Payloads Handhold Experiment Platform (HXP2): The crew retrieved and packaged ten Exposed Experiment Handrail Attachment Mechanism (ExHAM2) samples for return to the ground.  The ExHAM samples were re ...

Payloads Droplet Formation Study (DFS):  The crew performed the setup and initiation of recording for additional runs of the DFS investigation.  Data will be archived by an alternate method which will ...

Payloads Astrobee:  The Astrobee system was powered on in support of additional free-flight and checkout operations.  Astrobee will be used in the Kibo Robot Programming Challenge in the coming weeks. ...

Payloads BioMole: The crew performed BioMole part 3 of the science session, which consists of preparation of the previously amplified DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid), followed by sequencing using the MinI ...

Payloads Droplet Formation Study (DFS):  The crew performed the setup and initiation of recording for additional runs of the DFS investigation, followed by data archival to Blue-ray disc.  Droplet For ...

Payloads Astrobee: Astrobee was activated in support of checkout-2 for the Kibo Robotic Programming Challenge.  The goal of the checkout is to confirm good data and voice communication between the 3 s ...

Payloads Astrobee:  In preparation for the upcoming Kibo Robot Programming challenge checkout, the crew reviewed the Astrobee On-Board Training.  The Astrobee team has been working for the past severa ...

76 Progress (76P) Launch and Docking: 76P launched today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 9:26 AM CT carrying food, fuel and supplies. Following a 2-orbit rendezvous, the vehicle successfully docked to ...