Northrop Grummans Cygnus area truck, with one of its cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar varieties, is envisioned connected to the Unity modules Earth-facing port on the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was soaring 261 miles above a storm in the Atlantic Ocean at the time of this photograph on September 1, 2023. Credit: NASA
Human research and spacesuit work topped the schedule for the Expedition 69 team aboard the International Space Station (ISS) at the end of the week. The orbital citizens likewise analyzed microorganisms, kept life support systems, and worked on cargo transfers.
Researchers on the ground constantly examine how living in area impacts astronauts to keep teams healthy. The crew members supply blood samples and other specimens during their objective for evaluation on the orbital outpost or in laboratories on the ground.
Physical Exercise and Health Studies in Orbit
Two astronauts, Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA and Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), took turns pedaling on an exercise cycle for a workout research study in the Destiny laboratory module. The duo used breathing equipment and heart sensing units for the examination monitoring their aerobic fitness. Moghbeli later on sequenced DNA from microorganism samples gathered from the drinkable water dispenser. Furukawa moved on and inventoried medical supplies inside the Human Research Facility.
Northrop Grummans Cygnus area truck, with one of its cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, is envisioned connected to the Unity modules Earth-facing port on the International Space Station. Researchers on the ground constantly examine how living in space impacts astronauts to keep teams healthy. Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) wrapped up four days of an immunity study on Friday. Mogensen was helping physicians learn how microgravity impacts cellular immune functions and to keep track of the human immune system in area.
Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) finished up 4 days of an immunity research study on Friday. He eliminated experiment hardware, stowed blood samples in a science freezer, and detached the Kubik research incubator. Mogensen was helping physicians find out how microgravity impacts cellular immune functions and to monitor the human immune system in space.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is imagined working inside the International Space Stations Quest airlock. Credit: NASA
Spacesuit Maintenance and Roscosmos Activities
NASA Flight Engineer Frank Rubio operated in the Quest airlock scrubbing cooling loops in a pair of U.S. spacesuits. After Rubios cooling loop work was completed, Moghbeli took control of, deconfigured the spacesuits, and then stowed them in Quest.
In the Roscosmos sector of the orbiting lab, Commander Sergey Prokopyev serviced docking hardware, jogged on a treadmill for a physical fitness examination, and then began packing items inside the Soyuz MS-23 team ship. The two cosmonaut flight engineers, Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov, split their day between collecting station microbe samples for analysis, changing life assistance hardware, and getting rid of trash and used hardware inside the Roscosmos Progress 84 freight craft.
The area station is orbiting a little greater after the Roscosmos Progress 85 freight craft fired its engines for 21 minutes and 55 seconds Friday afternoon. The orbital reboost establishes the right phasing for the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft docking on September 15.