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

** Space Station Crew Discusses the Meaning of Thanksgiving on Orbit – NASA Johnson

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 64 Flight Engineers Kate Rubins, Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker of NASA and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) discussed the meaning of spending Thanksgiving on orbit and their holiday plans during downlink messages delivered on Nov. 20. Rubins has been aboard the orbital complex since mid-October following her launch on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and was joined a month later by Hopkins, Glover, Walker and Noguchi, who launched on the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Resilience” from the Kennedy Space Center.

** Thanksgiving in Zero-G: Preparing Meals at the International Space Station – NASA

Thanksgiving dinner aboard the International Space Station is a little different than one here on Earth. Watch this video to learn how astronauts living and working in space can enjoy holiday meals, thanks to the NASA Nutritional Lab at Johnson Space Center. Read more about celebrating Thanksgiving in space: https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/18934937…

** International Space Station 20th Anniversary Panel: Benefits for Humanity, Science for All –  NASA

For 20 years, astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station have conducted science in a way that cannot be done anywhere else. Orbiting about 250 miles above our planet, the space station is the only laboratory available for long-duration microgravity research in the world. In recognition of the 20th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station, listen as Tara Ruttley, associate chief scientist for gravitational research at NASA Headquarters, sits down with senior science management who are leading the science and research efforts within the International Space Station Program Research Office. Learn more about the importance of doing research in microgravity, how that research has made technological advances and benefited life on Earth for the past two decades, and how the science conducted on the space station today is preparing us for future Artemis missions. Joining the conversation are ISS Chief Scientist Kirt Costello, ISS Deputy Chief Scientist Jennifer Buchli, and ISS Research Integration Office Manager Marybeth Edeen.

** Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov go outside the ISS – Space.com -Video of an EVA outside the ISS by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

For the first time, [a] Russian spacewalk [was] carried out from the docking compartment of the Poisk module in Orlan-MKS spacesuits No. 4 and 5. For both cosmonauts this [was] the first experience of work outside the International Space Station. Sergey Ryzhikov [wore] commander gear with red stripes (Orlan-MKS No. 5 spacesuit) and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov [wore] the spacesuit with blue stripes (Orlan-MKS No. 4).

During their work, they [checked] the airtightness of the Poisk module exit hatch immediately after direct airlocking, [replaced] the removable panel of the fluid flow regulator on the Zarya functional cargo block, [cleaned] the window of the Zvezda service module, [switched] the Tranzit-B telemetric system antenna from the Pirs module to the Poisk module, [changed] the pressure and sedimentation control unit sensors position installed on the Poisk module. In addition, as part of the ‘Impact’ space experiment, [they dismantled] tablet No. 1 on the assembly compartment of Zvezda service module and [installed] tablet No. 2 in its place. In the future, this study should allow more reliably estimate the contamination levels of outside scientific and service equipment. Previous spacewalks under the Russian program were carried out from the Pirs module, which is currently being prepared for undocking from the ISS. Next year, Nauka, the new Russian multifunctional laboratory module will arrive in its place. Currently, it is being prepared for the launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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** SpaceX’s CRS-21 Mission to the Space Station: What’s On Board – NASA

The 21st SpaceX cargo resupply mission that will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carries a variety of critical research and technology demonstrations to the International Space Station. The mission will be the first on an upgraded version of the company’s Dragon cargo spacecraft that can carry more science payloads to and from the orbiting laboratory. The craft’s cargo includes critical materials that support research ranging from heart disease to asteroid mining and a new commercial airlock as part of NASA’s goal to achieve a sustainable economy in low-Earth orbit. Learn more here: https://go.nasa.gov/3pzkkt8

** NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 For All Recap – NASA

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience successfully docked to the International Space Station at 11:01 p.m. EST Monday, transporting NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission lifted off Sunday, Nov. 15, at 7:27 p.m. on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission is the first of six certified, crew missions NASA and SpaceX will fly as a part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The crew will conduct science and maintenance during a six-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory and will return in spring 2021. It is scheduled to be the longest human space mission launched from the United States. The Crew Dragon spacecraft is capable of staying in orbit for at least 210 days, as a NASA requirement.

