Malenchenko and Lu powered up the Station's 60-foot Canadian robotic arm, named Canadarm2, on Tuesday for some in-flight training and tests. The conducted a series of maneuvers that moved part of the arm into sunlight to characterize how a force and moment sensor on the arm might work differently in sunlight than in shade. Later in the week, they performed systems checks and maintenance work on the two Russian spacesuits aboard the Station.

Some of the most incredible sights you can see from up here are on the dark side of the Earth, when the Sun doesn't dominate the sky. I like to go down into the docking compartment.....

ON4CHP sent us these frames today:
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>ARISS - International Space Station

Just before blasting back to school, NASA Earth Crew
members will travel 17,000 miles per hour with the crew of
the International Space Station.....

This week I decided I'd write about some exciting new developments that could really change the whole field of space flight.

Planning to be one of the millions participating in the 20th Annual National Night Out (NNO) tonight? The International Space Station and its crew will be flying 240
miles overhead at the same time. So, in hundreds of cities residents need only look up to get a glimpse of the unique orbiting laboratory.....

The Expedition 7 crew, Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA International Space Station Science Officer Ed Lu, spent their 14th week in space performing various science experiments, practicing with the Station's robotic arm and maintaining Station systems.

SpaceCam1 Slow Scan TV project for ISS, Update
Last month the MAREX team went to Houston to meet the ARISS review team along with representatives from NASA and RSA. This was the first time we had access to a selection of ISS computer and amateur radio equipment, similar to the equipment actually on ISS.

Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko began Wednesday running. He participated in a Russian fitness session, which included a blood test and using the International Space Station's treadmill. NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu, who serves as the crew's medical officer, assisted Malenchenko during the session.

Space agency leaders from the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan and Russia met Wednesday in Monterey, Calif., to review the status of cooperation on the International Space Station Program.
The meeting participants noted the significant milestone of the 1,000th day of permanent human presence aboard the Space Station.....