Health Measurements
Later on in the afternoon, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, accompanied by Hoburg, carried out ISAFE measurements. The ISAFE device uses ultrasound to determine changes in the brain, blood, and eye vessels under microgravity.
Maintenance and Microscope Activities
The morning also saw NASA Flight Engineer Frank Rubio carrying out computer maintenance in the Japanese Experiment Module. He consequently finished upkeep jobs on the Confocal Space Microscope. This tool, provided by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), enables the capture of fluorescent pictures of biological samples.
At the days end, Rubio was signed up with by Alneyadi, Hoburg, Bowen, and Roscosmos crew members, Commander Sergey Prokopyev and Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin and Andrey Fedyaev. Together, they finished a second set of safety drills.
Prior to the training, Prokopyev undertook upkeep jobs in the Zvezda service module. Simultaneously, Fedyaev carried out inventory in the Functional Cargo Block, also called the Zarya module, while Petelin conducted experiments studying liquid phases in microgravity.
ISS Communication Restoration
Objective Control Center Houston is back to normal operations after complete communication with the International Space Station was brought back on July 25, following a loss of power to the space stations main ground interaction equipment at NASAs Johnson Space.
The concern happened during prepared upgrades to the ground power system to guarantee the mission control power grid stays robust and trusted. Ground groups activated the backup nerve center systems located at the companys Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to regain interactions with the spaceport station while engineers addressed the power problem in Houston. The backup systems usually are utilized in events such as a cyclone when evacuation from Mission Control Center Houston might be essential.
Flight controllers in Houston were able to stay in contact with the Expedition 69 crew aboard the spaceport station through Roscosmos, along with backup channels and the team was not in any threat. All check-outs of the equipment went as planned following repowering.
Sultan Alneyadi, the Flight Engineer from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), began his day by powering on Astrobee, the stations free-flying robotics. Later, NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg engaged in a Zero Robotics dry run with Astrobee, situated in the Japanese Experiment Module. NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg keeps track of an Astrobee robotic free-flyer in the Kibo laboratory module screening its operations in combination with objective controllers. He consequently finished maintenance jobs on the Confocal Space Microscope. Ground teams triggered the backup control center systems located at the firms Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to restore interactions with the area station while engineers dealt with the power concern in Houston.
Animation of Astrobees on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA
Another round of security training started on Wednesday, July 27, on the International Space Station. In addition to this, the Expedition 69 crew members embarked on numerous tasks including robotic activities, ultrasound scans, and station maintenance.
Astrobee Robotic Activities
Sultan Alneyadi, the Flight Engineer from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), started his day by powering on Astrobee, the stations free-flying robots. Later, NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg took part in a Zero Robotics dry run with Astrobee, situated in the Japanese Experiment Module. Helping ground groups with numerous software trial run, he assisted validate numerous elements and shows for the Zero Robotics student competitors. This competitors uses students the unique chance to write software managing one of the three Astrobee robots, consequently motivating future explorers, scientists, and engineers.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg keeps track of an Astrobee robotic free-flyer in the Kibo laboratory module testing its operations in conjunction with objective controllers. The robotics work is being done to demonstrate ways to control the free-flyers utilizing student-written code that acknowledges multiple gestures. Credit: NASA
Preparations for Northrop Grummans Resupply Mission
Alneyadi was also tasked with consolidating food supplies as the crew prepared for the berthing of Northrop Grummans 19th industrial resupply objective. The launch is slated for Tuesday, August 1, with capture anticipated on Friday, August 4.