An Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy
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The Large Cloud of Magellan
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/04/2019
Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST):  In support of BEST Experiment 2, the crew reviewed the on-board training, retrieved and inserted the appropriate items in cold stowage, and transferred cells from the cell kit to media tubes. The investigation studies the use of sequencing for identification of unknown microbial organisms living on the ISS, and …

September 05, 2019 at 12:00AM
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Satellite Captures Four Tropical Cyclones from Space
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Recycling Cassiopeia A
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Clues for Mars in the Australian Outback
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/05/2019
60 Soyuz (60S) Undock/Landing Preparation: The 60S unmanned vehicle has been activated in preparation for tomorrow’s undocking at 1:14 PM CT and landing in Kazakhstan at 4:34 PM CT.  The hatches between the Soyuz and ISS have been closed and successful leak checks performed.  No US cargo is manifested for return on this unmanned flight.  …

September 06, 2019 at 12:00AM
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NASA Television to Air Launch, Capture of Cargo Ship to Space Station
A Japanese cargo spacecraft loaded with more than four tons of supplies, spare parts and experiment hardware is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to the International Space Station at 5:33 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 10 (6:33 a.m. Sept. 11 in Japan).

September 06, 2019
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In Wolf s Cave
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Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter
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M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
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Learning to Track Water Using NASA Satellite Data
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Kentucky Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
Students from Kentucky will have an opportunity this week to talk live with NASA astronauts currently working and living aboard the International Space Station.

September 09, 2019
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Testing and Training on the Boeing Starliner
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NASA Announces New Director of Langley Research Center
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Monday the selection of Clayton Turner as the next director of the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

September 09, 2019
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NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s Space Station Launch from Virginia
Media accreditation is open for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s 12th commercial resupply services mission aboard its Cygnus spacecraft to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

September 09, 2019
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Pluto in True Color
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/09/2019
Microgravity Crystals: Over the weekend, the crew set up a microscope, then took images of the solutions and any crystals in the wells of the crystal plates as part of day six on-going experiment runs.  The Microgravity Crystals investigation crystallizes a membrane protein that is integral to tumor growth and cancer survival. Although crystallization of …

September 10, 2019 at 12:00AM
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IC 1805: The Heart Nebula
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Remembering September 11th and Looking to the Future
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/10/2019
H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-8 Launch Delay:  Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) scrubbed today’s HTV-8 launch attempt due to a fire at the launch pad that has since been extinguished. JAXA teams are meeting to discuss a forward plan and assess launch opportunities. Fluid Shifts: The crew performed the second day of Fluid shifts ultrasound data …

September 11, 2019 at 12:00AM
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