Soaring 262 miles over the Northeastern coast of Australia, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen recorded this photo from the International Space Station. Northrop Grummans Cygnus spacecraft, which has been docked to the station because August 4, 2023, is positioned to the right of the image, displaying its prominent cymbal-shaped solar ranges. Credit: NASA
Its a full house aboard the International Space Station as 10 residents are living on orbit following Fridays arrival of a brand-new team. Tuesday, September 19, saw a range of tasks split among the homeowners as three members continue to get used to life in weightlessness, and another prepares for their journey back home to Earth next week.
New Residents and Their Tasks
Novice orbital locals, Loral OHara of NASA and Nikoali Chub of Roscosmos are handling a few of the firsts of numerous upkeep tasks theyll finish throughout their stay. OHara processed water samples to help identify water quality aboard the station, while Chub partook in an experiment that evaluates cardiovascular and respiratory function.
Last Friday brought the arrival of the 2 to the station, along with Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, who is at the start of his fifth objective aboard the orbiting laboratory. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft, now docked to the station for the next year. Kononenko spent some of his day transferring cargo from Soyuz and getting used to another objective in low-Earth orbit.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli collects water samples for microbial analysis inside the International Space Stations Destiny lab module. Credit: NASA
Preparations for Departure and Daily Tasks
Astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, Commander Sergey Prokopyev, and Flight Engineer Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos invested part of the day prepping for their departure next week on September 27. While Rubio helped his new team members familiarize themselves with life on orbit, Prokopyev and Petelin finished training on manual regulated descent of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft theyll take home. Ahead of departure prep, Rubio invested his early morning in the Tranquility Module, checking and cleaning up overhead vent diffusers.
Expedition 69s Other Endeavors
Another set of Expedition 69 team members have actually rapidly adapted to their new routines and are taking on orbital tasks completely force after their arrival in August. Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA invested the early morning collecting blood pressure information, while Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) evaluated a brand-new lighting system that aims to assist astronauts keep circadian rhythm. In addition, Mogensen set up a food processing system to make chocolate mousse, which he later taste-tested before bed. At night, Moghbeli finished a test to evaluate the intraocular pressure of the eyes.
In other jobs, Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) spent the early morning performing maintenance tasks on the Internal Ball Camera in the Japanese Experiment Module. After lunch, he fixed and replaced cables on the Life Support Rack. Meanwhile, Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos invested the day on orbital plumbing jobs.
Skyrocketing 262 miles over the Northeastern coast of Australia, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen recorded this image from the International Space Station. Northrop Grummans Cygnus spacecraft, which has actually been docked to the station since August 4, 2023, is placed to the right of the image, displaying its prominent cymbal-shaped solar arrays. Last Friday brought the arrival of the 2 to the station, along with Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, who is at the start of his 5th mission aboard the orbiting lab. The trio released aboard the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft, now docked to the station for the next year.
