Astronauts Upgrade Space Station Tech to Advance Ongoing Research
In order to maintain its cutting-edge space research experiments and technological demonstrations, the Expedition 73 crew maintained a range of science hardware and software on Thursday. The International Space Station’s routine was completed with eye exams, Earth observations, and life support maintenance.
Numerous scientific components on the orbital outpost allow for a broad range of studies into space phenomena that cannot be reproduced in the gravity-filled environment of Earth. Computers that manage the equipment, keep an eye on the experiments, and record the research results are among the amenities, which also include complete laboratory modules and refrigerator-sized research racks that can accommodate several experiments. The findings are used by scientists to advance novel health solutions for both astronauts and Earthlings, as well as to support both public and private sectors on Earth and in space.
Today, NASA Flight Engineers Anne McClain and Jonny Kim alternated between working on computer equipment to guarantee that microgravity research continues to yield flawless, high-quality results. Kim replaced a CPU cartridge in the Spaceborne Computer-2 while working in the Columbus laboratory module. Without depending on resources on Earth, the commercial off-the-shelf computer is proving that it can expedite research insights while in space. The Blood Analyser, a portable biomedical instrument in the Destiny laboratory module that rapidly analyses a blood sample for a variety of components on board the orbital outpost, had its firmware updated by McClain.
Inside Columbus, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Station Commander Takuya Onishi took the AstroPi camera out of a window on the Unity module, connected it, and turned it on. The European Space Agency built the orbiting lab with two AstroPi computers to help students develop their engineering and scientific abilities. In order to safeguard the health of the astronauts, Onishi also downloaded data measuring the station’s atmosphere for the Aerosol Monitors technology demonstration.
Using the Extant Life Volumetric Imaging System, or ELVIS, a 3D research microscope, NASA Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers processed deep-sea bacteria samples once more to test imaging capabilities. The Kibo laboratory module contains a specialised 3D imaging technology that might be used to examine liquid mixtures and microbes both on Earth and in space, as well as to monitor water quality and identify potentially contagious species.
Onishi, McClain, and Ayers participated in vision checks reading characters from a conventional eye chart on Thursday before all the science hardware work started. The three astronauts joined Kim at the conclusion of their crew shift and were summoned to Earth for a ground conference with the flight director of their mission.
Kirill Peskov, a first-time cosmonaut from Roscosmos, finished a photo shoot on Earth and downloaded pictures of the sites he photographed all over the world. To help researchers better comprehend the communication between foreign crews and mission controllers worldwide, Peskov then completed a computer questionnaire. Throughout the day, flight engineers Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy worked on maintenance duties inside the Progress 90 cargo ship, cleaning a heater fan and filling an oxygen generator tank.
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