International Space Station Configuration on November 29, 2023. 5 spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon freight spacecraft, the SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew spacecraft, Northrop Grummans Cygnus space truck, the Soyuz MS-24 team ship, and the Progress 85 resupply ship. The next freight objective to resupply the Expedition 70 team is counting down to launch at 4:25 a.m. on Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Progress 86 resupply ship, carrying almost 5,600 pounds of freight, will take a two-day trip to the orbiting lab and dock to the exact same port abandoned by the Progress 84. Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub examined procedures today for keeping an eye on the approaching cargo craft and practiced remotely managing the Progress 86 if essential.
Circadian Rhythms and Robotic Helpers
Commander Andreas Mogensen began his day documenting his responses to a brand-new lighting system that may help astronauts maintain their circadian rhythms in outer area. The ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut then published software for an innovation experiment showing how the Astrobee free-flying robotic assistants, and possibly future satellites, can rendezvous, dock, and undock autonomously.
Two Astrobee free-flying robotic assistants are imagined throughout an experiment showing how the toaster-sized robotic devices can utilize a little robotic arm and grasp handrails to maneuver throughout the spaceport station. Credit: NASA
Life Support and Cargo Mission Updates
Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) was back on life assistance responsibility servicing Kibos Internal Thermal Control System (ITCS). The ITCS rejects and cools heat from devices making sure a safe operating environment aboard the space station.
The Roscosmos Progress 84 resupply ship ended its cargo mission today after 6 months docked to the Poisk module. The trash-packed and uncrewed Progress 84 departed the station at 2:55 a.m. EDT and then reentered the Earths environment above the south Pacific Ocean for a fiery, but safe death a couple of hours later.
The next cargo objective to resupply the Expedition 70 team is counting down to go for 4:25 a.m. on Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Progress 86 resupply ship, bring nearly 5,600 pounds of cargo, will take a two-day journey to the orbiting laboratory and dock to the same port left by the Progress 84. Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub evaluated treatments today for keeping track of the approaching freight craft and practiced remotely managing the Progress 86 if essential.
Cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov watered plants and photographed them for an area botany research study. Afterward, he inspected Roscosmos tablet computers and after that worked in the Nauka science module maintaining its ventilation systems.
At the end of the day, all 4 astronauts joined the 3 cosmonauts and simulated an emergency situation with ground controllers practicing their roles and duties throughout the drill. The orbital homeowners situated emergency situation systems throughout the space lab while coordinating with objective controllers from worldwide.
An aurora dances in the horizon of Earths environment as city lights shine through clouds cast over Mongolia while the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above. Credit: NASA
The International Space Station (ISS) hosted a series of microgravity experiments on Wednesday, November 29 examining how the human body adapts to weightlessness and methods to work and live off the Earth. The Expedition 70 crewmembers likewise continued preparing for a freight mission and after that performed an emergency drill.
Aging Research in Space
More aging research was underway aboard the orbital laboratory today as NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli processed samples inside the Kibo laboratory module for the Space AGE study. The biology work happened in Kibos Life Science Glovebox and may supply much better insights into the aging process on cells and its impacts on illness mechanisms both in the world and in space.
International Space Station Configuration on November 29, 2023. Five spaceships are parked at the spaceport station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, the SpaceX Dragon Endurance team spacecraft, Northrop Grummans Cygnus space truck, the Soyuz MS-24 crew ship, and the Progress 85 resupply ship. Credit: NASA
Medical and Technology Experiments
Operating in the Columbus laboratory module, NASA Flight Engineer Loral OHara configured and used portable medical gear that monitored her high blood pressure for the CIPHER human research study. She conducted other research study activities throughout the day consisting of examining microbial detection hardware and calibrating parts inside the Combustion Integrated Rack.
