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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/02/2020

    DOSIS 3D (Dose Distribution Inside the ISS – 3D): The crew swapped cables inside the DOSIS main box in order to remove the DOSTEL-1 unit and prep it for return on SpX-20. This experiment uses active and passive detectors to determine the radiation doses inside the ISS and provides documentation of the actual nature and …

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    Crew Gears Up for Dragon Cargo Mission amid Earth Studies

    The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea

    The Expedition 62 crew is gearing up for next week’s space delivery aboard a U.S. cargo craft continuing the upkeep of International Space Station systems. SpaceX has completed a successful static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket at Kennedy Space Center. The Dragon resupply ship will be perched atop the Falcon 9 when it …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/28/2020

    OsteoOmics: The crew performed BioCell Media Changeout in BioCell habitat S/N 2. Millions of Americans experience bone loss, which results from disease or the reduced effects of gravity that can occur in bed-ridden patients. OsteoOmics tests whether magnetic levitation accurately simulates the free-fall conditions of microgravity by comparing genetic expression osteoblastic cells, a type of …

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    Crew Wraps Up Week With Space Biology and Physics Research

    The Expedition 62 mission patch floats inside the seven-window cupola

    The Expedition 62 crew wrapped up the workweek with more bone studies and human research activities. Meanwhile, a U.S. cargo craft is one week away from launching to resupply the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan split their day between a pair of investigations exploring how the human physiology is impacted …

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    Human Research, Mouse Preps Ahead of Dragon Cargo Mission

    NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan conducts research operations

    The Expedition 62 crew is running a host of human research and space biology studies today aboard the International Space Station. The orbiting lab is also ramping up for new science being delivered on an upcoming U.S. cargo mission. A crewmember’s bones and flow of body fluids are affected by the weightless environment of space. …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/27/2020

    Fluid Shifts: The crew performed baseline imaging hardware setup. Fluid Shifts is a NASA investigation, divided into Dilution Measurements, Baseline Imaging, and Imaging with Chibis. The Chibis hardware is used to perform the Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP) part of the experiment. The Fluid Shifts experiment investigates the causes for severe and lasting physical changes …

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    Space Biology on Station Benefits Humans on Earth and in Space

    The Expedition 62 crew poses for a playful portrait

    The three-member Expedition 62 crew split its time today between biomedical studies and space physics. The microgravity research aboard the International Space Station helps scientists, doctors and engineers provide unique solutions that could improve life for humans on Earth and in space. Astronauts living in space experience a condition that mimics osteoporosis on Earth. The …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/26/2020

    EarthKAM (Sally Ride Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle Schools): The crew changed out the Lens of the EarthKAM hardware. EarthKAM allows thousands of students to photograph and examine Earth from a space crew’s perspective. Using the Internet, the students control a special digital camera mounted on-board the ISS. This enables them to photograph the Earth’s …

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    Dragon Launch Set for March 6, Station Bone Research Benefits Earth

    The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship launches

    SpaceX has announced March 6 for the launch of its 20th contracted cargo mission to the International Space Station. Its Dragon resupply ship will arrive March 9 with over 5,600 pounds of science hardware, research samples and supplies to the Expedition 62 crew. Meanwhile, NASA Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan are tending to …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/25/2020

    OsteoOmics: The crew performed day 3 of 4 of the OsteoOmics media operations. Millions of Americans experience bone loss, which results from disease or the reduced effects of gravity that can occur in bed-ridden patients. OsteoOmics tests whether magnetic levitation accurately simulates the free-fall conditions of microgravity by comparing genetic expression osteoblastic cells, a type …

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