- 3730 - SPACE STATION - all in a days work? The un-crewed “Roscosmos Progress 82” is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following launch October 25, 2022 on a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan. The resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned on its way to meet up with the orbiting laboratory and its Expedition 68 crew.
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- What would it be like to be an astronaut on the International Space Station? Here is a typical day. You have to learn lot of acronyms. Learning Russian would also help.
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- “Progress” will dock to the space-facing side of the Poisk module two days later, on October , 27. It will be delivering almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies.
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- The four astronauts and three cosmonauts aboard the station concentrated on numerous state-of-the-art science experiments benefiting humans both in space and on Earth. Ranging from space botany, human research, and microgravity physics, the studies help crew members adjust to long-term missions in weightlessness and provide innovations enhancing products and services on Earth.
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- The Flight Engineer spent Tuesday morning nourishing and monitoring vegetables growing inside the Columbus laboratory module. The XROOTS investigation explores soilless methods, or hydroponic and aeroponic techniques, to grow crops in space and sustain crews living off the Earth.
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-- Each astronaut received eye scans using the Human Research Facility’s ultrasound device. The optic exams give researchers insight into how microgravity affects the eye’s shape, pressure, retinas and vision.
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- They cleaned and inspected U.S. module hatch seals, joined Wakata and pointed their cameras outside the station photographing the condition of solar array components. In addition, Wakata turned on an Astrobee robotic free-flyer to demonstrate its use of wireless technology, or radio frequency identification, to manage cargo inventory on the space station. One astronaut worked inside the Zarya module to maximize storage space.
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- They used research hardware in the Columbus module to explore plasma crystals, or highly-charged microparticles, to gain fundamental space physics knowledge and possibly improve the design of future spacecraft. They took turns studying future planetary spacecraft and robotic piloting techniques. They explored how the digestion system adapts to microgravity.
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- US tracking sources identified a debris conjunction of concern yesterday. As a mitigation step, ground teams opted to implement a Predetermined Debris Avoidance Maneuver (PDAM) using the Aft 81P R&D thrusters with a time of ignition . The burn duration was 5 minutes and 5 seconds with a Delta-V of 0.5 meters / second.
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- The crew began the activities needed to remove and replace an embedded controller board from the Control and Video Unit (CVU). These activities will continue through most of the week and are in response to off-nominal signatures seen in this experiment hardware.
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- Plasma Kristall-4 (PK-4) is a scientific collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), performing research in the field of Complex Plasmas: low temperature gaseous mixtures composed of ionized gas, neutral gas, and micron-sized particles.
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- The micro-particles become highly charged in the plasma and interact strongly with each other, which can lead to a self-organized structure of the micro-particles, so-called plasma crystals. Experiments in the facility aim to study transport properties, thermodynamics, kinetics and statistical physics, and non-linear waves and instabilities in the plasmas.
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- Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) Recon reader was installed on an Astrobee free-flyer, and RFID data was gathered for cargo moving from the Columbus module to the JEM. Although some issues were encountered with RFID reader configuration files in Node 2, the RFID Recon team was still able to get two of the three sets of science runs performed. RFID-Enabled Autonomous Logistics Management-2 (REALM-2) (RFID Recon) uses an RFID reader and antennas attached to a robotic free-flyer to identify RFID-tagged cargo on the ISS to determine its presence and location in order to help the crew find items quickly and efficiently. RFID tags are similar to barcodes, except they are electronic, do not require line-of-sight, and are able to respond through wireless communication.
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- The crew performed fluid management and seed cartridge/plant inspections. eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System (XROOTS) is currently in the final week of the fourth and last planting for the experiment series. The large pea and tomato plants in Root Module 4 have multiple fruits visible, and one of the newer seed cartridges in Root Module 1 has a young plant visible.
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- The XROOTS investigation uses hydroponic and aeroponic techniques to grow plants without soil or other growth media. Video and still images enable evaluation of multiple independent growth chambers for the entire plant life cycle from seed germination through maturity. Results could identify suitable methods to produce crops on a larger scale for future space missions.
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- The crew performed eye exams using ultrasound equipment. Eye exams are performed regularly on-board in order to monitor crewmembers eye health. Eyesight is one of the many aspects of the human body that is affected by long-duration stays in a microgravity environment.
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- RS Water Transfers: Per documented agreements between the US and IP Russia, the crew continues to transfer water from the USOS to the RS. Surplus water in the USOS was transferred from the Contingency Water Container – Iodine (CWC-I) to an ЕДВ. An ЕДВ is intended for short-term storage and manual water transportation between facilities.
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- Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparation Activities: EVA hardware activities were performed by the crew in preparation for upcoming EVAs. Rechargeable EVA Battery Assemblies (REBA) charging was terminated, and REBAs were removed from the Battery Stowage Compartment. The crew also transferred tools from USOS to RS.
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- Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA) Functional Check: As part of regular maintenance, the crew activated the spare TOCA and cycled the Gas Mass Flow Controller to mitigate potential failure of the spare TOCA. TOCA primarily serves as a general indication of overall water quality of the Water Processor (potable water). The TOCA was restowed following the TOCA Functional Check.
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- Hatch Seal Inspection: As part of regular maintenance, the crew inspected the hatch seals, hatch plate sealing surfaces, crank handle mechanisms, hatch seal interlocking joints, and PMM hatch kicker pins for damage or foreign object debris (FOD) for a subset of open hatches. The crew performed minor cleaning steps and reported no significant findings.
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- Ultrasound Exam: Today the crew used the ultrasound device to perform a Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) scan. This routine medical exam utilizes existing on-orbit eye exam ultrasound hardware for imaging of the neck, clavicle, shoulder, and behind the knee. VTE scans utilize a different frequency than the eye exams.
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- Solar Array Wing (SAW) Mast Port Survey: The crew completed a photo survey of the Port SAW Masts, SAW Blankets, and the Port IROSA SAWs by capturing a series of images from the Cupola Window 1. These images will provide the ground with an
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- All in a days work.
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