A couple of (largely similar) updates via NASA’s Daily Station Reports for Wednesday and Thursday this week. As of today, 1718 kg (78%) of ATV-3 cargo has been transferred to the ISS, and ATV Amaldi has accepted 390 kg of trash.

Wed, 9 May

NASA astronaut Don Pettit had about 90 minutes set aside for more ATV-3 cargo operations (unloading & unpacking into stowage) and bag cleaning, which includes stowing discarded bags and foam packing material in Edoardo Amaldi, including a tag-up with the ground at about 13:30 CEST for a status report.

Thu, 10 May

Later, ESA astronaut André Kuipers had about 2 hrs set aside for more ATV-3 cargo operations (unloading & unpacking into stowage) and bag cleaning, which includes stowing discarded bags and foam packing material in Edoardo Amaldi, including a tag-up with the ground at about 14:40 CEST for a status report.

Editor’s note: In a ‘tag-up’, the astronaut calls ground to discuss how the cargo transfer is going – how it’s progressing, what’s where, report what’s happening, etc., before moving on; essentially, an informal information swap.