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<\/a>The Expedition 62<\/a> crew spent Monday on a variety of human research activities while also exploring Earth from the vantage point of the International Space Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n NASA is studying how astronauts’ bodies adapt to living and working in space as mission managers plan longer human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The long-running Fluid Shifts<\/a> investigation is observing the impact of pressure on the brain and eyes due to the upward flow of body fluids caused by weightlessness.<\/p>\n Flight Engineers Jessica Meir<\/a> and Andrew Morgan<\/a> spent Monday morning collecting their blood, saliva and urine samples for the biomedical study. They spun the samples in a centrifuge before stowing them in a science freezer for analysis on Earth.<\/p>\n The duo then split up as Meir serviced cell samples for a bone study<\/a>, while Morgan checked on samples being observed for a bio-fuel experiment<\/a>. They got back together at the end of the day for eye exams as part of the Ocular Health<\/a> study.<\/p>\n Station Commander Oleg Skripochka<\/a>, a veteran of two prior station missions, juggled a wide array of space research. He first studied heavily charged particles, or plasma crystals<\/a>, before setting up Earth observation gear<\/a> to be remotely controlled by students on the ground. Next, Skripochka split his time on a pair of Earth studies seeking ways to monitor conditions and forecast natural and man-made disasters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia <\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Expedition 62<\/a> crew spent Monday on a variety of human research activities while also exploring Earth from the vantage point of the International Space Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n NASA is studying how astronauts’ bodies adapt to living and working in space as mission managers plan longer human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The long-running Fluid Shifts<\/a> investigation is observing the impact of pressure on the brain and eyes due to the upward flow of body fluids caused by weightlessness.<\/p>\n Flight Engineers Jessica Meir<\/a> and Andrew Morgan<\/a> spent Monday morning collecting their blood, saliva and urine samples for the biomedical study. They spun the samples in a centrifuge before stowing them in a science freezer for analysis on \u2026 Continue reading Human Research, Earth Studies Start the Work Week<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a>Expedition 62 Commander and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka poses with NASA Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan perched on his shoulders in the weightless environment of the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module. <\/p>\n