ISS Expedition 74 Advances 3 Health Studies as Crew Preps for 1 Spacewalk Next Week
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Updated · NASA · May 21
ISS Expedition 74 Advances 3 Health Studies as Crew Preps for 1 Spacewalk Next Week
2 articles · Updated · NASA · May 21
Four Expedition 74 astronauts shifted to a lighter-duty Thursday after activating Dragon-delivered experiments, while continuing health research tied to cancer therapies, platelet growth and cartilage tissue engineering.
Jessica Meir photographed microgreens and processed stem cell samples in Kibo’s Life Science Glovebox, with Jack Hathaway setting up the hardware and thawing freezer-stored samples for the therapy study.
Chris Williams loaded materials carriers for installation outside Kibo, where exposure to microgravity will support a long-running study on building more durable space hardware, fabrics and equipment.
Three Roscosmos cosmonauts focused on next week’s spacewalk, fitting 2 Orlan suits with electronics and cameras and reviewing maneuvers alongside European robotic arm training.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot installed combustion hardware in Kibo to study how solid materials ignite, spread flame and self-extinguish in microgravity, extending the station’s broader research push.
How is the European Robotic Arm changing the safety and complexity of spacewalks conducted by the station's Russian cosmonauts?
With private firms now developing cancer drugs on the ISS, how soon could space-made therapies become available to patients on Earth?
As scientists study worms to protect astronauts from space radiation, what key biological secrets could this unlock for future Mars missions?