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<\/a>The Expedition 61<\/a> crew serviced a variety of science and life support hardware today aboard the International Space Station<\/a>. U.S. spacesuits are also being readied for a series upcoming cosmic repair spacewalks.<\/p>\n NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan<\/a> and Commander Luca Parmitano<\/a> of ESA (European Space Agency) will enter the vacuum of space on Nov. 15 to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer<\/a> (AMS). Christina Koch<\/a> of NASA is preparing the U.S. spacesuits and cleaning the components ahead of at least four planned AMS repair spacewalks. The spacewalking duo will perform the complex repairs necessary to upgrade the dark matter and antimatter detector\u2019s thermal control system.<\/p>\n In the meantime, Morgan focused on science hardware and set up experiment gear containing materials for exposure<\/a> in the harsh environment of space. He installed three experiment carriers inside the Kibo laboratory module<\/a>\u2019s airlock before depressurizing it. Japan\u2019s robotic arm will grapple the carriers and deploy them outside Kibo. The research is testing how cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures and other space phenomena affect a variety of samples.<\/p>\n Science freezers that preserve critical research samples for analysis had their systems checked today by NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir<\/a>. She also replaced components on a 3-D bioprinter, also called the BioFabrication Facility<\/a>. The device is testing the manufacturing of complex human organ tissue shapes in space.<\/p>\n Cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov<\/a> is packing trash and obsolete gear inside the Progress 73 (73P) resupply ship. The 73P will undock from the Pirs docking compartment<\/a> on Nov. 29 for a fiery but safe disposal over the southern Pacific.<\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia <\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Expedition 61<\/a> crew serviced a variety of science and life support hardware today aboard the International Space Station<\/a>. U.S. spacesuits are also being readied for a series upcoming cosmic repair spacewalks.<\/p>\n NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan<\/a> and Commander Luca Parmitano<\/a> of ESA (European Space Agency) will enter the vacuum of space on Nov. 15 to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer<\/a> (AMS). Christina Koch<\/a> of NASA is preparing the U.S. spacesuits and cleaning the components ahead of at least four planned AMS repair spacewalks. The spacewalking duo will perform the complex repairs necessary to upgrade the dark matter and antimatter detector\u2019s thermal control system.<\/p>\n In the meantime, Morgan focused on science hardware and set up experiment gear containing materials for exposure<\/a> in the harsh environment of space. He installed three experiment carriers inside the Continue reading Expedition 61 Crew Servicing Spacesuits and Science Hardware Today<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a>Astronaut Christina Koch works on orbital plumbing tasks as she replaces components inside the International Space Station\u2019s bathroom. <\/p>\n