Expedition 73 continued exploring how microgravity affects blood flow to help doctors protect crews staying longer in space and traveling farther away from Earth. The International Space Station residents also kept up preparations for an upcoming U.S. cargo mission while maintaining orbital lab systems.
Heart and blood pressure studies led the research schedule for the Expedition 73 crew on Wednesday informing scientists how the cardiovascular system adapts to weightlessness. The International Space Station residents are also gearing up for the next SpaceX Dragon cargo mission and cleaning spacesuits for potential spacewalks later this year.
More human research was underway aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as the Expedition 73 crew explored how working in space affects the eyes, brain, circulatory system, and more. Quantum physics hardware and spacesuit maintenance rounded out the schedule for the seven orbital residents.
Expedition 73, with its four newest crewmates, kicked off the week exploring how living in space affects the circulatory system and exercise. Meanwhile, the four crew members from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission are back on Earth and getting used to gravity after five months aboard the International Space Station.
At 11:33 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov splashed down off the coast of San Diego, California. This completes a stay in space of 148 days for the four-person crew. Teams aboard the recovery […]
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov has completed its deorbit burn as expected ahead of splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California. Four minutes before splashdown, the drogue parachutes will deploy […]
Live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more as NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, are about an hour away from splashing down aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety […]
At 6:15 p.m. EDT, NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov undocked from the forward-facing port of International Space Station’s Harmony module aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
NASA’s live coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 undocking is now underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.
At 4:20 p.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission.
