Cygnus had introduced from Virginia on Saturday as 12:40 p.m. EST filled with 8,300 pounds of new science experiments, team materials, and station hardware. It showed up Monday early morning when NASA Flight Engineer Raja Chari, supported by Barron, commanded the Canadarm2 robotic arm to record Cygnus at 4:44 a.m. Robotics controllers took control of quickly later and guided Cygnus to the Unity module where it was set up simply over two hours later on.
Following a days worth of Cygnus cargo transfers on Tuesday, Vande Hei and Chari likewise took part in eye scans utilizing standard medical imaging equipment in the Harmony module. Leader Anton Shkaplerov and Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov started the exams in the afternoon helping doctors understand how living in area affects the human eye and retina.
Shkaplerov first spent the morning on an exercise study checking out methods to make the most of the efficiency of exercising in weightlessness. Dubrov worked on interactions gear and ventilation hardware throughout the stations Russian section.
Astronauts Kayla Barron and Raja Chari harvest cotton cell samples to explore the genetic architecture of plant regrowth in microgravity. Credit: NASA
A U.S. cargo craft is being unpacked today following its robotic capture and installation at the International Space Station early Monday morning. The Expedition 66 crew likewise invested Tuesday activating brand-new research and carrying out eye checks.
3 NASA astronauts, Mark Vande Hei, Thomas Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, in addition to ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer spent Monday unpacking research study samples stowed in science freezers aboard the U.S. Cygnus space freighter. The quartet then filled the frozen samples into research study racks throughout the space station. A few of the brand-new science samples provided on Monday include skin cells and cancer cells being studied in the microgravity environment to enhance human health in the world and in area.
Marshburn set up the Microgravity Science Glovebox during the afternoon to start taking a look at the skin cell samples. The brand-new study getting underway today explores ways to diminish space-caused sped up skin aging with advantages for earthlings and astronauts.
By NASA
February 22, 2022
3 NASA astronauts, Mark Vande Hei, Thomas Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer invested Monday unloading research study samples stowed in science freezers aboard the U.S. Cygnus area truck. The quartet then filled the frozen samples into research study racks throughout the area station. Some of the new science samples delivered on Monday consist of skin cells and cancer cells being studied in the microgravity environment to enhance human health on Earth and in space.