Category Archives: Living in Space

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission to the Space Station (Official Trailer) – NASA

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 1:45 a.m. EST Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, for the launch of the agency’s Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station.

The four Crew-6 crewmates – Commander Stephen Bowen, Pilot Warren “Woody” Hoburg, Mission Specialist UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Mission Specialist Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev – will dock the Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, to the forward port on the space station’s Harmony module about 23 hours after liftoff.

Crew-6’s science mission includes cutting edge research aimed at keeping astronauts and spacecraft safe during deep space exploration, and studies that could lead to improved medical treatments for humans back on Earth. Experiments will include studies of how particular materials burn in microgravity, tissue chip research on heart, brain, and cartilage functions, and an investigation that will collect microbial samples from the outside of the space station. These are just some of the more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations that will take place during their mission.

You can watch the launch live on NASA TV, NASA.gov, the NASA app, and on social media (@NASA).

Learn more about the Crew-6 mission here: https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-6/

** A Future in Orbit – NASA

NASA’s investment in low-Earth orbit has launched a commercial economy in space. See how the private sector will expand the economic sphere with commercial cargo to space, commercial spaceflights, and commercial destinations in orbit, and how it will enable NASA to be one of many customers and advance human space exploration.

NASA Low-Earth Orbit Economy: https://www.nasa.gov/leo-economy/low-…

** Expedition 68 Astronaut Nicole Mann Talks with ESPN’s “Laughter Permitted” Podcast – Feb. 23, 2023 – VideoFromSpace

NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann talks with ESPN’s “Laughter Permitted” podcast live from the International Space Station’s Destiny Laboratory on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.

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** NLRA 2023-6: In-space Production Applications: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing – ISS National Lab – YouTube

This webinar – held on February 23, 2023 – provided information of interest to offerors for NLRA 2023-6: In-space Production Applications: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing. The webinar offered details regarding the scope of the NLRA as well as the timeline, processes, and procedures for submitting proposals.

** Haircuts in space are team effort aboard Chinese space station – VideoFromSpace

See Chinese astronauts give hair cuts to one another aboard the Tiangong space station. A barber’s tools in space are a combination of trimmers and a vacuum cleaner. Watch more How-tos in space: https://videos.space.com/p/EoYEzhMC

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

Currently, live views from the ISS are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node 2 camera is not available due to operational considerations for a longer period of time, a continuous loop of recorded HDEV imagery will be displayed. The loop will have “Previously Recorded” on the image to distinguish it from the live stream from the Node 2 camera. After HDEV stopped sending any data on July 18, 2019, it was declared, on August 22, 2019, to have reached its end of life. Thank You to all who shared in experiencing and using the HDEV views of Earth from the ISS to make HDEV so much more than a Technology Demonstration Payload!

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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Feb.17.2023

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Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Astronaut Koichi Wakata Answers Japanese Astronaut Recruitment Questions – Feb. 15, 2023 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 68 flight engineer Koichi Wakata of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) discussed living and working in space during an in-flight interview February 15 as part of a recruitment event for JAXA astronauts. Wakata launched on October 5 on the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Endurance” as part of Crew-5 which is a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions.

** Gravitas: Saudi Arabia to send its first woman astronaut to Space – WION

Saudi Arabia will send its first-ever woman astronaut to the International Space Station this year, as per an official statement. Rayyana Barnawi will join fellow Saudi male astronaut Ali Al-Qarni on the space mission. Priyanka Sharma explains.

Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Feb.13.2023

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Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Astronaut Josh Cassada Answers Rochester Museum and Science Center Student Questions- Feb. 10, 2023 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada answered pre-recorded questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event February 10 with students at the Rochester Museum and Science Center in Rochester, New York. Cassada is in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

** Astronaut Nicole Mann Talks with U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs – Feb. 7, 2023 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann of NASA discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight event February 7 with members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Mann is the first Native American woman to fly in space for NASA and is in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

** Russia launches Progress 83 cargo ship to space station – VideoFromSpace

A Soyuz rocket launched the Progress 83 cargo ship rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Feb. 9, 2023. It is carrying about 3 tons of food and other supplies. Full Story: https://www.space.com/russia-launch-p…

** Progress MS-22 docking – SciNews

The Progress MS-22 spacecraft autonomously docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module, on the International Space Station, on 11 February 2023, at 08:45 UTC (03:45 EST). Progress MS-22 (ISS Progress 83 mission) delivers about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 68 crew aboard the International Space Station.

