ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer swaps samples inside the Materials Science Laboratory, a physics research study device. Credit: NASA
The seven-member Expedition 66 team started the last day of January dealing with a variety of research study gear supporting biology, physics, and Earth science. Spacewalk tool work and vision tests were also on Mondays schedule aboard the International Space Station.
NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Thomas Marshburn kicked off Monday servicing science components, flight hardware and life assistance equipment. Barron started the morning inside the Kibo laboratory module installing a small satellite orbital deployer onto an experiment platform that will quickly be positioned into the vacuum of space. Marshburn likewise worked inside Kibo installing ice bricks to condition science freezers. Barron later on replaced a robotic hand controller while Marshburn worked on water transfer jobs.
ESA (European Space Agency) Flight Engineer Matthias Maurer as soon as again wore the Metabolic Space medical monitoring gadget measuring his heart rate and breathing function while riding the stations workout bike. The astronaut from Germany likewise dealt with the Mochii electron-scanning microscopic lense then reloaded firmware supporting a range of cordless instrumentation.
NASA Flight Engineer Raja Chari dealt with pistol grip tools that spacewalkers utilize when eliminating or connecting bolts on the outside of the spaceport station. He likewise joined Barron and Marshburn getting involved in vision tests looking for visual skill utilizing a basic eye chart. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei took Monday early morning off before investing the afternoon checking cable connections and assisting the cosmonauts with Russian hardware.
Leader Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos began the day studying methods to pilot future spacecraft and robots on planetary missions. He then signed up with Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov for a technology study exploring advanced approaches to locate landmarks for Earth photography. Dubrov also swapped fuel bottles inside the Combustion Integrated Rack that supports safe research study into flames and fuels in microgravity.
Marshburn likewise worked inside Kibo installing ice bricks to condition science freezers. Barron later on changed a robotic hand controller while Marshburn worked on water transfer jobs.
He also joined Barron and Marshburn taking part in vision tests inspecting for visual skill using a standard eye chart.
By NASA
January 31, 2022