Station flight engineers Frank Rubio of NASA and Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) worked throughout Monday on experiment hardware supporting innovative space biology research. Rubio worked in the Kibo laboratory module inspecting out the Confocal Space Microscope that captures fluorescence imagery to observe the basic nature of cellular and tissue structures. The second personal astronaut mission from Axiom Space, Axiom Mission 2, is arranged to introduce to the space station at 5:37 p.m. EDT on Sunday. Commander Peggy Whitson with Pilot John Shoffner and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi will ride the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the orbiting labs space-facing port on the Harmony module where they are set up to dock at 9:24 a.m. on Monday.
The Soyuz MS-23 team ship is imagined docked to the Prichal docking module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above Queensland, Australia, near the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria on May 11, 2023. Credit: NASA
The Expedition 69 team is studying microgravitys influence on human immunity, performing advanced area biology research study, and preserving vital systems on the ISS. Concurrently, Axiom Space is preparing for its 2nd private objective to the ISS, with the launch of Axiom Mission 2 set to consist of 4 crew members performing research study, outreach, and commercial activities.
The seven-member Expedition 69 crew began its week studying microgravitys effects on human resistance, changing critical life support gear, and cleaning up after last weeks spacewalk. Axiom Space is also counting down to its second personal objective to the International Space Station (ISS).
The orbital laboratorys main function is to gain scientific knowledge not possible in Earths gravity to acquire brand-new insights benefitting human beings on and off the Earth. Human research study and physics are an essential part of the microgravity science program helping NASA and its worldwide partners prepare objectives to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
NASA Flight Engineer Stephen Bowen started Monday processing blood samples that will be examined to understand how living in area impacts cellular immune function to promote healthier astronauts. At the end of the day, Bowen placed on a vest and headband loaded with sensors that will tape-record his physiological information to the Canadian Space Agencys Bio-Monitor device.
Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Woody Hoburg of NASA are envisioned showing off the tools they used to effectively open a hatch on the Unity modules space-facing side. Credit: NASA
Station flight engineers Frank Rubio of NASA and Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) worked throughout Monday on experiment hardware supporting innovative area biology research study. Rubio worked in the Kibo laboratory module inspecting out the Confocal Space Microscope that records fluorescence imagery to observe the fundamental nature of cellular and tissue structures. Alneyadi set up a syringe filled with a protein solution inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox for the Ring Sheared Drop experiment that might supply prospective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.
Rubio and Alneyadi also assisted NASA Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg as he worked throughout the day on the Destiny laboratory modules co2 elimination assembly. Hoburg invested numerous hours throughout Monday replacing elements then looking for leakages on the life assistance gadget situated in Destinys air revitalization system rack.
Leader Sergey Prokopyev and Flight Engineer Dmitri Petelin unwinded Saturday and Sunday following their 14-minute and five-hour spacewalk on Friday to release and trigger a radiator on the Nauka science module. The two cosmonauts then kicked off Monday uninstalling parts and checking for leakages on their Orlan spacesuits then returning the Poisk airlock to its post-spacewalk configuration. Afterward, the pair checked the heart monitoring gear they would use throughout their descent to Earth inside the Soyuz MS-23 team ship.
Roscosmos Flight Engineer Andrey Fedyaev invested his day mostly on maintenance activities as he cleaned ventilation equipment and laptop computers in the Zvezda service module. Fedyaev likewise spent a couple of minutes on human research activities recording and downloading his body mass measurements and after that collecting his own blood sample for later analysis.
The second private astronaut objective from Axiom Space, Axiom Mission 2, is scheduled to introduce to the spaceport station at 5:37 p.m. EDT on Sunday. Commander Peggy Whitson with Pilot John Shoffner and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi will ride the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the orbiting labs space-facing port on the Harmony module where they are scheduled to dock at 9:24 a.m. on Monday. The private quartet will carry out research, outreach, and commercial activities before returning to Earth.
The Axiom Mission 2 Flight Readiness Review was conducted on Monday and has concluded.