Commercial Space Ride Secured for NASA’s New Air Pollution Sensor
NASA has secured a host satellite provider and ride into space for an instrument that will dramatically advance our understanding of air quality over North America.

July 22, 2019
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Christopher Kraft at Flight Console
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/22/2019
59 Soyuz Launch/Dock: 59S launched on Saturday, July 20, from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 11:28 AM CT carrying Aleksandr Skvortsov, Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan to the ISS. Docking to the SM aft port occurred at 5:50 PM CT with hatch opening at 8:04 PM CT. Following hatch opening, all 6 crewmembers performed the ISS Crew …

July 23, 2019 at 12:00AM
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50 Years Ago Today: Apollo 11 Command Module Recovered After Splashdown
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/24/2019
SpaceX (SpX)-18 Launch Status: SpX-18 is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40 today at 5:24 PM CT carrying ~1680 kg of pressurized cargo and ~530 kg of unpressurized cargo to the ISS. The crew will utilize the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to capture Dragon on Friday, July 26 at ~9:00 …

July 25, 2019 at 12:00AM
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NASA TV to Air Launch, Docking of Russian Space Station Cargo Ship
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, July 31. Live coverage of the resupply craft’s launch and docking will begin at 7:45 a.m. EDT on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

July 25, 2019
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SpaceX Dragon on Route to Space Station with NASA Science, Cargo
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to deliver the second commercial crew docking port and about 5,000 pounds of science investigations and supplies for the International Space Station after a 6:01 p.m. EDT Thursday launch from Florida.

July 25, 2019
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Hubble Snaps a Galactic Potpourri of Particles
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SpaceX Dragon en Route to Space Station with NASA Science, Cargo
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to deliver the second commercial crew docking port and about 5,000 pounds of science investigations and supplies for the International Space Station after a 6:01 p.m. EDT Thursday launch from Florida.

July 25, 2019
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/25/2019
SpaceX (SpX)-18 Launch Status: Following yesterday’s launch postponement due to unfavorable weather conditions, SpX-18 launched successfully today at 5:01 PM CT from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. Dragon capture and berthing are scheduled to occur on Saturday, July 27.  SpX-18 Dragon will deliver ~1680 kg of pressurized cargo and ~530 kg of unpressurized cargo to …

July 26, 2019 at 12:00AM
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NASA Pilot Rich Rogers: "All Good Things ..."
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/28/2019
SpX-18 Capture, Berthing and Ingress:  The Dragon vehicle was successfully captured at 8:12 AM CT yesterday. The robotic ground controllers then maneuvered the SSRMS to inspect the Dragon Passive CBM sealing surface and installed/berthed Dragon on the Node 2 Nadir CBM at 11:23 AM CT. The crew also completed vestibule pressurization, leak check and vestibule …

July 29, 2019 at 12:00AM
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/29/2019
72 Progress (72P) Undock: 72P undocked from the Docking Compartment (DC) 1 port today at 5:44 AM CT.  The deorbit burn occurred at 8:50 AM CT followed by atmospheric entry and destruction. Biofabrication Facility (BFF): The crew installed the test print cassette into the BFF in preparation for today’s test print.  Using 3D biological printers …

July 30, 2019 at 12:00AM
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Viewing the Mediterranean Coasts of Tunisia and Libya from the Space Station
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NASA Announces US Industry Partnerships to Advance Moon, Mars Technology
As NASA prepares to land humans on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program, commercial companies are developing new technologies, working toward space ventures of their own, and looking to NASA for assistance.

July 30, 2019
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NASA Announces Call for Next Phase of Commercial Lunar Payload Services
NASA has announced the latest opportunity for industry to participate in its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) efforts to deliver science and technology payloads to and near the Moon.

July 30, 2019
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IC 1795: The Fishhead Nebula
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/30/2019
Biorock: The crew took photos of the biofilms in the Kubik 5 and Kubik 6 Biorock Experiment Containers.  The interaction between microbes and rocks in a liquid phase can be affected by reduced gravity in several ways. The reduction of thermal convection in low-gravity, and its absence in microgravity, minimizes the natural stirring in liquids …

July 31, 2019 at 12:00AM
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This Week in NASA History: First Use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle – July 31, 1971
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NASA Administrator Names Acting Director for Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named George Morrow to serve as acting director of the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, effective Thursday, Aug. 1.

July 31, 2019
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Colonel Raja Chari: NASA Astronaut Candidate
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