Vein scans and cartilage engineering wrapped up a busy week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew members also configured the orbital outpost for a new crew, tested new cooking gear, …
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Crew Starts Week with Bioengineering, Space Manufacturing, and Spacewalk Preps
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauBioengineering cartilage tissues and manufacturing advanced materials kicked off the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew members also ramped up preparations for a spacewalk and conducted vision tests on …
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Cancer Treatment, Cartilage Repair, and Spacesuit Checks Wrap Up Week
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauExperiments exploring cancer treatments and cartilage repair topped the Expedition 74 crew’s research schedule on Friday. Two cosmonauts are also gearing up for a spacewalk in less than a week. Doctors are …
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Crew Relaxes Before Busy Week of Science, Dragon Arrival, and Spacewalk Preps
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe next cargo mission to resupply the International Space Station, SpaceX CRS-34, is slated for launch at 7:16 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 12, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space …
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Station Hums With Advanced Research as Dragon Nears Launch
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauSpaceX CRS-34, the next cargo mission to resupply the International Space Station, is counting down to its launch at 7:16 p.m. EDT today, weather pending, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral …
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DNA-Inspired Cancer Research; Vision, Heart, and Psychology Tests Wrap Up Week
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauDNA-mimicking materials, quantum physics hardware, and spacesuit batteries wrapped up the work week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew also went into the weekend conducting a series of human research …
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Lab Hardware, Life Support Gear, and Human Research Fill Crew’s Day
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Expedition 74 crew spent the majority of their time maintaining science hardware and life support systems on Wednesday. The orbital residents aboard the International Space Station also pursued cardiovascular research, conducted a vision …
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DNA-Inspired Treatments, Space Agriculture Top Crew’s Research Schedule
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauDNA-inspired therapies and space agriculture topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 74 crew members also serviced a variety of lab hardware including a quantum physics facility, a …
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Crew Opens Cargo Craft, Works on Physics Gear and Biomedical Tech
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe hatches are open between the International Space Station and the new Progress 95 cargo spacecraft following the delivery of about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies on Monday. Expedition 74 commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov …
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DNA Research on Station Promoting Cancer Therapies, Radiation Repair
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauMore biotechnology research was underway aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday taking advantage of the microgravity environment to boost knowledge about the properties of DNA and DNA-like nanomaterials. The Expedition 74 crew also …