Expedition 74 Works Health Research and Cargo Operations on Thursday
Health research, biology experiments, cleaning, and cargo operations were the main tasks on Thursday’s schedule aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew worked an array of activities that look at how the human body reacts to space, analyzed samples for microbial growth, and unloaded a cargo delivery.
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut kicked off the day collecting biological samples to take a deeper look at how the human body and its functions react and adapt to spaceflight. Afterward, Adenot prepped the samples before stowing them in the orbital lab’s Minus Eighty-Degree Freezer for future analysis.
Meir moved into the Destiny laboratory module to collect water samples from the Potable Water Dispenser. Adenot later processed those samples to assess for any microbial growth. Adenot then began to gather items for an upcoming tech demonstration that uses environmental sensors to collect CO2 measurements.
In the Kibo module, NASA astronaut Chris Williams spent part of his day moving and consolidating stowage. He then removed modules from the Nanoracks main frame to make room for new installations. Williams completed his two-hours of daily exercise on the station’s Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) and treadmill, to help maintain cardiovascular health and bone and muscle density in zero gravity.
NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway kicked off the day with his two hours of exercise on ARED and the station’s bicycle, CEVIS. Later on, he cleaned vent fans in the Unity module. Near the end of the day, he moved into the Permanent Multipurpose Module to organize stowage and clean with Meir.
Cargo operations were ongoing in the Roscosmos segment throughout the day. In the morning, station commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and flight engineer Sergei Mikaev worked together to disassemble the docking mechanism inside the Poisk module. The duo, along with flight engineer Andrey Fedyaev, then spent the day unloading cargo from the recently arrived Progress 94 spacecraft, in addition to a few other tasks, including food consolidation, general maintenance, and data transfers.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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