Working Toward Signal Acquisition
Two TROPICS CubeSats successfully deployed from a Rocket Lab Electron rocket after launch.The team is working toward signal acquisition from the pair of TROPICS CubeSats. NASA will continue to assess ...
Signal Acquired!
Team members successfully sent commands to the first CubeSat at 1:48 a.m. EDT, May 8. Subsequently, they established communications with the second CubeSat at 6:31 a.m. EDT. Read the NASA release ...
Space Biology, Human Health Research...
The Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station is keeping busy on Monday with Genes in Space operations, human health research, robotics work, and station maintenance.NASA Flight ...
Electron Performs Battery Hot Swap
The Electron rocket has successfully completed the battery hot swap, switching power between batteries. The next milestone is second stage separation in about three minutes.
Electron?s Second Stage Separates
The second stage of Rocket Lab?s Electron has cut off and separated from the payload kick stage. Soon, the kick stage engine will ignite and burn for about three minutes before it cuts off.
Astrobee Powered On, Safety Drills,...
Another round of safety training is underway today on the International Space Station. The Expedition 69 crew members were also tasked with robotic activities, ultrasound scans and station ...
Safety Training, Space Botany,...
The seven-member Expedition 69 crew is keeping busy Tuesday with a round of training, prepping for an upcoming cargo delivery and tending to plants aboard the International Space Station.NASA Flight ...
Northrop Grumman CRS-19 Mission...
The next resupply mission to the International Space Station from commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is preparing for launch during a window that opens Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 8:31 p.m. EDT at ...
Payload Maintenance and Relocation,...
It?s a jam-packed Friday for the Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station. Ahead of their off-duty weekend, the crew moved payloads and stowage and two astronauts completed a second ...
Astrobee Powered Off; Crew Completes...
The Expedition 69 crew members carried out more station maintenance activities today aboard the International Space Station as they gear up for a busy month of mission events in August.NASA astronaut ...
