Recent calculations project that by 2050 there be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/25/2017
Node 3 Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Photos: This morning, the crew removed the WHC Kabin, took photographs of surrounding areas, and then replaced the WHC Kabin. These high-resolution, high-quality photos of seat track locations in the vicinity of the WHC and Node 3 Mid-Bay will be analyzed by teams on the ground. These analyses …
Expedition 53 Inspires the Next Generation, Learns More About How the Human Body Responds to Space
Mid-week, the crew of Expedition 53 completed tasks to investigate the various ways microgravity affects the human body and shared the benefits of the International Space Station with students in Kiev, Ukraine, during a Public Affairs in-flight event. At 11 a.m. EDT, Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA spoke with U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch live on …
SAGE III/ISS Initial Data Release for Public Use
The first wave of atmospheric data from SAGE III/ISS is now available for public use through NASA’s Atmospheric Science Data Center. The data was collected from June 2017 to August 2017 and includes measurements of ozone, aerosols and nitrogen dioxide. SAGE III scientists are seeking feedback on this initial data from the international atmospheric science […]
Learning with Lasers
Lasers can help scientists get a qualitative measure of the increases and decreases of mixing at the ocean surface.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/24/2017
Extravehicular Mobility Unit Loop Scrub: Today, the crew configured Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) suits 3003 and 3008 for loop scrubbing. Once the scrubbing activity was complete, they reconfigured hardware and performed iodination of Ion Filters for both suits. A sample of the water was obtained after the loop scrub activity to determine the effectiveness of …
Pumpkins, Fish, and Communication
Although communication between those at home and those on a ship has improved over the decades, being in mid-ocean still has quite a few communication challenges.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/23/2017
Lighting Effects: A 51S crewmember conducted a Visual Performance Test by stowing the hardware in their crew quarters, setting the light to the correct mode, turning all other light sources in the crew quarters off, and performing a Numerical Verification Test and a Color Discrimination Test. The completed tests were photographed and downlinked. The Lighting …
Culmination of Spacewalks Leads into Studies on Crew Health and Performance
After a trio of spacewalks this month, including the final one conducted last Friday by Commander Randy Bresnik and Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA, the Expedition 53 crew returned to a schedule of full-time science this week. Today, the crew explored how lighting aboard the International Space Station affects their performance and health. One …
Expedition Planning and Flying Fish
The primary job of the SPURS chief scientist is akin to conducting a symphony orchestra of oceanographic measurements.