Experiments, Spacewalk Preps and Maintenance for Crew
06.07.13
Expedition 36 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano speaks with Italian reporters during an in-flight news conference. Credit: NASA TV
The six-person Expedition 36 crew of the International Space Station
worked with science experiments, prepared for an upcoming spacewalk and
performed a variety of maintenance duties Friday as they wrapped up a
busy work week aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Flight Engineers Karen Nyberg and Luca Parmitano participated in the Pro
K experiment as nutritionists evaluate the effectiveness of dietary
changes to lessen the bone loss experienced by astronauts in space.
› Read more about Pro K
Nyberg also collected samples from various physical surfaces on her body
for the Microbiome experiment, stowing the samples in one of the
station’s freezers for future expert analysis. The Microbiome experiment
investigates the impact of space travel on both the human immune system
and an individual’s microbiome (the collection of microbes that live in
and on the human body at any given time).
› Read more about Microbiome
Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy conducted leak checks on the Kibo module’s
Multi-Purpose Small Payload Rack Combustion Chamber. He also performed
some routine maintenance on the station’s Water Recovery System,
removing and replacing the recycle tank.
Later, Parmitano had some time set aside to answer questions from
Italian reporters during a European Space Agency in-flight news
conference.
Commander Pavel Vinogradov performed a variety of maintenance duties in
the Russian segment of the station and worked with an experiment
studying plasma crystal formation in microgravity.
Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy conducts leak checks on the Kibo module’s Multi-Purpose Small Payload Rack Combustion Chamber.
Flight Engineers Alexander Misurkin and Fyodor Yurchikhin gathered tools
and hardware to prepare for an upcoming Russian spacewalk on June 24.
During the excursion, the spacewalkers will venture out of the Pirs
docking compartment to replace a fluid flow control valve panel on the
Zarya module, install clamps on the Zarya module for the future
installation of power cables, remove and install several sets of
experiments on the hull of the Zvezda service module and collect samples
and acquire imagery of the condition of the thermal insulation on the
outside of the Russian segment modules.
Nyberg, Parmitano, and Yurchikhin, who arrived aboard the station on May
28, also had some time set aside for orientation and training as they
continue to familiarize themselves with their new orbiting home
› Read more about the Expedition 36 launch and docking
Following its successful launch on Wednesday, the European Space
Agency’s “Albert Einstein” Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-4) cargo ship
continues its 10-day journey to the station, with the first of its
engine firings to fine-tune its path scheduled on Monday. Docking to the
aft port of the Zvezda service module is scheduled for June 15 at 9:46
a.m. EDT.
› Read more about the ATV-4 launch
› Read more about Expedition 36
WASHINGTON -- Expedition 36 crew members Chris Cassidy, Luca Parmitano,
and Karen Nyberg will speak from the International Space Station to
students at Douglas Public Schools in Massachusetts at 11:35 a.m. EDT,
Monday, June 10.
Students will be able to ask the astronauts
questions about life, work and research aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Media representatives are invited to attend and cover the 20-minute
space-to-ground event, which will be broadcast on NASA Television and
streamed on the agency's website.
To attend the event,
journalists must contact Beverly Bachelder at 508-476-3332 or
bbachelder@douglas.k12.ma.us. The Douglas Public School District is
located at 21 Davis Street in Douglas, Mass.
NASA activities
have been incorporated into classes at local schools in preparation for
the conversation with the space station astronauts. Linking directly to
the astronauts aboard the station provides students with an authentic
experience of space exploration, space study, the scientific components
of space travel, and possibilities of life in space.
This
in-flight downlink is one in a series with educational organizations in
the United States to improve science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning. It is an integral component of
NASA's Teaching From Space program, which promotes learning
opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using
the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program.
For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:
For information about NASA's education programs, visit:
For information about the International Space Station, visit:
To follow Twitter updates from Expedition 36 astronauts, visit:
and
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