The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship carrying over 5,800 kilos of most in style science experiments and crew provides, pictured from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Freedom crew ship, approaches the Global Situation Situation above the south Atlantic Ocean on July 16, 2022. Credit ranking: NASA
Contemporary science experiments proceed to be unpacked from all the map by technique of the newly-arrived SpaceX Dragon resupply ship. The seven Expedition 67 crew participants also ensured the Global Situation Situation (ISS) continues orbiting Earth in tip-top form.
The Dragon Spacecraft, which launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Pad 39A, at 8: 44 p.m. EDT (5: 44 p.m. PDT) on July 14 from NASA’s Kennedy Situation Center in Florida, autonomously docked to the forward-going by technique of port of the placement’s Solidarity module at 11: 21 a.m. EDT (8: 21 a.m. PDT) on July 16, whereas the ISS used to be touring extra than 267 miles over the South Atlantic Ocean.
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines spent Monday, July 18, unloading one of the major extra than 5,800 kilos of crew provides and science experiments delivered on Saturday all the map by technique of the Dragon cargo craft. The duo of Flight Engineers transferred time-major be taught samples into the orbital lab to originate up exploring a fluctuate of establish phenomena to motivate humans on and off the Earth. A pair of of the unique experiments encompass a human immune contrivance peek, a protein production investigation, and a cancer therapy experiment.
Kjell Lindgren, NASA Flight Engineer, assisted Watkins and Hines in challenging science freezers inner Dragon to win admission to cargo pallets. Lindgren also tended to radishes and mizuna greens increasing the employ of hydroponic and aeroponic recommendations for the XROOTS establish botany peek. ESA (European Situation Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti examined computer connections all the map by technique of the European Physiology Module that supports neuroscientific, cardiovascular, and physiological investigations all the map by technique of the Columbus laboratory module.
The placement’s three cosmonauts focused primarily on lifestyles enhance upkeep duties. Commander Oleg Artemyev and Flight Engineer Denis Matveev serviced Russian ventilation programs replacing vents and filters. Flight Engineer Sergey Korsakov conducted orbital plumbing duties all the map by technique of the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.