NASA Space Station Status Report 5 May, 2022 – Four Expedition 67 Crew Depart

The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer inside undocked from the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 1:20 a.m. EDT to complete a nearly six-month science mission.
The return timeline with approximate times (all times Eastern):

Thursday, May 5

11:48 p.m. Trunk jettison

11:53 p.m. Deorbit burn

FRIDAY, MAY 6

12:04 a.m. Nosecone closed

12:43 a.m. Dragon splashdown

NASA will continue to provide live coverage until Endurance splashes down off the coast of Florida and the Crew-3 astronauts are recovered off the coast of Florida.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission launched Nov. 10 on a Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station Nov. 11.

On-Orbit Status Report

Crew-3 Endurance Departure: The Crew-3 Endurance spacecraft departed ISS with its crew of four crewmembers on May 5 at 12:20 am CT. CDR Raja Chari, PLT Tom Marshburn, MS1 Matthias Maurer and MS2 Kayla Barron are scheduled to splash down near Tampa, Florida on May 5 at 23:43 CST. This concludes a 175 day flight for the Crew-3 Endurance spacecraft.

European Robotic Arm (ERA) Operations: Crew performed operations to disconnect ERA’s End Effector 2 from Base Arm Attachment Point 1 and attach that End Effector 2 to Base Arm Attachment Point 3. The attachment to Base Arm Attachment Point 3 was unsuccessful, so the ERA was moved to a Park position while ground specialists review the data and develop a forward plan. The Park position is a safe long term configuration and is safe for all ISS dynamic operations. The walk-off to Base Arm Attachment Point 3 is the last step in ERA Mission 2 operations.

Completed Task List Activities:

None
Today’s Ground Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.

Post-Undocking ISS Systems configurations
Look Ahead Plan

Friday, May 6 (GMT 126)
Payloads:

CAL MTL leak check
Food Physiology
GLACIER1 hardware inspection
GRASP seated
MSG facility activation
Photocatalyst filter check
XROOTS plant install 1
Systems:

Urine Transfer System (UTS) Offload EDV Swap
ISS USOS Food Audit
Saturday, May 7 (GMT 127)
Payloads:

Photocatalyst filter check
Systems:

Housekeeping
Sunday, May 8 (GMT 128)
Payloads:

Payload NAS deep clean
Photocatalyst filter check
Systems:

Crew Off-duty
Today’s Planned Activities:
All activities are complete unless otherwise noted.

Crew Alternate Sleep Accommodation (CASA) Closeout
Dragon Cargo Transfer
Crew Dragon Cargo Closeout
HRF Generic Ambient Blood Collection Operator
HRF Generic Ambient Blood Collection Subject
Actiwatch Plus Watch Doff
Dragon Space Station Computer (SSC) Deroute
HRF Generic Ambient Blood Collection Pack and Handover
HRF Generic HRF Centrifuge Frozen Blood Collection Conclude and Stow
Dragon Initial Configuration for Undock
Dragon Nadir Center of Gravity (CG) Correct
Crew ID Bracelet Don
Dragon Forward Final Cabin Configuation for Departure
Dragon Space Suit Donning for Return
IDA Egress in Preparation for Departure
Dragon Forward Hatch Close
Health Maintenance System (HMS) ISS EveryWear (EVW) Nutrition Tracking
ISS Crew Orientation
Docking Dragon Monitoring Tools Setup
Resupply Air Tank Teardown
USOS Window Shutter Close
Dragon Crew Departure from ISS Activity
Dragon Monitoring Tools Teardown