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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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • Space Impacts on Heart and Bones May Provide Earth Therapies

    Human research and space biology dominated the research schedule aboard the International Space Station today. The Expedition 62 crew investigated how microgravity impacts heart and bone cells and head and eye pressure. All three crewmembers tested a unique suit Tuesday that draws body fluids, such as blood and water, towards the feet. This counteracts space-caused …

  • Crew Explores Heart Cells, Genetic Expression for Earth and Space Benefits

    Expedition 62 Crewmembers

    The Expedition 62 crew focused on a variety of human research and space biology studies aboard the International Space Station today. Back on Earth, three new crewmembers are in training in Russia before their mission begins in April. Microgravity shifts the flow of body fluids, such as blood and water, which accumulate in an astronaut’s …

  • Cardiac Research, Bone Studies on Station Promote Advanced Therapies on Earth

    Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Jessica Meir

    New cardiac research is beginning today on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is installing gear that will support heart cells being produced inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module. Those cells will be compared to cultures on Earth to promote regenerative cell therapies. She also continued bone sample operations for the ongoing OsteoOmics-02 …

  • Station Works External Science, Maintenance Before Next Crew Launch

    NASA astronaut and Andrew Morgan takes photographs of the Earth

    The Expedition 62 crew took a break today from its weeks-long space biology research aboard the International Space Station. Instead, the orbital residents focused on setting up an external science payload and maintaining life support systems. Research takes place not only inside the space station, but also outside as scientists study how extreme temperatures and …

  • Crew Begins Cardiac Research and Continues Unloading New Science Experiments

    The atmospheric glow above Earth's limb.

    Bone cells and now heart cells are on the space research agenda for the Expedition 62 crew. The International Space Station continues gearing up for more space investigations recently delivered aboard the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship. NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir turned her attention today to a new experiment exploring cardiac activity in microgravity. She …

  • Crew Sets Up New Science During Ongoing Bone Research

    NASA astronauts and Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir

    The Expedition 62 crew started unloading and activating new science experiments, which were delivered Monday aboard the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship. NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir opened Dragon’s hatch shortly after its capture and installation on Monday. The duo quickly retrieved critical research samples and installed science hardware, setting up operations aboard the …