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<\/a><\/figure>Expedition 74 Works Health Research and Cargo Operations on Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n Health research, biology experiments, cleaning, and cargo operations were the main tasks on Thursday\u2019s schedule aboard the\u00a0International Space Station<\/a>. The\u00a0Expedition 74<\/a>\u00a0crew worked an array of activities that look at how the human body reacts to space, analyzed samples for microbial growth, and unloaded a cargo delivery.<\/p>\n NASA astronaut\u00a0Jessica Meir<\/a>\u00a0and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut kicked off the day collecting biological samples to take a deeper look at how the human body and its functions react and adapt to spaceflight. Afterward, Adenot prepped the samples before stowing them in the orbital lab\u2019s\u00a0Minus Eighty-Degree Freezer<\/a>\u00a0for future analysis.<\/p>\n Meir moved into the\u00a0Destiny<\/a>\u00a0laboratory module to collect water samples from the Potable Water Dispenser. Adenot later processed those samples to assess for any microbial growth. Adenot then began to gather items for an upcoming tech demonstration that uses environmental sensors to collect CO2 measurements.<\/p>\n In the\u00a0Kibo<\/a>\u00a0module, NASA astronaut\u00a0Chris Williams<\/a>\u00a0spent part of his day moving and consolidating stowage. He then removed modules from the Nanoracks main frame to make room for new installations. Williams completed his two-hours of daily exercise on the station\u2019s Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED<\/a>) and treadmill, to help maintain cardiovascular health and bone and muscle density in zero gravity.<\/p>\n NASA astronaut\u00a0Jack Hathaway<\/a>\u00a0kicked off the day with his two hours of exercise on ARED and the station\u2019s bicycle,\u00a0CEVIS<\/a>. Later on, he cleaned vent fans in the\u00a0Unity<\/a>\u00a0module. Near the end of the day, he moved into the\u00a0Permanent Multipurpose Module<\/a>\u00a0to organize stowage and clean with Meir.<\/p>\n Cargo operations were ongoing in the Roscosmos segment throughout the day. In the morning, station commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and flight engineer Sergei Mikaev worked together to disassemble the docking mechanism inside the Poisk module. The duo, along with flight engineer Andrey Fedyaev, then spent the day unloading cargo from the recently arrived\u00a0Progress 94<\/a>\u00a0spacecraft, in addition to a few other tasks, including food consolidation, general maintenance, and data transfers.<\/p>\n Learn more about station activities by following the\u00a0<\/em>space station blog<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>@space_station<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on X, as well as the\u00a0<\/em>ISS Facebook<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>ISS Instagram<\/em><\/a>\u00a0accounts.<\/em><\/p>\n Get the latest from NASA delivered every week.\u00a0<\/em>Subscribe here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Abby Graf <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Expedition 74 Works Health Research and Cargo Operations on Thursday Health research, biology experiments, cleaning, and cargo operations were the main tasks on Thursday\u2019s schedule aboard the\u00a0International Space Station. The\u00a0Expedition 74\u00a0crew worked an array of activities that look at how the human body reacts to space, analyzed samples for microbial growth, and unloaded a cargo [\u2026] Continue reading