Payloads: BioMole:  A crewmember performed surface swab sampling of the ISS surfaces to identify bacteria by extraction of DNA using the miniPCR-16 unit. The Environmental Health System (EHS) Biomole ...

Payloads: Cool Flames Investigation with Gases:  A crewmember replaced the Manifold #4 fuel bottle with a new bottle containing 100% Butane. Cool diffusion flames were discovered during droplet combus ...

Payloads Astrobee:  The crew unpacked and visually inspected the Queen Bee Astrobee Free Flyer components.  The Free Flyer was activated, and the crew assisted the ground team with component and commu ...

Payloads Behavioral Core Measures (BCM): The crew set up the appropriate robotics hardware and performed the BCM testing. These sessions are nominally planned to be completed once per month, starting ...

Payloads Four Bed CO2 Scrubber: The crew continued with the installation of the Four bed CO2 Scrubber hardware by connecting power, data, and fluid lines. Four Bed CO2 Scrubber demonstrates a technolo ...

Payloads Eklosion: The crew participated in an Eklosion experiment session by observing the flower, taking photos, and reading some of the messages included with the experiment. They also gently shook ...

Payloads Biofilms: Following the end of the experiment session, the crew removed the 24 Experiment Containers (ECs) from the Kubik 5 and Kubik 6 facilities.  The goal of the Biofilm Inhibition On Flig ...

Payloads 4-Bed CO2 scrubber:  The crew reviewed the big picture words and procedures for the installation planned later this week.  The Four Bed CO2 Scrubber demonstrates a technology for removing car ...

Payloads Advanced Plant EXperiment-08 (APEX-08):  The crew harvested plant material that that had been growing in Petri Plates in the Veggie Facilities. The plant material grown in the Petri plates in ...