House Analysis, Cargo Craft Operations Kick Off Week – House Station

Science {hardware}, microbiology, and eye checks topped the analysis schedule aboard the International Space Station on Monday. The Expedition 70 crew additionally serviced a spacesuit and started unpacking a brand new cargo craft.

NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli took turns working within the Life Science Glovebox on Monday morning. O’Hara first disconnected cables and cameras that file actions contained in the biology analysis facility positioned within the Kibo laboratory module. Moghbeli then swapped out the gloves that crew members put on when conducting science operations contained in the gadget.

O’Hara additionally configured and stowed {hardware} supporting an area physics experiment that observes how microgravity impacts the properties of metallic alloys. Moghbeli inoculated cell samples for the Bacteria Adhesion and Corrosion examine that’s exploring easy methods to determine and disinfect microbes that may contaminate spacecraft techniques and have an effect on crew heath.

Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa began his day servicing a pair of science freezers earlier than cleansing and connecting cables that help a 3D organ culture study. Furukawa from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Company) then joined the NASA duo for eye exams on the finish of the day with help from medical doctors on the bottom. O’Hara operated the usual medical imaging gear viewing the optic nerves and retinas of Furukawa and Moghbeli.

Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European House Company) reviewed procedures for an upcoming examine to fabricate superior fiber optic cables in microgravity. Afterward, he uninstalled parts on a spacesuit and ready them for return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft.

Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub started Monday unpacking the Progress 86 house freighter that docked to the Poisk module at 6:18 a.m. EST. on Sunday. Kononenko unloaded a brand new house biology experiment delivered contained in the Progress and put in its egg samples inside a Nauka science module incubator. Chub labored on and photographed docking {hardware} inside Poisk. Flight Engineer Konstantin Borisov up to date information recordsdata documenting operations with the newly docked car.

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