NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 December, 2020 Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 December, 2020.
Following a day off on Christmas, the Expedition 64 crew went into the weekend with a variety of space biology to help researchers gain therapeutic insights not possible on Earth.
Long-term exposure to microgravity affects organisms adapted to living on Earth in many ways. That same weightless phenomena also reveals unique physical properties that doctors can use to develop advanced medicines and therapies.
A pair of studies taking place over the weekend explored new treatments for joint injuries and cancer. Saturday s investigation observed samples of bone, cartilage, and synovium (connective tissue) housed in an artificial gravity chamber for insights into bone loss and joint damage. Sunday s space research explored space-grown protein crystals, which are higher quality than those created on Earth, and their ability to target
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 10 December 2020 - The Cardinal Heart Study Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins.
Life science continues ramping up aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 64 crew explores cancer therapies and heart conditions.
NASA Flight Engineers Kate Rubins and Victor Glover set up research hardware to create high quality antibody crystals Thursday morning for a new cancer study. The space medical research could accelerate the development of advanced therapies on Earth that target cancer cells.
Rubins then spent the afternoon servicing samples for the Cardinal Heart study that observes microgravity s affect on aging and weakening heart muscles. Glover participated in ultrasound eye exams with fellow Flight Engineers Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 8 December 2020 - Unpacking the Dragon Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
The upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle approaches the International Space Station.
Six spaceships, three U.S. and three Russian, are parked at the International Space Station after Monday s arrival of the upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle.
The Expedition 64 crew will spend the rest of December focusing on science as 2021 shapes up to be a busy year on the orbital lab.
Two Dragon spaceships, one cargo craft and one crew ship, are docked to the station s Harmony module for the first time ever. The Cargo Dragon docked Monday afternoon to Harmony s space-facing port where it will stay for one month. The Crew Dragon has been docked to Harmony s forward port since Nov. 16 and will return four astronauts back to Earth in the spring.