to the recovery staging city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Dyson will board a NASA plane and return to Houston, while Kononenko and Chub will depart for a training base in Star City, Russia.

NASA’s coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):

Sunday, Sept. 22

10:15 a.m. – Expedition 71/72 change of command ceremony begins on NASA+ and the agency’s website.

Monday, Sept. 23

12:45 a.m. – Hatch closing coverage begins on NASA+ and the agency’s website.

1:05 a.m. – Hatch closing

4 a.m. – Undocking coverage begins on NASA+ and the agency’s website.

4:37 a.m. – Undocking

6:45 a.m. – Coverage begins for deorbit burn, entry, and landing on NASA+ and the agency’s website.

7:05 a.m. – Deorbit burn

8 a.m. – Landing

For more than two decades, people have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge, and making research breakthroughs that are not possible on Earth. The station is a critical testbed for NASA to understand and overcome the challenges of long-duration spaceflight and to expand commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit. As commercial companies focus on providing human space transportation services and destinations as part of a robust low Earth orbit economy, NASA is focusing more resources on deep space missions to the Moon as part of Artemis in preparation for future human missions to Mars.


The Roscosmos Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station’s Prichal module in this long-duration photograph as it orbited 258 miles above Nigeria.
Credit: NASA

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1052 on: 09/20/2024 09:00 pm »
Crew Wraps Week with Landing Preps and Advanced Tech Studies

Mark Garcia Posted on September 20, 2024

Three Expedition 71 crewmates are in their final weekend aboard the International Space Station getting ready for a return to Earth. Meanwhile, the rest of the orbital residents were busy on Friday exploring how the human body adapts to weightlessness, manufacturing tools on demand, and running an educational robotics competition.

NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is completing a six-month mission, while Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub are wrapping up just over a year in low-Earth orbit.  The Earth-bound trio is scheduled to depart the orbital lab inside the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at 4:47 a.m. EDT on Monday. At that time, Expedition 71 will end and Expedition 72 will officially be under way. The crew inside the Soyuz will parachute to a landing just over three hours later in Kazakhstan. NASA’s live undocking and landing coverage will stream on NASA+ and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

Microgravity research was full speed ahead at the end of the week despite the landing preparations as the rest of the crew conducted space biology and advanced technology investigations. Scientists can remotely monitor the experiments on the station or analyze the samples after they are returned to Earth to advance human health, space industries, manufacturing, household products, and more.

NASA Flight Engineer Mike Barratt spent his day exploring how living in space affects his cognition and vision as part of the CIPHER suite of 14 human research experiments. Barratt first took a test while practicing robotic maneuvers to measure any space-caused changes in his brain structure and function. Afterward, NASA Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps peered into Barratt’s eyes using medical imaging hardware looking for alterations in his eye structure and vision.

Epps also activated the Astrobee robotic free-flyers in the Kibo laboratory module and monitored as the toaster-sized robot assistants performed pre-programmed maneuvers designed by Asian college students. Algorithms were written to solve specific problems such as guiding the Astrobee to find a lost item in this robotics competition sponsored by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) to inspire the next generation of engineers, scientists, and leaders.

NASA Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick spent his day on exercise research to learn how working out in microgravity affects the bones and muscles. Dominick performed squats, deadlifts, and heel raises on the advanced resistive exercise device as specialized cameras with motion detection systems monitored his workout. Doctors already know astronauts need to increase the intensity of exercise in space to reduce the rate of body mass loss. Now they are learning ways to maximize the effectiveness of a space workout to keep crews healthier on long-term missions.

The station’s newest trio, with NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, was busy on Friday maintaining orbital lab systems and studying state-of-the-art technologies. Pettit inspected safety hardware documenting the condition, locations, and ID numbers. Ovchinin and Vagner investigated futuristic planetary piloting techniques then tested printing tools on a 3D printer. Fellow cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin also participated in the futuristic pilot study. Both experiments are preparing crews for longer missions farther away from Earth.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams started the day reviewing updated emergency procedures as they settle into a mission set to end in February 2025. Next, Wilmore assisted Pettit with the safety gear checks while Williams organized cargo inside the Cygnus space freighter.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/09/20/crew-wraps-week-with-landing-preps-and-advanced-tech-studies/

The Soyuz MS-26 (foreground) and MS-25 (background) crew ships are pictured docked to the International Space Station as it orbited above Africa.
« Last Edit: 09/20/2024 09:01 pm by ddspaceman »

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1053 on: 09/20/2024 09:20 pm »
Don Pettit
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New Orleans at night. The French Quarter is still busy despite the late hour.

https://twitter.com/astro_Pettit/status/1837233320159227949

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1054 on: 09/20/2024 09:43 pm »
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This week on #SpaceToGround, the orbital crew gears up for a change of command ceremony and the upcoming departure of three crew members, including NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson. Plus, learn how the station provides a unique vantage point to photograph events on our home planet.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1837242833742491832

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1055 on: 09/20/2024 10:08 pm »
A few pictures from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/54003518527/in/photostream/

Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson trims astronaut Suni Williams hair

iss071e665837 (Sept. 15, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson trims NASA astronaut Suni Williams hair aboard the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module.

Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Alexey Ovchinin

iss071e650313 (Sept. 14, 2024) --- Expedition 71 Flight Engineer (from left) Don Pettit from NASA demonstrates filling a specially-made coffee cup from a drink bag to Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin from Roscosmos. The coffee stays inside the cup due to surface tension, a property that enables liquids to resist an external force, such as microgravity, and adhere, or stick to a surface.

NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson works on a computer

iss071e650778 (Sept. 14, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson works on a computer inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock where spacewalks are staged.

Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Suni Williams and Matthew Dominick

iss071e666339 (Sept. 17, 2024) --- Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Suni Williams and Matthew Dominick, both from NASA, servicie an oxygen generator preparing it for upcoming parts replacement aboard the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module.

NASA astronaut Suni Williams smiles for a photograph aboard the International Space Station

iss071e673574 (Sept. 17, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Suni Williams smiles for a photo aboard the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Mike Barratt poses for a selfie

iss071e673526 (Sept. 16, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Mike Barratt poses for a selfie aboard the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Mike Barratt inside the cupola

iss071e673561 (Sept. 17, 2024) -- NASA astronaut Mike Barratt smiles for a photo while inside the International Space Station's cupola as the orbiting lab soared 269 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1056 on: 09/21/2024 02:01 am »
During a crew call down to note/recognize the departure of Flight Director Ed Seitz to the gateway program, Butch made a cryptic reference to Ed's leadership leading to the successful Starliner approach and stated that a very not so successful outcome was possible, if not likely.  Butch also hinted that details might eventually become public.  Don Pettit also remembered Ed sitting on the OSO console during Expedition 6 when the brand new Quest airlock hatch wouldn't open during it's first EVA use but eventually did with Ed's help.

Transcribing Butch's comment that you referred to there:

Quote
And I can tell you something special, not a lot of people know, but on June 6 of this year, there were a lot of possible outcomes that could have occurred, and, uh, probable outcomes, depending on how things went, but due to you and your leadership, uh, the best possible outcome is the one that we wound up having. So, there's a couple folks up here that, personally, are very grateful for that, and, uh, we will never forget that, of course, and many won't as well. And as we go on, the story will get told more and more, and more information will come out, but Ed, you and you guys, you saved the day, and we are eternally grateful for that.

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1057 on: 09/21/2024 02:13 am »
During a crew call down to note/recognize the departure of Flight Director Ed Seitz to the gateway program, Butch made a cryptic reference to Ed's leadership leading to the successful Starliner approach and stated that a very not so successful outcome was possible, if not likely.  Butch also hinted that details might eventually become public.  Don Pettit also remembered Ed sitting on the OSO console during Expedition 6 when the brand new Quest airlock hatch wouldn't open during it's first EVA use but eventually did with Ed's help.

Here's audio (8m50s) of that tribute to Ed Van Cise / Carbon Flight.
Space-to-Ground, 2024-09-20 19:29 UTC.

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1058 on: 09/21/2024 04:01 am »
During a crew call down to note/recognize the departure of Flight Director Ed Seitz to the gateway program, Butch made a cryptic reference to Ed's leadership leading to the successful Starliner approach and stated that a very not so successful outcome was possible, if not likely.  Butch also hinted that details might eventually become public.  Don Pettit also remembered Ed sitting on the OSO console during Expedition 6 when the brand new Quest airlock hatch wouldn't open during it's first EVA use but eventually did with Ed's help.

Here's audio (8m50s) of that tribute to Ed Van Cise / Carbon Flight.
Space-to-Ground, 2024-09-20 19:29 UTC.

Thanks, my apologies for butchering his name.
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Re: Expedition 71 thread
« Reply #1059 on: 09/21/2024 12:53 pm »
Matthew Dominick
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The lens used below arrived on the ISS recently. @astro_Pettit and I have been having fun taking handheld shots of city lights at night with it. The f2 and high ISO (25600) have made it possible. It was also helpful for taking shots of both Starliner and Polaris Dawn re-entry.

Don Pettit
@astro_Pettit
From orbit, Dubai looks like it has glowing streets of gold. Palm Island (second photo) sparkles like a cosmic jewel. I have only been transient through the airport; I hope someday to pay it a proper visit.

Nikon Z9, 200mm f2, 1/320 sec, ISO 25600.

https://twitter.com/dominickmatthew/status/1837473550476755292
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