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<\/a>A 3D virtual reality camera that filmed Sunday\u2019s spacewalk has been returned to the inside of the International Space Station<\/a>. Meanwhile, the Expedition 65<\/a> continued its space biology research and lab maintenance activities on Thursday.<\/p>\n A specialized video camera that filmed Sunday\u2019s spacewalk<\/a> in immersive virtual reality was grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm<\/a> and placed on a pallet outside of the Kibo laboratory module<\/a>. The camera was retracted into Kibo\u2019s airlock Thursday morning where ESA (European Space Agency) Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet<\/a> retrieved and stowed it. The cinematic videos are part of a research program called ISS (international Space Station) Experience<\/a> and are downlinked to Earth to excite and bring gravity-bound audiences closer to space.<\/p>\n NASA Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei<\/a> was the crew medical officer again on Thursday, this time scanning the eyes of Roscosmos Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov<\/a> with an ultrasound device. Afterward, Vande Hei set up optical coherence tomography gear and imaged Dubrov\u2019s retinas. Eye health is critical during long term space missions as doctors continue exploring how microgravity affects vision.<\/p>\n Commander Akihiko Hoshide<\/a> of the Japan Aerospace Exploration (JAXA) spent Thursday morning setting up computers and cables before reconfiguring the Cell Biology Experiment Facility<\/a> for upcoming research. In the afternoon, Hoshide installed a light on a spacesuit helmet then worked on transfers from the SpaceX Cargo Dragon<\/a> resupply ship.<\/p>\n Ensuring the station remains in tip-top shape, NASA Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough<\/a> and Megan McArthur<\/a> worked on life support hardware in the U.S. segment of the orbiting lab. Kimbrough installed a new carbon dioxide remover in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module<\/a>. McArthur replaced components inside the Tranquility module<\/a>\u2019s oxygen generator.<\/p>\n Dubrov and Pesquet tested hardware installed in the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module<\/a> that will soon communicate with and control the European robotic arm. Roscosmos Flight Engineer Oleg Novitskiy<\/a> spent the day servicing orbital plumbing gear in the station\u2019s Russian segment.<\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia <\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A 3D virtual reality camera that filmed Sunday\u2019s spacewalk has been returned to the inside of the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the Expedition 65 continued its space biology research and lab maintenance activities on Thursday. A specialized video camera that filmed Sunday\u2019s spacewalk in immersive virtual reality was grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm and \u2026 Continue reading