NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 21 December, 2020 - New Research Airlock Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
The new NanoRacks Bishop research airlock is installed on the port side of the Tranquility module and significantly expands the capacity for commercial space research on the outside of the orbiting lab. Credit: NASA.
Science operations continue to expand aboard the International Space Station with the installation of a new research airlock over the weekend.
The seven-member Expedition 64 crew also stayed busy exploring a variety of space biology and physics phenomena.
Robotics controllers on Earth spent Saturday remotely commanding the Canadarm2 robotic arm to install the new NanoRacks Bishop science airlock delivered Dec. 7 aboard the SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship. During a series of hours-long maneuvers, Bishop was extracted from Dragon s unpressurized trunk and installed on the port side of the Tranquility module adjacent to BEAM, the Bigelow Expanda
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 14 December, 2020 - Orbital Plumbing Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
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Cardiac research and orbital plumbing were the Monday highlights for the Expedition 64 crew aboard the International Space Station.
Flight Engineer Kate Rubins peered through a microscope at heart tissue samples today for the Cardinal Heart study. The microgravity study may provide new insights and advanced therapies for heart conditions on Earth and in space.
For the Vascular Echo experiment today, Flight Engineer Victor Glover strapped on a Doppler probe to his right leg to scan his femoral artery during a light exercise session. The cardiovascular study, running since March 2015 on the orbiting lab, is looking at how living in space stiffens the arteries.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 15 December, 2020 - Microgravity and the Heart Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Victor Glover reviews research procedures on a computer.
The Expedition 64 crew continues exploring how microgravity affects the heart to improve health for humans on and off the Earth.
Northrop Grumman has booked its next Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station for early next year.
NASA Flight Engineers Kate Rubins and Michael Hopkins partnered up today for the Cardinal Heart study to learn how to treat aging and weakening heart cells. Hopkins peered at heart tissue samples through a microscope while Rubins serviced those samples in the Kibo laboratory module s Life Sciences Glovebox.