** Shenzhou-15 Astronauts Complete Their First Spacewalk – CCTV Video News Agency

The Shenzhou-15 astronauts on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station completed their first spacewalk at 00:16 (Beijing Time) on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Feb.5.2023

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Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** See astronauts work outside space station in 2nd spacewalk of 2023 – VideoFromSpace

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan’s Koichi Wakata are making their second spacewalk of 2023 on Feb. 2 to prep the International Space Station for solar array upgrades. […] (https://www.space.com/spacewalk-inter…)

** Oklahoma Students Discuss Life In Space With Space Station Astronaut – NASA Johnson

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann answered pre-recorded questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Jan. 31 with students who are a part of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Mann is the first Native American woman to fly in space for NASA and is in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

** Reasons to Believe | LIFE Habitat for Space Exploration – Sierra Space

Sierra Space’s LIFE (Large Integrated Flexible Environment) habitat launches on a conventional rocket and inflates on-orbit to a large structure that is three stories tall, and 27 feet in diameter. It’s stronger than steel and designed to support LEO applications and long-duration missions.

“Investing in these types of technologies and developing them for space exploration means that we can leverage it for other applications that directly benefit humanity.” – Mickey Mathew, Systems Engineer – Space Destinations

We look forward to continuing to build this key element in our Destinations portfolio and paving the way for the development of advanced inflatable habitat systems and architectures.

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** LIFE Habitat | Successful Accelerated Systematic Creep Test for Extended Human Missions – Sierra Space

Sierra Space has completed its third successful test of its inflatable LIFE Habitat. This latest assessment, called an Accelerated Systematic Creep Test, was conducted on a subscale version of the habitat and exceeded NASA certification requirements for the Duration Test for Extended Human Missions.

Press Release: Sierra Space Completes Third Successful Test of Inflatable Habitat Unit Designed for First Commercial Space Station | Sierra Space – Jan.31.2023

** Aging | We research. You benefit. – European Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

Did you know that living in space has similar effects on the body to natural aging on Earth?

Spaceflight research is helping astronauts live healthier in space, but also everybody on Earth to grow old gracefully.

As Europe’s population continues to significantly age, fiscal costs linked to pensions, health care and long-term care are expected to rise over the coming decades. Population’s ageing is one of the most significant demographic and social trends of the 21st century, affecting nearly all the countries in the world.

Over the years, research conducted in space helped scientists get a better understanding of the biological processes hidden in our bodies playing an important role in the aging of the human body.

In particular the muscle and the skeletal systems have been studied in weightlessness offered by the International Space Station over the last 20 years: the results of these findings are promising in providing countermeasures to aging-related diseases.

Muscle loss (like that suffered by people forced in bed for long periods) and osteoporosis are just two examples of ailments that are having an increasing impact on human society, as the world’s population ages.

Research on bone and muscle loss in space helps scientists better understand the modifications in the bone and muscle structures.

Each of the topics covered in this short film can have large positive return for patients with muscle and bone pathologies here on Earth, enabling new prevention and treatment procedures to be developed.

The step to space research is closer than you might think. Get involved with spaceflight research via https://www.esa.int/spaceflightAO. Find out about our commercial partnerships and opportunities in human and robotic exploration via https://www.esa.int/explorationpartners to run your research in microgravity as well.

** Robotic Arm Control Team Strengthens Ground Support for Upcoming EVAs of Shenzhou-15 Astronauts – CCTV Video News Agency

The robotic arm control team of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) have been stepping up preparations for the first extravehicular activities conducted by the Shenzhou-15 astronauts.

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Jan.29.2023

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Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** DARPA small satellite RED-EYE jettisoned from International Space Station (ISS) – Millennium Space Systems – YouTube

Deployed in 2019 and 2020, the RED-EYE small sats demonstrated advanced satellite constellation technologies. Read more: https://www.millennium-space.com/medi…

** Care In Space – Axiom Space

Together with Boryung and Starburst, we are providing space start-ups with capital, business and technical guidance and access to space. All of this through the Care In Space Challenge!”
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