The suns sparkle beams off a clear blue North Atlantic Ocean as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above. Leader Andreas Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) started Monday early morning dealing with blood samples then spinning them in a centrifuge for the Immunity Assay experiment. The Soyuz MS-24 crew ship is docked to the Rassvet module in this picture from the International Space Station as it orbited 267 miles above the Tasman Sea in between Australia and New Zealand. At left, is the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space truck and one of its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar ranges. 3D printing was likewise on the Roscosmos research study schedule as Flight Engineer Nikolai Chub evaluated the capability to make tools and products in area reducing dependency on resupply missions.
The suns glint beams off a clear blue North Atlantic Ocean as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above. In the foreground, a pair of main solar varieties curtain throughout the right with the Canadarm2 robotic arm and its fine-tuned robotic hand Dextre extending from the left. Credit: NASA
Life science and spacesuit maintenance topped the schedule at the start of the week for the Expedition 70 crew. The orbital locals also pursued Earth observation and area production research aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Scientific Studies and Maintenance
Leader Andreas Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) started Monday morning treating blood samples then spinning them in a centrifuge for the Immunity Assay experiment. Afterward, he stowed the samples inside a Kubik research incubator located inside ESAs Columbus laboratory module. NASA Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli assisted Mogensen launch the human research study that observes how microgravity affects cellular immune functions in blood samples. The pair would then invest the afternoon on a variety of life support upkeep jobs.
( From left) Expedition 70 Flight Engineers Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral OHara, both from NASA, use Bio-Monitor headbands packed with sensing units that monitor an astronauts health and physiological criteria while minimally disrupting their crew activities. Credit: NASA
Medical Checks and Equipment Maintenance
Astronauts Loral OHara and Satoshi Furukawa signed up with each other for chest scans and high blood pressure contact assistance from physicians on the ground. OHara from NASA first powered on the Ultrasound 2 device and set it up for information downlinks. She and Furukawa from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) took turns collecting the biomedical measurements for the cardiovascular portion of the CIPHER investigation.
OHara and Furukawa also took turns cleaning up cooling loops inside a pair of spacesuits worn during last weeks spacewalk. OHara continued cargo operations inside the Cygnus space freighter while Furukawa started establishing breathing gear that measures aerobic capability while pedaling on the Destiny laboratory modules exercise cycle.
The Soyuz MS-24 crew ship is docked to the Rassvet module in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 267 miles above the Tasman Sea in between Australia and New Zealand. At left, is the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space truck and one of its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar ranges. Credit: NASA
Spacecraft Drills
At the end of the day, the crew members representing SpaceX Crew-7, consisting of Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, practiced undocking and leaving treatments in the Dragon Endurance spacecraft. The quartet has been aboard the station because August 27 and remains in the middle of a prepared six-month research objective.
Roscosmos Activities
Borisov started his day establishing a cam in the Harmony module and pointing it toward Earth permitting trainees to from another location photo landmarks on the ground. 3D printing was likewise on the Roscosmos research schedule as Flight Engineer Nikolai Chub evaluated the ability to make tools and products in area minimizing dependency on resupply missions. Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko shot himself during a workout session for analysis then invested the remainder of the day on standard lab upkeep tasks.