By NASA September 15, 2022
Expedition 67 flight engineers Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, both of NASA, are photographed looking out of a cupola window, the International Space Station’s “window to the world.” Astronauts use the seven-window dome to watch spacecraft arrive at the orbiting laboratory and view Earth from below. Credit: NASA
Today aboard the International Space Station, foam, fires and liquids in space were the main topics of research to improve the quality of life for people living on and off Earth. In addition, the Expedition 67 crew checked out a new American toilet while preparing for crew departure activities at the end of the month.
A number of space physics research experiments took place in microgravity on Thursday as the crew investigated how weightlessness affects various phenomena humans are familiar with on Earth. The absence of gravity affects the characteristics and behavior of Earth-related phenomena. This reveals new properties and insights that help scientists and engineers develop advanced products and applications that benefit both astronauts and Earthlings.
On Thursday, NASA flight engineer Jessica Watkins turned her attention to the foams and emulsions experiment, examining samples in the KERMIT microscope with the goal of improving the consumer products industry. NASA Flight Engineer Kell Lindgren swapped samples in the Microgravity Science Glovebox to study the Ring Sheared Drop fluid to learn about highly concentrated protein fluids and enable the production of next-generation drugs to treat cancer and other diseases. Finally, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti reconfigures the components for the solid fuel ignition and quench investigation. This is an experiment that investigates fire growth and fire safety techniques in space.
NASA flight engineer Bob Hines began his day with a cognitive test for the study of standard measures. It is a human research experiment that seeks to characterize adaptive responses to and risks of living in space. Hines then spent the afternoon configuring components and testing the operation of the new American toilet system, which is located in the station’s Tranquility Module.
Meanwhile, after living and working on the space station for six months, three astronauts are close to leaving their crew. Commander Oleg Artemiev prepared the cargo today for packing into the Soyuz MS-21 crew ship, which has been attached to the Prichal docking module since March 18. Roscosmos flight engineers Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov also began preparations for their journey back to Earth at the end of September. Matveev also spent Thursday researching how to improve the space lab’s environment for biotech experiments. Throughout the day, Korsakov worked on Russian electronics and computer support.
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