NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Looks Back at Science Mission
The NASA SpaceX Crew-10 mission with the astronauts of the Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers agency, Jaxa (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos Cosmonaut Kirill Peskov is preparing to return to earth in early August after a long-term mission aboard the international space station. During their stay, McClain, Ayers and Onishi have carried out dozens of technological experiences and demonstrations, helping to push the limits of scientific discovery aboard the laboratory in orbit.
Here is an overview of a few scientific steps made during the crew-10 mission:
The cartridges floating in the dome of the international space station contain wild and genetically modified Thale Cress plants for the experience of the life of Rhodium plants. The survey studies how radiation and severity environments at different orbital altitudes affect plant growth by comparing the crew-10 data with flying plants on the Polaris Dawn mission, which has deepened in space. Studies have shown that microgravity affects growth rates, and better understanding of the mechanisms behind this could improve plant growth techniques in space and on earth.
The NASA astronaut, Anne McClain, leads a space step to upgrade the generation of the power generation of the international space station, which include the main solar tables like the one visible behind it. MCCLAIN installs equipment to take charge of an IROSA (solar network for the deployment of the international space station), a more compact type of table and produces more power than the originals of the station. The Irosas were first demonstrated aboard the orbit laboratory in June 2017, and eight were installed to increase the available power for scientific research and other activities.
The NASA astronaut, Nichole Ayers, uses the laboratory of spatial automated bioproduct of the international space station to treat samples for sophonster, a study of the effects of microgravity on protein microalgae. These organizations are very nutritious, producing amino acids, fatty acids, B vitamins, iron and fibers. Microalgae could provide alternatives of meat and sustainable dairy products during long -term space missions. It could also be used to make biofuels and bioactive compounds in drugs in space and on earth.
The international space station orbit more than 250 miles above the earth, giving astronauts a unique view of their native planet, where they can photograph familiar places and interesting phenomena. Passing during a stormy night, the nasa nashole astronaut Ayers captured this image of simultaneous lightning at the top of two thunderstorms. Scientists use instruments installed on the space station to study lightning and other weather conditions in the high atmosphere of the earth. This research helps protect communication systems and planes while improving atmospheric models and weather predictions.
In this accelerated video, Jaxa (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Takuya Onishi and the Nasa Nichole astronaut Ayers harvest samples for the Apex-12 investigation, which examines how space radiation affects the activity of telomeres in Thale Cresses. Telomeres, which are repetitive DNA sequences that protect the ends of chromosomes, become shorter each time a cell divides and indicates cell aging. The APEX-12 survey could clarify the role of telomeres in aging and disease and help scientists equip plants and other organisms for long-term space stress.
A fluorescent microscope, known as Elvis, captures the movement of microscopic algae and 3D bacteria, a new capacity on the international space station. Technology could be useful in various applications in space and on earth, such as monitoring water quality and detection of potentially infectious organisms. The NASA astronaut, Anne McClain, prepares bacterial samples for visualization under a microscope.
Individual cells in our body can respond to the effects of gravity, but the way they do it is largely unknown. The survey on cell gravissery is an effort to observe the mechanism that allows cells to detect severity and could lead to therapies to treat muscle and bone conditions, such as muscle atrophy during long -term space flights and osteoporosis on the ground. JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Takuya Onishi Process of research samples in the KIBO laboratory module of the International Space Station.
Astronauts from NASA Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain are working on the installation of equipment for the drinking water distributor for the exploration of the international space station. Scientists assess the technology of disinfection and microbial growth of the device and microbial growth. The distributor offers room temperature and hot water for crew consumption and food preparation. This technology could be adopted for future exploration missions.
Astronaut Takuya Onishi of Jaxa (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) watches the Jem Internal Ball Camera 2 while it floats through the international space station. The free -free rechargeable camera provides a visual field outside the other cameras installed on board the space station. Jaxa tests the robot’s ability to capture video and imagery of scientific experiences and other activities, which could free up research time for research and other tasks.
The NASA Nichole astronaut Ayers installs the ringing device with the ring station of the space station, which uses the surface tension to pin a drop of liquid between two rings. The device makes it possible to study liquid proteins without solid container, eliminating the interactions between the solutions and the walls of the containers which can affect the results. The DROP-IBP-2 shear shear experience studies the behavior of protein fluids in microgravity and tests predictive computer models. Better models could help advance manufacturing processes in space and on earth for new generation drugs in order to treat cancers and other diseases.
The NASA astronaut, Anne McClain, exchange of equipment in the advanced spatial experience of the International Space Station-4, which allows research in physical sciences and crystallization. A current survey uses the processor to demonstrate a technology that can be able to produce drugs during deep space missions and improve pharmaceutical manufacturing on earth.
NASA astronaut, Anne McClain, helps Jaxa (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Takuya Onishi collect a sample of her blood. Analysis of blood samples is a tool that NASA uses to continuously monitor the health of crews, in particular cardiovascular functions and the immune system, bone and muscle mass changes, nutritional and metabolic state and mental well-being. The crew members aboard the international space station also participate in various studies in progress to better understand how the different bodily systems adapt to weightlessness.
This animated thermal card with color code shows temperature changes in the exterior atmosphere of the sun, or crown, over several days, with warmer and purple regions indicating warmer and cooler regions. Scientists can observe these changes thanks to the International Space Station Codex, which collected data during the CREW-10 mission. The instrument uses a coronagraph to block sunlight and reveal details in the crown of the sun. The data of this survey could help scientists understand the source of energy of the solar wind, a flow of particles loaded with the sun which constantly bomb the earth.
Astronaut Takuya Onishi of Jaxa (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) serves the advanced processor of advanced spatial experience of the International Space Station in preparation for the industrialization cassette ADSEP. This survey is testing new equipment that increases research and could allow production in the space of pharmaceutical products and other materials for commercial space applications.
The Nasa Nichole Ayers astronaut prepares mixture tubes containing samples for the Nanoracks-9 module with a card with card. This experience designed by students examines whether the size, shape, color and nutritional content of Swiss card seeds sprouted in space differ from those cultivated on earth. The international space station hosts current research on plants as a source of food and other advantages, in particular by contributing to the well-being of astronauts, for future long-term missions.
Spatial flights can cause modifications to the structure and vision of the eyes, so that crew members take the health of the eyes throughout their missions. Astronaut Takuya Onishi of Jaxa (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), assisted by the Nasys Ayers Ayers astronaut, performs an examination of the view of the International Space Station using optical consistency tomography. This technology uses reflected light to produce 3D images of the retina, nerve fibers and other structures and eye diapers.
