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 7 December 2020 - Six Spacecraft Docked Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
Dec. 7, 2020: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Cargo Dragon vehicles, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus-14 resupply ship, all three from the United States, and Russia’s Progress 75 and 76 resupply ships and Soyuz MS-17 crew ship. Credit: NASA.
While the International Space Station was traveling 268 miles over the southern Indian Ocean, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the space-facing side of the orbiting laboratory s Harmony module for the first time at 1:40 p.m. EST, Monday, Dec. 7.
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.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 3 December 2020 - Another Cargo Mission on Tap Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 3 December 2020 - Another Cargo Mission on Tap
Expedition 64 is getting ready for over 6,400 pounds of cargo due to arrive this weekend aboard the next-generation SpaceX Dragon space freighter.
All seven International Space Station residents also were immersed in microgravity research throughout Thursday.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft has rolled out to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is counting down to a Saturday lift off at 11:39 a.m. EST. Weather permitting, Dragon would automatically dock just under 24 hours later to the Harmony module s space-facing port adjacent to the SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 9 December 2020 - New Space Biology Experiments Status Report - Source: SpaceRef
Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins checks on biological samples.
The Expedition 64 crew kicked off an array of new space biology experiments delivered this week aboard the SpaceX Cargo Dragon.
The International Space Station residents will be gaining unique insights about the human heart, muscles and stem cells that only microgravity can provide.
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins started looking at cardiovascular cells inside the Life Science Glovebox today for the Cardinal Heart study. She serviced samples to help scientists understand the aging and weakening of heart muscles to provide new treatments for humans on Earth and astronauts in space.