Outcomes may benefit a range of applications and industries such as climatic monitoring from area and laser surgery on Earth.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli processes liver stem cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory modules Life Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Her research study work is supporting the Space AGE (Space Aging Gravity Experiment) examination that is exploring the age-related loss of regenerative capability. Outcomes may provide insights into the treatment of immune system conditions both on Earth and in area.( From left) Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency); and Flight Engineers Loral OHara and Jasmin Moghbeli, both from NASA; and Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), present for a picture aboard the International Space Stations Destiny laboratory module.
Biomedical and Psychological Studies in Space
ESA (European Space Agency) Commander Andreas Mogensen invested most of his day on biomedical tasks gathering, processing, and stowing his blood and urine samples for future analysis. The two-time station visitor likewise serviced gear supporting a study investigating how 360-degree virtual reality experiences may benefit team psychology on long-term area objectives.
( From left) Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency); and Flight Engineers Loral OHara and Jasmin Moghbeli, both from NASA; and Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), pose for a picture aboard the International Space Stations Destiny lab module. The quartet is flaunting team active dosimeters that keep track of the amount of radiation astronauts are exposed to in the microgravity environment. Credit: NASA
Satellite Deployment and Cargo Management
Starting his morning in the Kibo laboratory, astronaut Satoshi Furukawa filled a small satellite orbital deployer into Kibos airlock. The Japanese robotic arm will grapple the deployer and eliminate it from the airlock after it is depressurized and opened. The deployer will then be placed pointed and outside away from the station for the release of a series of CubeSats into Earth orbit for academic, personal, and governmental research.
Furukawa later joined Moghbeli transferring frozen research study samples from station science freezers into the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft. Dragon will go back to Earth at the end of the week bring the preserved samples inside science freight freezers for retrieval and analysis. OHara likewise packed Dragon with return freight securing it inside the spacecraft for the descent into Earths environment and splashdown off the coast of Florida.
Regular Maintenance and Research by Cosmonauts
Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko started his day transferring water from the Progress 86 resupply ship into the spaceport station. Cosmonaut Nikolai Chub worked throughout Monday studying how electrical and electromagnetic fields affect fluid systems in microgravity. Flight Engineer Konstantin Borisov checked out electrical elements and control board, watered plants for a space botany study, then replaced Roscosmos computer system software application.
A waning gibbous moon sets just beyond the horizon of Earths atmosphere as the International Space Station skyrocketed 260 miles above the South Pacific Ocean. Credit: NASA
Space physics, aging research study, and science hardware filled the schedule at the start of the week for the Expedition 70 team. The International Space Station (ISS) homeowners are also packing a U.S. freight craft for its departure and return to Earth at the end of the week.
Improvements in Space Manufacturing
Area production is the next huge action towards commercializing low-Earth orbit. Outcomes may benefit a variety of industries and applications such as climatic monitoring from space and laser surgery on Earth.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli processes liver stem cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory modules Life Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Her research study work is supporting the Space AGE (Space Aging Gravity Experiment) examination that is exploring the age-related loss of regenerative capacity. Results might supply insights into the treatment of body immune system conditions both on Earth and in area. Credit: NASA
Research study on Aging in Space
NASA Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli invested the afternoon in the Kibo lab module researching space-caused aging signs like those seen in the elderly on Earth. She got rid of liver stem cell samples from an incubator and after that processed them inside Kibos Life Science Glovebox. The Space AGE investigation is observing how aged immune cells impact liver regeneration providing deeper insights into the biology of aging and its results on illness mechanisms.
