The Progress 84 freight craft is envisioned soon after undocking from the International Space Stations Poisk Module at 2:55 a.m. EST on November 29. Credit: NASA
The Expedition 70 crew members turned their attention towards physics and robotics research on Thursday, November 30, while continuing continuous space biology research studies. The orbital septet also will soon welcome a freight craft due to introduce to the International Space Station early Friday.
NASA Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli switched on the Astrobee robotic free-flyers Thursday early morning for an innovation demonstration inside the Kibo laboratory module. In the afternoon, she installed components called CLINGERS on the Astrobees and kept track of the cube-shaped robotic devices as they carried out docking maneuvers. The experiment seeks to prove new innovation that might make it possible for future satellites to rendezvous, dock, and undock autonomously.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli uses a portable glovebag to switch elements inside the BioFabrication Facility (BFF) situated in the International Space Stations Columbus lab module. The BFF is a biological printer that is checking the printing of organ-like tissues in microgravity. Credit: NASA
Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa also operated in the Kibo laboratory switching samples inside the Electrostatic Levitation Furnace. The high-temperature research study facility enables safe observations of thermophysical properties such as density surface stress, and viscosity of products challenging to attain on Earth. Furukawa from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) then operated in the afternoon setting up the new uTitan examination in Kibos Life Science Glovebox to explore a technique for drawing out DNA samples in microgravity.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli utilizes a portable glovebag to swap parts inside the BioFabrication Facility (BFF) located in the International Space Stations Columbus laboratory module. A range of space biology investigations were likewise underway aboard the station seeking to enhance life on Earth and in area. Later, Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) printed cardiac cells using the BioFabrication Facility which is demonstrating printing organ-like tissues in microgravity.
A layer of clouds blends in with snow covering the Tian Shan mountain variety in Central Asia as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above.
A range of space biology investigations were also underway aboard the station looking for to improve life on Earth and in space. Later, Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) printed cardiac cells using the BioFabrication Facility which is showing printing organ-like tissues in microgravity.
A layer of clouds blends in with snow covering the Tian Shan range of mountains in Central Asia as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above. In the leading left corner of the image, the cymbal-shaped solar array of Northrop Grummans Cygnus spacecraft peeks through. Credit: NASA
Back on Earth at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Roscosmos Progress 86 resupply ship stands prepared to release to the orbital station at 4:25 a.m. on Friday. The Progress 86 will orbit Earth for two days before docking to the stations Poisk module at 6:14 a.m. on Sunday. Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub will be on responsibility keeping an eye on the resupply ships arrival and prepared to unpack the almost 5,600 pounds of freight a few hours later on.
Kononenko remained concentrated on research Thursday triggering a 3D printer to find out how to print tools and products promoting self-sufficient teams in space. Chub studied how microgravity affects fluid systems and then evaluated futuristic spacecraft and robotic piloting strategies on a computer system. Cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov serviced ventilation systems in the Zvezda service module, filled software application on computer tablets, and after that concluded his shift deactivating Earth observation hardware.