The SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle approaches the International Space Station on June 9, 2023, for an automated docking less than a day after releasing from NASAs Kennedy Space Center packed with over 7,000 pounds of science experiments, station hardware, and crew supplies. Both spacecraft were orbiting 259 miles above Kazakhstan simply north of the Caspian Sea at the time of this picture from the orbital station. Credit: NASA
Dragon is due to splash down off the coast of Florida about 2:30 a.m. on Friday for retrieval by NASA and SpaceX personnel.
NASA Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Woody Hoburg, and Stephen Bowen in addition to UAE (United Arab Emirates) Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi worked throughout Tuesday continuing to load Dragon with some of the 3,600 pounds of cargo that will return to Earth. Dragon is due to splash down off the coast of Florida about 2:30 a.m. on Friday for retrieval by NASA and SpaceX workers. Dragon got here at the station on June 6 packed with over 7,000 pounds of new science experiments, crew products, and lab hardware.
The astronaut quartet likewise split its day with a variety of research study and upkeep activities. Hoburg included water to the Advanced Plant Habitat for an approaching space botany research study. Alneyadi switched elements on an synthetic gravity-generating research study incubator and then configured the Astrobee robotic free-flyers for a trainee competition.
While Rubio spent the majority of Tuesday on Dragon freight transfers, he likewise had time for hardware examinations inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox in the afternoon. Bowen switched out life assistance components and charged wearable medical monitoring gear. Bowen and Hoburg also invested an hour before lunch break examining Dragon Endeavour team spacecraft departure procedures.
Flight Engineer Dmitri Petelin collected his saliva and hair samples for a research study that will evaluate them to comprehend how the human immune system adapts to microgravity. Commander Sergey Prokopyev and Flight Engineer Andrey Fedyaev primarily focused their activities on maintenance on Tuesday. The 2 cosmonauts worked in the Zvezda service module as Prokopyev dealt with ventilation systems while Fedyaev inspected its power supply and oxygen generator.
The SpaceX Dragon freight vehicle approaches the International Space Station on June 9, 2023, for an automated docking less than a day after introducing from NASAs Kennedy Space Center loaded with over 7,000 pounds of science experiments, station hardware, and crew supplies. Both spacecraft were orbiting 259 miles above Kazakhstan just north of the Caspian Sea at the time of this picture from the orbital station. Credit: NASA
The SpaceX Dragon freight spacecraft, filled with 3,600 pounds of freight by the Expedition 69 crew, is set to undock from the International Space Station on Thursday and go back to Earth on Friday. In addition to this preparation, the team likewise took part in research activities and upkeep work on the station.
A U.S. freight craft is being loaded and readied for its undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) and its retrieval on Earth at the end of the week. The Expedition 69 team members also focused their Tuesday research activities on space botany, robotics, and human research.
The SpaceX Dragon freight spacecraft is nearing the end of its remain at the orbital lab and is arranged to undock at 12:05 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 29. NASA TV will begin its live undocking and departure coverage at 11:45 a.m. on the firms app and website.