** NASA Leaders Share Update Following NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Arrival at the International Space Station – NASA

Tune in to hear NASA leadership discuss the successful launch and docking of Crew Dragon “Resilience” following the arrival of the Crew-1 astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Soichi Noguchi at the International Space Station. This is the first crew rotation flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket, following certification by NASA for regular flights to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Learn more about the mission by visiting https://www.nasa.gov/crew1

** Russian Spacewalk #47 Animation – NASA Johnson

Working outside the International Space Station, Expedition 64 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos will conduct the eighth spacewalk of the year at the orbital outpost, using the Poisk module on the space-facing side of the Russian segment as an airlock for the first time. Among other tasks to be performed during the excursion, Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov will begin the decommissioning of the venerable Pirs Docking Compartment by disconnecting a telemetry cable linking Pirs to the Zvezda Service Module and connecting it to Poisk. Pirs, which was launched in September 2001 and has served as a docking port and a spacewalk airlock for the past two decades, is scheduled to be replaced next year by the new “Nauka” Multi-Purpose Laboratory Module that will be launched on a Russian Proton rocket. The spacewalk will be the first for both Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov and the 232nd spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance and upgrades.

** How Crew Dragon Will Approach & Dock To ISS (Short!) – Scott Manley

I have a much longer video on proximity operations, but since this is highly relevant, here’s a quick explainer of this final approach maneuvers for today’s planned docking of Dragon.

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** International Space Station 20th Anniversary Panel: The View from Mission Control – NASA

In recognition of the 20th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station, listen as NASA public affairs specialist Brandi Dean talks with prominent members within NASA’s Flight Operations Directorate as they discuss the inner workings of flight operations for the International Space Station, where they were in their careers at the start of Expedition 1, and what it takes to ensure human spaceflight missions are safe and successful. Joining the conversation are Kenny Todd – Deputy Program Manager of the International Space Station, Norm Knight – Deputy Director of Flight Operations, David Korth – Deputy Manager of the ISS Avionics and Software Division, Holly Ridings – Chief Flight Director, Emily Nelson – Deputy Chief Flight Director, and Pooja Jesrani – one of NASA’s newest Flight Directors.

** Crew-1 Virtual NASA Social: Genes in Space – NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

The Crew-1 #LaunchAmerica virtual NASA Social continues as we host a few special guests to learn more about Genes in Space – an experiment that will investigate how space affects one such molecular change, gene expression, in the nervous system! Join us at 4:30 p.m. ET to hear from students Finsam Samson, Yujie Wang and their mentor Matt Smith as they chat about the experiment that is heading up to the International Space Station on this mission. Have a question for our guests? Be sure to share in the comments section for a chance to be featured on our live feed.

** Q&A with Astronauts Launching on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission – NASA

Astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA and Soichi Noguchi of JAXA participate in a live Q&A from Astronaut Crew Quarters at Kennedy Space Center. They’ll answer questions about their Nov. 14 launch to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon ‘Resilience’ spacecraft. This mission will be the first crew rotation mission with four astronauts flying on a commercial spacecraft, and the first including an international partner.

** Expedition 64 Inflight with This Week in Virology Podcast – November 12, 2020 – NASA

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed scientific research on the orbital laboratory during an in-flight interview Nov. 12 with the “This Week in Virology” podcast. Rubins, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in molecular biology and a Ph.D. in cancer biology, is in the second month of a planned six-month mission on the station.

