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NASA station log records Menon’s Destiny cooling checks

Indian-origin flight engineer Anil Menon tested and fitted new components on September 25. NASA’s account leaves installation ahead and gives no measured performance result.

28 September 2026 at 10:28 am ISTBy Mission Desk1 min read

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Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station, photographed from Endeavour on December 15, 2001. This archival view identifies the module; it does not show Menon’s September 25, 2026 cooling-component checks. Credit: NASA.

NASA’s September 25 station log documents Anil Menon testing and fitting components of a new cooling system for the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory. The account describes preparation for a forthcoming installation, with the hardware not yet reported as installed.

Menon later completed a proficiency test for operating the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, the same NASA entry records. The agency identifies him as a flight engineer aboard the orbital complex.

Destiny is the primary research laboratory for U.S. payloads, according to NASA’s module reference. Its 24 equipment racks accommodate station systems and scientific research.

NASA’s biography describes Menon as born and raised in Minneapolis to Ukrainian and Indian immigrants. He launched aboard Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft on July 14, 2026, for an approximately eight-month station mission.

The September 25 entry anticipates cooling-system installation soon, without setting a date. It gives no component specifications, measured cooling results or confirmation that the installation is complete.

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