Astronaut corps activities have slowed down with the departure of Crew-10 and the resuming of regular ISS operations. We should be on the lookout soon for the official crew announcement for Crew-12 (those who follow astronaut activities should already know who is on the crew) but we will wait to discuss once the announcement is public.
Astronauts on the International Space Station
Zena Cardman
The weekday started with Cardman working with cosmonaut Oleg Platonov on scanning their neck, shoulder, and leg veins for signs of space-caused blood clots. Cardman later worked out on the ARED workout device. Astronauts on the station spend everyday working out in order to keep their muscles healthy for their return to Earth. On Tuesday, Cardman and Mike Fincke took turns using eye exam equipment to study eye changes. Jonny Kim and Cardman spent time in the Quest airlock working on spacesuits that will be used for spacewalks later this year. Before flying to the ISS, Cardman spent a lot of time at the NBL in Houston working on refining her spacewalking skills for a future spacewalk. Wednesday was much of the same with more medical and spacesuit checks. Thursday came around and Cardman worked on the thermal control system hoses inside the Destiny laboratory. Cardman spent all day Friday working on more medical research investigations as part of the CIPHER studies.
Mike Fincke
Like many of the Crew-11 crew members Mike Fincke spent time on Monday with vein scans with Kimiya Yui. Fincke and Cardman both studied their eyes using specialized equipment on Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday, Fincke spent most of his time reviewing procedures for the upcoming Dragon resupply mission that will dock to the ISS next week. On Friday, Fincke spent his day working on communication hardware inside the Destiny lab.
Jonny Kim
CIPHER was the name of the game on Monday and Tuesday as Kim spent time doing medical checks on himself and fellow crewmates. Kim spent time on Tuesday and Wednesday working with Cardman in the quest airlock servicing spacesuits. On Thursday, Kim and Fincke worked on orbital plumbing in the Tranquility module (fixing the toilet). On the last day of the official work week Kim was able to work inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox, one of astronauts favorites activities. He installed fabrication hardware to explore the production of optical fibers.
Astronauts in Training
Artemis II
The Artemis II crew spent this week working inside and outside the Orion spacecraft. The crew spent 2 nights working through launch day (night) procedures including a scrub and emergency egress of the Orion capsule once it’s on the pad. We are about 6 months away from the Artemis II launch and NASA has yet to start building the hype up to launch. An official launch day should hopefully come towards the end of the year once the Orion and SLS are moved to the pad for initial checks.
Reid Wiseman
Nothing individual posted
Victor Glover
Nothing individual posted
Christina Koch
Nothing individual posted
Andre Douglas (Backup)
Nothing individual posted
Boeing Starliner – 1
Scott Tingle
Nothing posted
Soyuz MS – 28
Christopher Williams
Nothing posted
Soyuz MS – 29
Anil Menon
Spent time in Bozeman Montana with private astronaut Jared Isaacman taking photos on cameras (Nikon Z9) that are used on the ISS.
Other active Astronauts
Joe Acaba (Chief) – Nothing posted
Nichole Ayers – Post ISS 6 month recovery
Mike Barratt – Nothing posted
Kayla Barron – Nothing posted
Marcos Berrios – Berrios attended a NASA Español live stream on Instagram where he discussed his background.
Chris Birch- Nothing posted
Eric Boe – Nothing posted
Stephen Bowen – Nothing posted
Randolph Bresnik – Nothing posted
Deniz Burnham – Nothing posted
Raja Chari – Nothing posted
Luke Delaney – Nothing posted
Matthew Dominick – Nothing posted
Tracy Caldwell-Dyson – Nothing posted
Jack Hathaway – Nothing posted
Nick Hague – Nothing posted
Bob Hines – Nothing posted
Woody Hoburg – Nothing posted
Kjell Lindgren – Nothing posted
Nicole Mann – Nothing posted
Megan McArthur – Nothing posted
Anne McClain – Post ISS 6 month recovery
Jessica Meir – Nothing posted
Jasmin Moghbeli – Nothing posted
Andrew Morgan – Nothing posted
Loral O’hara – Nothing posted
Frank Rubio – Nothing posted
Mark Vande Hei – Nothing posted
Jessica Watkins – Nothing posted
Douglas Wheelock – Nothing posted
Stephanie Wilson – Nothing posted
Jessica Wittner – Nothing posted
Suni Williams – Nothing posted
All information is gathered through NASA blog posts & astronauts various social media accounts.