The seven-member Expedition 70 crew poses for a portrait inside the International Space Stations Kibo lab module. In the front row (from left) are, Commander Andreas Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA Flight Engineers Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral OHara. In the back are, Roscosmos Flight Engineers Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov, and Oleg Kononenko; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa. Credit: NASA
Moghbeli also helped Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) as he removed tissue cassettes containing cardiac cells from the BioFabrication Facility. The 3D bioprinter is showing the possible to produce human organs in area from existing client cells. The samples are then stowed in a sophisticated sample processor for incubation enabling the tissues to cohesively form on a cellular level. Mogensen previously studied water healing and filtration strategies under microgravity conditions.
OHara began her day carrying out ultrasound scans and collecting high blood pressure measurements with Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). The biomedical work was done in combination with physicians on the ground and becomes part of the CIPHER suite of 14 human research experiments. Afterward, Furukawa switched cargo in and out of the SpaceX Dragon freight spacecraft as it counts down to undocking from the station later on this month and returning to crucial research study samples to Earth.
Lying in between Africa and Asia, the Red Sea is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above. Credit: NASA
Operating in the Roscosmos section of the orbiting lab, three cosmonauts began their morning performing cardiac research. The trio of flight engineers, Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, and Konstantin Borisov, participated in the research study that determines the bioelectrical activity of the heart as it rests in weightlessness. Afterward, the cosmonauts each took part in a digital test resolving issues for a research study checking out how teams and mission controllers can communicate much better.
Kononenko later analyzed eggs in an incubator for a space biology research study then examined ventilation systems in the Nauka science module. Chub proceeded and examined how magnetic and electrical fields affect fluid systems in microgravity. Lastly, Borisov dealt with a variety of science jobs throughout the day consisting of watering and photographing plants and setting up an array of research study hardware.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli uses a portable glovebag to swap parts inside the BioFabrication Facility (BFF) located in the International Space Stations Columbus laboratory module. The BFF is a biological printer that is testing the printing of organ-like tissues in microgravity. Credit: NASA
The Expedition 70 team finished up the work week with bioprinting, ultrasound, and microbiology scans aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Cardiac research study and fluid physics also completed the microgravity science schedule for the orbital septet.
Unchecked microbial growth is a potential danger to spacecraft perhaps polluting and wearing away systems and impacting the health of area teams. Scientists are exploring how to recognize and disinfect microbes to safeguard spacecraft and crews traveling longer and further away from Earth.
NASA Flight Engineers Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral OHara partnered together and investigated ways to control microbial growth inside the Kibo laboratory module. The duo took turns treating germs samples in Kibos Life Science Glovebox helping scientists discover how to promote effective long-lasting spaceflights and secure extreme environments on Earth.
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 lab module. The seven-member Expedition 70 team postures for a portrait inside the International Space Stations Kibo lab module. In the front row (from left) are, Commander Andreas Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA Flight Engineers Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral OHara. Moghbeli also assisted Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) as he eliminated tissue cassettes consisting of heart cells from the BioFabrication Facility. Lying between Africa and Asia, the Red Sea is visualized from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above.