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Cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Anna Kikina work on eye scans

Cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Anna Kikina work on eye scans
Cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Anna Kikina participate in ultrasound eye scans to understand how living in space affects the human eye.

iss068e042987 (Jan. 26, 2023) — Expedition 68 Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin and Anna Kikina, both from Roscosmos, participate in ultrasound eye scans aboard the International Space Station to understand how living long-term in microgravity affects the human eye. The duo used the Ultrasound 2 device located in the Columbus laboratory module’s Human Research Facility. Credit: Roscosmos