The Expedition 72 crew centered on area biology, physics analysis, and cargo operations all through the International Space Station on Thursday. The orbital residents additionally carried out upkeep and documentation actions guaranteeing the microgravity analysis laboratory stays in tip-top form.
NASA Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Don Pettit took turns throughout their shifts inspecting and videotaping the structure of racks contained in the modules that comprise the U.S. section of the area station. The astronauts downloaded the video so engineers on the bottom might examine the protection and configuration of cables routed between the quite a few racks. Hague then wrapped up his day packing cargo and trash contained in the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft that arrived on the station on Aug. 6, 2024. Pettit labored within the Kibo laboratory module reorganizing cargo and stowing a small satellite tv for pc orbital deployer.
Commander Suni Williams of NASA began her shift uninstalling carbon dioxide removing gear and checking cable connections contained in the Tranquility module’s Life Assist Rack that manages air and water high quality. Subsequent, she assisted with the Cygnus cargo packing then labored on orbital plumbing contained in the waste and hygiene compartment, the orbiting lab’s rest room positioned in Tranquility.
NASA Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore spent the primary half of his shift on pc upkeep getting ready a laptop computer pc for an electronics take a look at then loading new software program on a pill pc. He then spent the remainder of his day checking meals inventories and reviewing crew menus aboard the area station.
The three cosmonauts compromising the seven-member station crew have been in a position to match microgravity analysis into their schedules on Thursday whereas sustaining the Roscosmos section of the area station.
Roscosmos Flight Engineer Aleksandr Gorbunov wrapped up a run of the Plasma Kristall-4 physics examine that observes how strongly interacting, charged particles flip into plasma crystals. Gorbunov then took turns with fellow cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin taking a take a look at to discover ways to enhance communications between worldwide crews and mission controllers from all over the world. Ovchinin additionally participated in a cardiac examine with Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner carrying sensors to measure how weightlessness impacts the guts’s electrical exercise which pumps blood all through the physique. The trio from Roscosmos additionally saved up its housekeeping actions servicing air flow techniques and sustaining life help {hardware}.
Be taught extra about station actions by following the area station weblog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, in addition to the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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