By NASA
January 23, 2023
The spaceport stations solar selections and a small satellite orbital deployer are pictured as the orbiting laboratory overlooked the African nation of Namibia. Credit: NASA
Area medicine was the top research priority aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday as 4 Expedition 68 astronauts checked out recovery bone conditions. The orbiting laboratorys 3 cosmonauts invested the day studying a variety of physics, loading a resupply ship, and servicing station hardware.
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and Frank Rubio joined Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for an all-day bone research study session in the Kibo lab module. The quartet operated in Kibos Life Science Glovebox servicing research study samples for the Osteopromotive Bone Adhesive research study.
Living in microgravity might impact skeletal stem cells and bone tissue regeneration, or bone repair work. Researchers are studying a bone graft adhesive on the space station with the possible to reverse the effects of weightlessness on stem cells and bone tissue. Outcomes may likewise benefit treatments for conditions in the world such as osteoporosis. The astronauts will stay concentrated on the bone research study activities through Wednesday.
2 cosmonauts worked on several different area physics experiments throughout Monday. Leader Sergey Prokopyev explored the habits of clouds of extremely charged particles, or plasma crystals, in a specialized chamber. Observations might lead to improved spacecraft styles, as well as a much better understanding of plasmas on Earth. Flight Engineer Dmitri Petelin studied the physics of fluids exposed to magnetic and electrical fields in microgravity.
Petelin got rid of navigation hardware from the inside the ISS Progress 82 resupply ship and then photographed the internal location of the Nauka multipurpose lab module to assess its prospective stowage volume. Roscosmos Flight Engineer Anna Kikina spent her day maintenance life assistance and electronic devices systems.
Living in microgravity might impact skeletal stem cells and bone tissue regeneration, or bone repair work. Scientists are studying a bone graft adhesive on the area station with the potential to reverse the effects of weightlessness on stem cells and bone tissue. The astronauts will remain focused on the bone research activities through Wednesday.