The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship approaches the International Space Station on March 16, 2023, carrying more than 6,200 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other freight, to replenish the Expedition 68 crew. Both spacecraft were flying 261 miles above the Indian Ocean at the time of this photograph. Credit: NASA
The three NASA astronauts, including UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, will likewise be on task Saturday morning completing the stowage of critical research samples and loading of used station hardware inside Dragon. Dragon will parachute to a splashdown off the coast of Florida a couple of hours later on for retrieval by SpaceX and NASA workers.
After Dragon finishes its objective at the orbital laboratory, the crews four astronauts and 3 cosmonauts will relax on Sunday prior to turning their attention to a series spacewalks set to start on Tuesday, April 18.
Commander Sergey Prokopyev and Flight Engineer Dmitri Petelin will exit the stations Poisk airlock in their Russian Orlan spacesuits. From there, the duo will navigate to the Earth-facing side of the station and begin the work of moving an experiment and a radiator module from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose lab module. Roscosmos Flight Engineer Andrey Fedyaev will help the spacewalkers running the European robotic arm (ERA) from inside Nauka.
The trio from Roscosmos has actually spent the last few weeks tailoring up for the logistics spacewalks, reviewing the treatments, and practicing the ERA robotics maneuvers. The three cosmonauts have actually likewise found time for some research and maintenance activities while preparing the Orlan spacesuits, gathering spacewalking tools, and arranging Poisks airlock.
The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship approaches the station 261 miles above the Indian Ocean on March 16, 2023. International Space Stations Expedition 69 team is preparing for a hectic April with a focus on biology research, freight packing, and spacewalk preparations. NASA Flight Engineers Stephen Bowen, Woody Hoburg and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are finalizing a space biology experiment and packing critical research samples and utilized station hardware inside SpaceX Dragon for its return to Earth.
Exploration 69 team is hectic with biology research study, freight packaging, and spacewalk preparations on the International Space Station. NASA and UAE astronauts are settling an area biology experiment and packaging samples, while Roscosmos cosmonauts get ready for spacewalks starting April 18th.
Biology research study, freight packaging, and spacewalk preparations continue aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 69 team enters into a really hectic April.
NASA Flight Engineers Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg have been working on a range of space experiments given that their delivery aboard the SpaceX Dragon freight craft on March 16. The 2 astronauts, with help from NASA Flight Engineer Frank Rubio, are completing one experiment today by packing area biology samples and research hardware inside Dragon for its return to Earth this weekend.
International Space Stations Expedition 69 crew is preparing for a hectic April with a focus on biology research study, cargo packing, and spacewalk preparations. NASA Flight Engineers Stephen Bowen, Woody Hoburg and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are completing a space biology experiment and packaging vital research study samples and utilized station hardware inside SpaceX Dragon for its return to Earth. The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship approaches the International Space Station on March 16, 2023, bring more than 6,200 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other freight, to renew the Expedition 68 team. The three NASA astronauts, consisting of UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, will also be on task Saturday early morning completing the stowage of crucial research samples and loading of utilized station hardware inside Dragon.