OHara and Moghbeli worked throughout Thursday checking tools and readying hardware they will take with them outside the Quest airlock for the upkeep spacewalk. The pair was also joined by astronauts Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) and Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) reviewing their spacewalk treatments throughout the afternoon.
Exploration 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) helps NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli as she tries on her spacesuit and checks its parts aboard the International Space Stations Quest airlock in preparation for an upcoming spacewalk. Credit: NASA
Daily Activities of the ISS Crew
OHara began her day installing communications hardware to support a laser technology research study. Moghbeli invested a couple of minutes on research maintenance eliminating a stopped working electronic unit from a science freezer and loading it for stowage. Mogensen analyzed station air samples and after that transferred information collected from wearable health-monitoring gear.
Furukawa had time throughout the day to concentrate on a range of science activities consisting of examining microgravitys effects on astronauts and setting up a biology microscope. The two-time station visitor first took a cognition test determining how long-term space missions impact a team members brain structure and function. Next, Furukawa prepared a microscope to observe how cells react to weightlessness. He later scanned the neck, leg, and shoulder veins of Mogensen utilizing the Ultrasound 2 gadget with support from physicians on the ground.
The orbiting labs three cosmonauts oversleeped Thursday following a 41-minute and seven-hour spacewalk the day before. Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, and Konstantin Borisov awoke mid-afternoon and performed post-spacewalk cleanup activities then held a conference with experts on the ground. Borisov would later gather air samples for analysis and configure life support equipment in the Nauka science module.
Exploration 70 Flight Engineer Nikolai Chub from Roscosmos is envisioned during a spacewalk to check a backup radiator, deploy a nanosatellite, and set up communications hardware on the International Space Stations Nauka science module. Credit: NASA
The Expedition 70 team is getting ready for another spacewalk planned at the beginning of November for maintenance on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). The next United States orbital segment spacewalk now is scheduled for Wednesday, November 1, to allow the International Space Station team and flight control group extra time to prepare for the expedition.
Spacewalk for Moghbeli and OHara
NASA astronauts Loral OHara and Jasmin Moghbeli will leave the stations Quest airlock to eliminate an electronic devices box called the Radio Frequency Group that was part of a communications antenna system. The spacewalk was previously prepared for Monday, October 30.
Expedition 70 Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko (match with red stripes) and Nikolai Chub (fit with blue stripes), both from Roscosmos, are envisioned during a spacewalk to examine a backup radiator, deploy a nanosatellite, and set up communications hardware on the International Space Stations Nauka science module. Credit: NASA
U.S. Spacewalk 89 will be the first for both Moghbeli and OHara. Moghbeli will work as extravehicular activity crew member 1 and will use a suit with red stripes. OHara will serve as extravehicular crew member 2 and will use an unmarked fit.
NASA astronauts Loral OHara and Jasmin Moghbeli will exit the stations Quest airlock to remove an electronic devices box called the Radio Frequency Group that was part of an interactions antenna system. The spacewalk was formerly prepared for Monday, October 30.
U.S. Spacewalk 89 will be the first for both Moghbeli and OHara. The two-time station visitor initially took a cognition test measuring how long-term space objectives affect a team members brain structure and function. The orbiting laboratorys 3 cosmonauts slept in Thursday following a 41-minute and seven-hour spacewalk the day previously.