December 22, 2024

Microgravity Mysteries: Bacteria, Brain Aging, and Gravity-Sensing Cells in Space

Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) ready different cell samples for observation inside the Confocal Microscope then closed out the Cell Gravisensing biology Investigation. Previously in the day, he switched hard disks on a laptop computer and after that assisted OHara in continuing to unload the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft.
The suns first rays begin illuminating Earths atmosphere in this photo from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the main United States. Credit: NASA
NASA Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli invested her day in the Harmony module setting up a variety of NASA and Roscosmos hardware. She first calibrated an ultrasonic examination gadget that utilizes high-frequency acoustic waves to evaluate materials, Afterward, Moghbeli inspected space-to-ground, VHF, and inter-module communication systems.
Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko researched 3D printing techniques to find out how to produce tools and supplies in space and lower dependence on freight missions from Earth. Cosmonaut Nikolai Chub spent his day on life assistance and electronic devices upkeep. Cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov set up Soyuz team ship and Progress resupply ship notebook computer then continued his photographic analysis of the stations Roscosmos modules.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral OHara uses a portable glovebag to change elements on a biological printer, the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), that is testing the printing of organ-like tissues in microgravity. Credit: NASA
Germs, brain aging, and gravity-sensing cells were the primary research subjects aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, November 17. The 7 Expedition 70 crew members likewise dealt with computer systems, interactions equipment, and life assistance maintenance to wrap up the work week.
NASA Flight Engineer Loral OHara checked out how microbes grow in microgravity, the potential damage they trigger to spacecraft, and methods to disinfect the damaging germs. She inoculated microbe samples inside the Life Science Glovebox that will be compared to uninoculated samples. The NASA-sponsored Bacteria Adhesion and Corrosion research study takes place in the Kibo laboratory module and intends to keep space teams and humans on Earth healthy.
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen prepares for the Christmas season and poses for an enjoyable picture wearing a Santa Claus hat. Credit: NASA
Leader Andreas Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) saw cell samples under a microscopic lense for the Cerebral Ageing experiment. The research study takes a look at brain cell-like samples to understand accelerated aging symptoms seen in patients in the world and observed in astronauts on long-term area objectives.

NASA Flight Engineer Loral OHara checked out how bacteria grow in microgravity, the possible damage they trigger to spacecraft, and methods to disinfect the harmful germs. The NASA-sponsored Bacteria Adhesion and Corrosion study takes place in the Kibo laboratory module and intends to keep area crews and humans on Earth healthy.
Credit: NASA
Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko looked into 3D printing techniques to discover how to produce tools and materials in area and decrease reliance on freight objectives from Earth.