An aurora converges Earths airglow below a starry sky in this photo from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above western Kazakhstan near the Caspian Sea. Credit: NASA
The International Space Station Expedition 70 crew is starting its very first complete week together following recentlys departure of the stations longest-serving crew at 371 days. The seven orbital outpost locals began Monday with human research and space physics, as well as spacesuit work and life assistance upkeep.
Research and Innovations
NASA Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli started her day establishing the Echo ultrasound system in the Columbus lab module for the Vascular Aging study. She scanned her neck, leg, and heart with support from ground personnel to assist medical professionals comprehend accelerated aging-like symptoms that take place in a crew members arteries while residing in area. Moghbeli likewise worked on station hardware as she established a lighting system that will be put outside the Kibo lab module in the vacuum of space.
Eye checks were likewise on the schedule as NASA Flight Engineer Loral OHara examined the eyes of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa utilizing standard medical imaging gear. Doctors are studying how weightlessness affects the retina, the shape of the eye, vision, and other homes to ensure excellent optical health in space.
She scanned her neck, leg, and heart with support from ground personnel to assist doctors comprehend sped up aging-like signs that take place in a crew members arteries while living in area. Moghbeli likewise worked on station hardware as she set up a lighting system that will be positioned outside the Kibo lab module in the vacuum of space.
In the front row are, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli. OHara also joined Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) servicing spacesuits in the Quest airlock.
The main Expedition 70 team picture with (top row from left) Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov, and Oleg Kononenko; JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa; and NASA astronaut Loral OHara. In the front row are, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli. Credit: NASA
Upkeep and Preparations
OHara likewise joined Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) servicing spacesuits in the Quest airlock. The duo took turns cleaning cooling loops inside the suits before OHara recharged and completed the work fit water tanks and filled up cooling and ventilation garments. Furukawa studied treatments that he will utilize soon to help astronauts dress in assistance of upcoming spacewalks.
Space Physics and Other Tasks
Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, on his 5th spaceport station mission, set up a video camera for a plasma physics experiment in the Columbus lab. The space physics research study observes low-temperature gaseous mixes composed of ionized gas, neutral gas, and micron-sized particles, or plasma crystals, and may enhance microgravity research approaches and spacecraft styles.
Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov started his morning by strapping sensing units to himself for a 24-hour session determining his heart activity and high blood pressure. Later, he photographed battery cables in the Nauka science module and then carried on to orbital pipes duties. Cosmonaut Nikolai Chub linked cables to an optical telescope with a radio detector, examined battery temperature levels and connections in the Zvezda service module, and finally cleaned the Rassvet modules ventilation system.
