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<\/a>The Expedition 56<\/a> crew members explored using algorithms to remotely control a robot on the ground and satellites from the International Space Station<\/a> today. The orbital residents are also cleaning up after a Russian spacewalk while preparing for a pair of upcoming U.S. spacewalks and a Japanese cargo mission.<\/p>\n Astronaut Alexander Gerst<\/a> of the European Space Agency is testing the ability to control a robot on a planetary surface<\/a> from an orbiting spacecraft. The study seeks to bolster the success and safety of future space missions with astronauts and robots sharing decision-making responsibilities.<\/p>\n Commander Drew Feustel<\/a> joined Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold<\/a> in the Japanese Kibo lab module monitoring a pair of tiny internal satellites, also known as SPHERES<\/a>. They are evaluating an algorithm that controls the operation of the SPHERES in formation using six degrees of freedom.<\/p>\n Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev<\/a> and Sergey Prokopyev<\/a> are cleaning up after Wednesday\u2019s spacewalk<\/a> enabling new science outside of the space station. The two dried out their Russian Orlan spacesuits and water feed lines then began stowing spacewalk tools and gear.<\/p>\n At the end of the day, Gerst started charging U.S. spacesuit batteries ahead of two maintenance spacewalks planned for Sept. 20 and 26. Gerst and fellow spacewalkers Feustel and Arnold will replace batteries on the Port 4 truss structure\u2019s power channels. The Japanese \u201cKounotori\u201d HTV-7 cargo ship is targeted to deliver the new batteries ahead of the two spacewalks on Sept. 14.<\/p>\n Get weekly video highlights at:\u00a0http:\/\/jscfeatures.jsc.nasa.gov\/videoupdate\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Get The Details…<\/a> ISS<\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Expedition 56<\/a> crew members explored using algorithms to remotely control a robot on the ground and satellites from the International Space Station<\/a> today. The orbital residents are also cleaning up after a Russian spacewalk while preparing for a pair of upcoming U.S. spacewalks and a Japanese cargo mission.<\/p>\n Astronaut Alexander Gerst<\/a> of the European Space Agency is testing the ability to control a robot on a planetary surface<\/a> from an orbiting spacecraft. The study seeks to bolster the success and safety of future space missions with astronauts and robots sharing decision-making responsibilities.<\/p>\n Commander Drew Feustel<\/a> joined Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold<\/a> in the Japanese Kibo lab module monitoring a pair of tiny internal satellites, also known as SPHERES<\/a>. They are evaluating an algorithm that controls \u2026 Continue reading
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\nMark Garcia <\/p>\nRobot Science, Spacewalk Preps Ahead of Japanese Cargo Mission<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a>Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev lays cable for the installation of the Icarus animal-tracking experiment on the Zvezda service module during a spacewalk that lasted seven hours and 46 minutes. <\/p>\n