This high exposure photo from the International Space Station reveals Earths atmospheric radiance and a stellar sky as the orbital complex skyrocketed 258 miles above the Pacific Ocean northeast of Papua New Guinea. At left, are the stations Nauka science module and the Prichal docking module, both from Roscosmos. Credit: NASAFour Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) astronauts continue awaiting favorable weather before ending their stay at the International Space Station (ISS). Meanwhile, the seven-member Expedition 70 crew focused its research study goals on bone health and high-quality fiber optics on Tuesday.Mission supervisors from NASA, SpaceX, and Axiom Space waved off Tuesdays planned undocking for the Ax-3 objective aboard the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft. Ax-3 is now targeted to undock from the Harmony modules forward port no earlier than 9:05 a.m. EST on Wednesday. Officials will continue to keep track of the weather at the prospective splashdown sites off Floridas coast before offering the last go for Ax-3 to return to Earth.Ax-3 Crews Space EndeavorsVeteran astronaut Michael López-Alegría is commanding Ax-3 leading Pilot Walter Villadei and Mission Specialists Alper Gezeravcı and Marcus Wandt on their first spaceflight. The foursome docked to the orbital lab on January 20 starting two weeks of science, academic, and business activities. All four Ax-3 astronauts spent their 17th day in space carrying out light science tasks, photographing Earth, and relaxing.Clouds stop on the peaks of the snow-capped Alps that separate Italys Po Valley from Austria in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above. Credit: NASAExpedition 70s Research and Maintenance ActivitiesThe Expedition 70 crew remained hectic learning how to keep humans healthy in space and enhance fiber optics production procedures. The orbital septet likewise kept up its continuous cargo work and life support maintenance.NASA Flight Engineer Loral OHara spent the day processing bone cell samples gotten from human donors on Earth. She was exploring space-caused bone loss helping physicians find out how to safeguard and deal with astronauts on long-lasting missions. Outcomes may also notify treatments for bone conditions on Earth.NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral OHara poses in front of the Kibo laboratory modules Advanced Plant Habitat housing tomato plants for an experiment examining how the plant body immune system adapts to spaceflight and how spaceflight impacts plant production. Credit: NASAAdvancements in Space-Based ResearchSeveral examinations on the space station have evaluated producing fiber optics utilizing the microgravity environment that are higher quality than those made in the world. The latest investigation, Flawless Space Fibers-1, is taking a look at fiber drawn aboard the station and comparing the outcomes to samples drawn on Earth. NASA Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli established the experiment inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox that might expand industrial production opportunities in area and communication and remote-sensing applications on Earth.Commander Andreas Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) dealt with blood samples that are being examined to understand how weightlessness impacts an astronauts immune system. Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) worked in the Kibo lab module and took a look at a free-flying cam robot for its capability to videotape and picture activities on behalf of the crew.The 3 cosmonauts representing Roscosmos invested their day preparing a cargo ship for its departure while preserving orbital laboratory systems. Veteran Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko packed the Progress 85 resupply ship with discarded gear for disposal ahead of the spacecrafts departure prepared for next week. Flight Engineer Nikolai Chub set up a personal co2 screen and after that gathered hair samples to be taken a look at for a Roscosmos space adjustment study. Flight Engineer Konstantin Borisov invested his day servicing orbital plumbing gear and electronics elements.
All four Ax-3 astronauts invested their 17th day in space carrying out light science duties, photographing Earth, and relaxing.Clouds stop on the peaks of the snow-capped Alps that different Italys Po Valley from Austria in this picture from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above. NASA Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli set up the experiment inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox that might broaden commercial production opportunities in area and interaction and remote-sensing applications on Earth.Commander Andreas Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) treated blood samples that are being examined to comprehend how weightlessness impacts an astronauts immune system. Flight Engineer Nikolai Chub set up an individual carbon dioxide screen and then gathered hair samples to be taken a look at for a Roscosmos space adjustment study.
