The Soyuz MS-24 team ship is docked to the Rassvet module in this picture from the International Space Station as it orbited 267 miles above the Tasman Sea in between Australia and New Zealand. At left, is the Northrop Grumman Cygnus area freighter and one of its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar ranges. NASA Flight Engineers Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral OHara kept track of Dragons arrival and went into the cargo spacecraft less than 2 hours after its docking. OHara and Moghbeli helped the two worldwide astronauts with both the science freezer work and the cargo transfers during the morning. Moghbeli set up new life science hardware, assisted with the BFF work, and kept basic life assistance and electronic devices hardware.
Support and Maintenance by OHara and Moghbeli
OHara and Moghbeli helped the two global astronauts with both the science freezer work and the cargo transfers during the morning. OHara then invested the afternoon maintenance elements on a biological printer, the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), that is testing the printing of organ-like tissues in microgravity. Moghbeli set up new life science hardware, aided with the BFF work, and maintained standard life support and electronic devices hardware.
Routine Emergency Procedure Review
At the end of the day, the 4 astronauts joined the spaceport stations three cosmonauts evaluating upgraded emergency procedures while the new Dragon cargo spacecraft is docked to the Harmony modules forward. When it will return to Earth filled with station hardware and completed research for retrieval and analysis, Dragon will remain attached to Harmony up until early December.
Russian Cosmonauts Activities
Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko started his day inside the Poisk airlock examining pressurization equipment, then checked windows on the Zvezda service module, and lastly jogged on Zvezdas treadmill for a physical fitness examination. Flight Engineer Nikolai Chub spent much of his day checking a 3D printer to make tools and products without depending on cargo objectives from Earth. Flight Engineer Konstantin Borisov shut off a video camera remotely managed by students on Earth, examined Roscosmos notebook computer, and cleaned ventilation systems.
ISS Debris Avoidance Maneuver
On November 10, the International Space Stations Zvezda service module engines were fired for five minutes and 16 seconds beginning at 10:07 a.m. to maneuver the complex far from the predicted track of an orbital debris fragment. The maneuver did not impact the rendezvous and docking of NASAs SpaceX 29th industrial resupply mission, which docked to the spaceport station at 5:07 a.m. on November 11 after releasing two days prior.
The Soyuz MS-24 crew ship is docked to the Rassvet module in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 267 miles above the Tasman Sea in between Australia and New Zealand. At left, is the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter and one of its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar varieties. Credit: NASA
The Expedition 70 team is unpacking the SpaceX Dragon freight spacecraft following its arrival early Saturday early morning. Meanwhile, the orbital residents are likewise continuing their research and upkeep activities following the International Space Stations debris avoidance maneuver last week.
Dumping and Installation of Time-Sensitive Experiments
The hatches are open in between Dragon and the orbital station following its arrival on Saturday. NASA Flight Engineers Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral OHara kept track of Dragons arrival and got in the freight spacecraft less than 2 hours after its docking. The duo along with Commander Andreas Mogensen and Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa invested a hectic weekend unloading time-sensitive experiments for setup and activation aboard the orbital outpost.
As the International Space Station went into orbital nighttime 260 miles above the Southernmost Point of Alaska, shadows can be seen reaching a wall of clouds colored coral from the Sun. Credit: NASA
Continued Transfers and Research on Monday
The foursome worked throughout Monday moving science freezers equipped with research study samples from Dragon into the station and kicking off a few of the new examinations. Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) and Furukawa from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) configured area biology hardware and started unloading a few of the 6,500 pounds of brand-new team supplies and hardware.