During the next spacewalk, two flight engineers will work to install the first two of six new solar cells on the space station’s integrated truss structure.
Expedition 65 flight engineer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov is pictured on a seven-hour and 19-minute space walk to prepare the Pirs’ docking compartment. (Photo: NASA)
The mood on the International Space Station (ISS) is cheerful as the astronauts have received fresh apples, avocados and their special nutritional food containers. The crew of Expedition 65 has now turned to a critical task, namely the installation of solar systems to supply the station with electricity. The astronauts will undertake two space walks to improve the energy system of the orbiting laboratory.
When the newest supply kite docked with the ISS, the astronauts were still busy unpacking the supplies and activating scientific experiments, which include: Survival tests in extreme environments Advance further exploration of the Moon and Mars. The SpaceX Dragon carried over 3,311 kilograms of cargo to the station.
NASA said in a statement that flight engineer Megan McArthur has been transferred Research hardware from Dragon to begin work on the Kidney Cells-02 study, which aims to improve treatment for kidney stones and osteoporosis. Meanwhile, Commander Akihiko Hoshide removed mice launched aboard Dragon and placed them in a habitat in the Kibo laboratory module to study space-related age-like symptoms such as bone loss and muscle wasting.
The space station will receive new solar systems to strengthen its energy system. (Photo: NASA)
The spacewalks will be conducted by flight engineers Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet, who have prepared their spacesuits and prepared the airlock for the movement ahead. The spacewalks are scheduled for June 16th and 20th. The duo had already carried out 50 space walks during the expedition in 2017.
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During the next spacewalk, the two flight engineers will work on installing the first two of six new solar systems on the integrated truss structure of the space station.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 flight engineer Mark Vande Hei is working to relocate the Multi-Use Variable-g Platform (MVP) within the Kibo laboratory module. (Photo: NASA)
In addition to solar systems, the cargo also contained saliva and oral bacteria samples from dental patients who are being treated with toothpaste and mouthwash in an experiment to keep the teeth and gums of astronauts healthy in space.
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SpaceX’s Falcon rocket shot into the hazy afternoon sky on June 4th on its 22nd launch for NASA from the Kennedy Space Center. The first stage booster was new for a change and landed on an offshore platform a few minutes after launch so it can be recycled for a NASA astronaut flight this fall.
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