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    Exercise Research, Spaceship Packing During Robotics Work

    The Canadarm2 robotic arm and Dextre extract Bartolomeo

    Exercise tests aboard the International Space Station today are helping doctors evaluate the best ways to keep crews healthy and fit on long-term space missions. The Expedition 62 crew also readied cargo and crew ships for departure as a variety of other life science experiments took place. Aerobic fitness in space is critically important so …

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    Space Botany, Biology During Robotics and Spaceship Work

    Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan

    A U.S. cargo craft is just one week away from departing the International Space Station and returning to Earth packed with science and hardware for analysis. Meanwhile, the Expedition 62 crew is continuing its space biology research as robotics controllers begin installing the new Bartolomeo science platform. NASA Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir …

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    Space Biology on Station Ahead of Cargo and Crew Ship Activities

    Expedition 62 Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan

    The Expedition 62 crew wrapped up the workweek with more space biology research to understand what living in space does to the human body. The International Space Station is also getting ready to send off a U.S. cargo craft and swap crews. A 3D bioprinter inside the station’s Columbus laboratory module is being deactivated and …

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    Heart, Eye Studies in Space as Next Crew Nears Launch

    NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan retrieves gut microbe samples

    Cardiac research and 3D bioprinting aboard the International Space Station today are helping NASA improve health for humans in space and on Earth. The three Expedition 62 crewmembers also participated in eye exams and radiation checks. Three new Expedition 63 crewmembers are in Kazakhstan just two weeks away from beginning a 195-day mission on the …

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    Robotics Work, Space Biology Keep Station Humming

    The International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm

    Robotic controllers unloaded new research hardware off a U.S. cargo craft today for installation outside the International Space Station. Inside the orbital lab, the Expedition 62 crew continued exploring microgravity’s impact on a variety of life forms. The reusable SpaceX Dragon resupply ship today offered the Bartolomeo science payload system for installation on Europe’s Columbus …

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    Artery Scans, Eye Checks on Station as Crews Prepare for April Swap

    Expedition 63 crewmembers arrive at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

    Ultrasound scans and eye checks aboard the International Space Station today are helping doctors understand how the Expedition 62 crew is adapting to microgravity. Back on Earth, a new crew is in final preparations for its launch next month. NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir spent Tuesday morning on biomedical duty and scanned her leg arteries …

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    Vision Tests, 3D Bioprinting on Station as New Crew Ramps up for Launch

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

    Vision tests and a variety of advanced biology research activities took place aboard the International Space Station today. The Expedition 62 crew also serviced several computers and life support gear as a new crew gets ready for launch next month. Each crewmember had a vision acuity test today, with NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan starting first …

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    Spacesuit Work, Air Quality and Radiation Checks on Station Today

    The Nile River winding northward next to the Red Sea

    The Expedition 62 trio aboard the International Space Station spent their Friday on a variety of activities. The crew conducted a hearing test, swapped spacesuit components, and checked out computers, air quality and radiation. Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan started the day with a hearing test for the Acoustic Diagnostics study. The research measures an astronaut’s …

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    Space Cardiac Research as Station Orbits Higher For Next Crew

    An aurora accents Earth's atmospheric glow

    Cardiac research was a big part of the Expedition 62 crew’s schedule on Thursday. Meanwhile, the International Space Station is orbiting higher to get ready for April’s crew swap. Two experiments taking place aboard the orbiting lab today are looking at cardiac function and the replenishment of heart cells in space. The NASA heart studies …

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    Station Science Promoting Earth, Space Therapies Ahead of Crew Swap

    An aurora above the city lights and a beneath a starry sky

    Expedition 62 is continuing a host of studies this week exploring how microgravity affects the human body. Researchers use the weightlessness environment of the International Space Station to provide advanced therapies for healthier humans on Earth and in space. NASA Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan wore a specialized suit, testing its ability to pull body fluids …

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