Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:
** Spacewalk underway! Amazing helmet cam footage of Earth & more outside space station [June 9] – VideoFromSpace
NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg have begun a spacewalk that is scheduled to install a new unrolling solar panel to the International Space Station.
** Rollout Solar Array deployed during spacewalk outside space station [June 9] – VideoFromSpace
Power upgrades continue on the International Space Station with the unfurling of a ISS Roll Out Solar Array (iROSA) during a spacewalk on June 9, 2023. NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg completed the installation. Full Story: https://www.space.com/astronauts-spac…
** Spacewalk with Astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg (June 9, 2023) – NASA
NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg are taking a spacewalk on Friday, June 9, to add a new unrolling solar panel to the International Space Station.
Bowen and Hoburg are scheduled to install an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array, or IROSA, on today’s spacewalk, with a second one to be installed on June 15. The new arrays will increase the power capacity of the orbiting laboratory.
The spacewalk, known formally as U.S. EVA 87, is scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. EDT (1315 UTC) and last about six and a half hours. Bowen will wear a suit with red stripes and Hoburg will wear an unmarked suit. This is Bowen’s ninth spacewalk and the first for Hoburg.
Follow our space station blog for more updates: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation
** Space station transits sun during spacewalk in amazing footage from Earth – VideoFromSpace
Astrophotographer Thierry Legault captured the International Space Station transit the Sun on June 9, 2023. A pair of NASA astronauts were conducting a spacewalk at the time.
A view transit from June 6 is also shown.
** Expedition 69 Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi Talks with Abu Dhabi Students, Officials – June 7, 2023 – NASA Video
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 flight engineer Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) discussed living and working in space during an in-flight interview June 7. Alneyadi launched on March 2 on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as part of NASA’s Crew-6 flight to the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions.
** Expedition 69 SpaceX Dragon CRS-28 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking – June 6, 2023 – NASA Video
Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX CRS-28 cargo ship automatically docked to the International Space Station’s space facing port of the Harmony module June 6. The SpaceX resupply craft launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida June 5 with several tons of experiments and hardware on board and will remain at the station for a three-week long visit.
** Ax-2 Mission Highlight – Axiom Space
After returning to Earth from a 10-day mission in space, the astronauts of the Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) will participate in a press conference to share their experience and highlight the work conducted during the second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
The Ax-2 crew includes Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and Commander Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut, Pilot John Shoffner, and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, from the Saudi Space Commission (SSC). Both are members of the inaugural Saudi national astronaut class.
Learn more about Ax-2 at https://axiomspace.com/ax2
** Shenzhou-15 Manned Spaceship Separates from Space Station Core Module on Return Trip – CCTV Video News Agency
The Shenzhou-15 crew has departed from China’s space station core module Tianhe on Saturday [June 3] on return trip to Earth and the spacecraft successfully separated from the core module at 21:29 Beijing Time, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
** Tianzhou-5 re-docking – SciNews
According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Tianzhou-5 (天舟五号) cargo spacecraft was re-docked to the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱) on 5 June 2023, at 19:10 UTC (6 June, at 03:10 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-5 started an “independent flight stage” on 5 May 2023, at 07:26 UTC (15:26 China Standard Time), freeing the port for the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft to dock on 10 May 2023, at 21:16 UTC (11 may, at 05:16 China Standard Time). The departure of the Shenzhou-15 crew spacecraft on 3 June 2023, at 13:29 UTC (21:29 China Standard Time), allowed Tianzhou-5 to be re-docked to the China Space Station(中国空间站), on the front port of the Tianhe Core Module.
Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)
** Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream) – NASA
Watch live video from the International Space Station, including inside views when the crew aboard the space station is on duty. Views of Earth are also streamed from an external camera located outside of the space station. During periods of signal loss due to handover between communications satellites, a blue screen is displayed.
The space station orbits Earth about 250 miles (425 kilometers) above the surface. An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the station, and it has been continuously occupied since November 2000. It’s a microgravity laboratory where science, research, and human innovation make way for new technologies and research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3CkVtC8
Did you know you can spot the station without a telescope? It looks like a fast-moving star, but you have to know when to look up. Sign up for text messages or email alerts to let you know when (and where) to spot the station and wave to the crew: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov
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