Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:09:18 GMT Soyuz Rocket Successfully Launches After Mishap A Russian Soyuz rocket lifted off from Kazakhstan and successfully docked at the International Space Station. The rocket malfunctioned several weeks ago, resulting in the crew making an emergency return.
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BEAM Stowage, Medical Procedures Review and Commercial Crew Update The Expedition 58 crew opened up the International Space Station’s “closet” today stowing hardware inside the experimental module. The three orbital residents also reviewed medical emergency procedures and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program announced a crew update Tuesday. The Bigelow Experimental Activity Module (BEAM) had its stay extended at the orbital lab in November of 2017. …
Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:48:09 +0000 Astronaut Health Study and Spacesuit Work Onboard Station The three Expedition 58 crew members continued studying today the upward flow of fluids inside astronauts’ bodies caused by living in space. The crew also worked on packing a U.S. cargo craft and servicing U.S. spacesuits at the International Space Station. One easily recognizable symptom of living in space is the “puffy face” astronauts get …
Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:17:30 +0000 Tech Work and Life Science Ahead of Orbital Boost Today Satellite and combustion technology are being worked on today aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 58 crew also studied botany and psychology while the station raised its orbit in a planned reboost maneuver. Anne McClain of NASA installed new SlingShot small satellite deployer gear inside the Cygnus space freighter. SlingShot will deploy small research …
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:12:19 +0000 Crew Studies Space-Caused Eye Pressure and Cultural Differences The Expedition 58 crew focused again today on studying head and eye pressure changes astronauts experience while living in space. The crew then went on to more science hardware and life support maintenance aboard the International Space Station. Flight Engineers Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques worked throughout Thursday morning researching the upward flow of fluids …
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:06:49 +0000 Astronauts Study Head and Eye Pressure, Wearable Body Monitor Human research took precedence aboard the International Space Station today as the Expedition 58 crew explored how astronauts adapt to living in space. The orbital residents also performed more ordinary roles as computer technicians and plumbers. NASA astronaut Anne McClain is studying today the fluid shifts from an astronaut’s lower body to the upper body …
