Return cargo operations are underway at the orbiting lab as the astronauts complete a variety of experiments and pack station hardware inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Samples and research study gear from numerous experiments that have actually been taking location aboard the station will parachute back to Earth inside Dragon after it undocks from the station on Saturday at 11:05 a.m. EDT. SpaceX and NASA workers will retrieve Dragon off the coast of Florida numerous hours later so researchers and engineers can start evaluating the completed area research and used station equipment.
Prokopyev and Petelin will leave the Poisk module throughout all three spacewalks and maneuver toward the Earth-facing side of the station.
The last rays of an orbital sunset permeate Earths horizon in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 269 miles above the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of southern Argentina. Credit: NASA
NASA Flight Engineers Stephen Bowen, Woody Hoburg, and Frank Rubio worked throughout the day on a study that will soon be finished and loaded inside Dragon. The trio serviced biological samples being observed to understand how an astronauts body adapts to living long-lasting in weightlessness. At the end of the week, the crew will wrap up the biology science operations and load the microgravity-exposed research study samples inside Dragon for analysis in labs on Earth.
UAE (United Arab Emirates) Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi worked on a set of various innovation experiments on Wednesday. He first worked on a 3D printer to show manufacturing tools, parts, and even experiments on the orbital station. Later, he gathered and stowed samples in a science freezer for a study exploring the biomanufacturing of pharmaceuticals in area.
The last rays of an orbital sundown permeate Earths horizon in this picture from the International Space Station as it orbited 269 miles above the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of southern Argentina. Credit: NASA
Three cosmonauts from Roscosmos had the day of rest on Wednesday in commemoration of Cosmonautics Day following a number of days of spacewalk preparations. The trio including Commander Sergey Prokopyev and Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin and Andrey Fedyaev will continue on Thursday preparing Orlan spacesuits, organizing spacewalking tools, and studying treatments for a series of spacewalks set to start on April 18.
Prokopyev and Petelin will exit the Poisk module during all three spacewalks and maneuver towards the Earth-facing side of the station. From there, the duo will move a radiator and an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module to the Nauka science module. Fedyaev will be inside the station operating the European robotic arm during the expedition assisting the spacewalkers.
Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Anna Kikina takes pressure measurements on a pair of Russian Orlan spacesuits inside the International Space Stations Poisk module. Credit: NASA
Exploration 69 astronauts are concluding a space biology research study and preparing for a series of spacewalks at the International Space Station. They are likewise packing the equipment inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for go back to Earth, consisting of various experiments performed aboard the station.
The Expedition 69 astronauts are settling a space biology study today prior to loading it inside a freight craft for return to Earth. The cosmonauts are also relaxing today ahead of more preparations for a series of spacewalks at the International Space Station (ISS).
Return freight operations are underway at the orbiting laboratory as the astronauts finalize a variety of experiments and pack station hardware inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Samples and research equipment from various experiments that have actually been occurring aboard the station will parachute back to Earth inside Dragon after it undocks from the station on Saturday at 11:05 a.m. EDT. SpaceX and NASA workers will obtain Dragon off the coast of Florida numerous hours later on so researchers and engineers can start evaluating the completed area research study and used station equipment.