** The Insane Engineering of the ISS –Tech Vision

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** Know Your Crew…One! – NASA Johnson

The astronauts who will fly the first operational Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station are trained up and ready to go. After many months of work together (for some of them, years) they know each other pretty well, so we asked them to prove it. Have a look as four astronauts who are about to spend six months in space together talk about what they’re expecting from life on the space station, and share their advice for the one among them who has never been there before.

** Crew-1 for All – NASA Johnson

The next SpaceX Crew Dragon to fly to the International Space Station will carry four astronauts on a mission known as Crew-1. What does that mean? Who better to explain the first operational mission of a commercial crew space vehicle than the people who will make it happen in space. Join the American and Japanese astronauts for a walk through the mission that opens a new era in human space exploration.

** Expedition 64 ISS 20th Anniversary On Orbit Crew News Conference – October 30, 2020 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 64 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos discussed the upcoming 20th anniversary of a permanent human presence on the orbital laboratory and other elements of life and work in orbit during an in-flight news conference Oct. 30. After arriving on the station Oct. 14 for a six-month mission, the trio is gearing up to mark the anniversary on Nov. 2, the day in 2000 when NASA astronaut and Expedition 1 Commander Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev floated into the fledgling ISS to begin the unbroken human occupancy of the complex.

** International Space Station: 20 years in 60 seconds –European Space Agency, ESA

Monday 2 November 2020 marks 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station. Relive a few memorable moments from the unique orbital outpost in this clip covering 20 years of the International Space Station in 60 seconds.Since Crew One took up residence on 2 November, 240 people including 18 ESA astronauts have lived and worked on the orbital outpost, carrying out essential research to benefit life on Earth.The next ESA mission to the International Space Station is set for 2021, when Thomas Pesquet will become the first European to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for his Alpha mission.

** Fire, Lightning, and Crystals in Space: 20 Years on the ISS – SciShow Space

2020 marks two decades of people living and working about the ISS, and from fireballs to microgravity grown crystals, they’ve been keeping busy.

** How 20 Years of Life On The ISS Began With Expedition One – Scott Manley

November 2nd 2000 was the day that 3 people arrived on the International Space Station and began living and working there. Since this time, there has always been a human presence in space, and I hope this continues, but it’s important to realise that even before this historic moment there were crews that worked to make the space station a place people could call home.

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** International Space Station Flyover of Hurricane Zeta – NASA

On Wed., Oct. 28, 2020, cameras aboard the International Space Station captured this imagery as the station flew above Hurricane Zeta, seen here moving toward the U.S Gulf Coast.

** #EZ Science: International Space Station – Our Home in Space for 20 Years – NASA

This November, we celebrate 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station — an incredible example of international cooperation. In our latest episode of #EZScience, NASA associate administrator for science Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen and National Air and Space Museum director Dr. Ellen Stofan discuss the incredible science that has been conducted on the orbiting laboratory and what’s next for human spaceflight. Learn more about the series: https://www.nasa.gov/ezscience

** International Space Station Expedition 1: The Beginning – NASA

In recognition of the 20th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station, listen as Space Foundation board member Jeanne Meserve sits down with the Expedition 1 crew, William Shepherd (NASA astronaut and Commander of Expedition 1), Sergei Krikalev (Russian cosmonaut and Flight Engineer of Expedition 1), and Yuri Gidzenko (Russian cosmonaut and Soyuz Commander of Expedition 1), as they discuss what it was like to be the first ever crewed expedition to the International Space Station. Also joining the conversation are George Abbey, who was director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center at the time, and Ginger Kerrick, the Russian Training Integration Instructor for Expedition 1.

** How does the International Space Station work? –Jared Owen

** Journey Into Night : Earth Seen From The International Space Station ISS

See also:

• ISS360: The Official Blog of the ISS National Lab
• International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory
• Space Station 20th: Expedition 1 Crew Launches | NASA
• 20 Breakthroughs from 20 Years of Science aboard the ISS | NASA
• Launchspace to test Debris Collection payload on ISS Bartolomeo platform – SpaceNews

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