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<\/a>The Expedition 65<\/a> crew opened up BEAM today and transferred cargo for return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship. The orbital residents also worked on robotics, continued eye checks, and configured new life support gear.<\/p>\n Commander Akihiko Hoshide<\/a> from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) opened up the station\u2019s first commercial module BEAM, Bigelow Expandable Activity Module<\/a>, today for cargo work. He was assisted by ESA (European Space Agency) Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet<\/a> as they transferred some of the stowed hardware from BEAM into the Cargo Dragon<\/a> for return to Earth at the end of the month.<\/p>\n Robotics has also kept the crew busy this week aboard the International Space Station<\/a>. Today, NASA Flight Engineers Megan McArthur<\/a> and Shane Kimbrough<\/a> practiced capturing a cargo craft using a virtual Canadarm2 robotic arm on a computer. McArthur also checked audio sensors on the Astrobee<\/a> robotic free-flyers that monitor the orbiting lab\u2019s acoustic environment.<\/p>\n Kimbrough spent the afternoon finalizing connections of a new carbon dioxide (CO2) removal device in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module<\/a>. Called the Four Bed CO2 Scrubber, the new life support gear seeks to demonstrate advanced technology that will support future human missions longer and farther into space.<\/p>\n Vision is a key factor during long term space missions and doctors on the ground continuously monitor how microgravity affects an astronaut\u2019s eyes. Once again, NASA Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei<\/a> took on the crew medical officer role and scanned Roscosmos Flight Engineer Oleg Novitskiy<\/a>\u2018s eyes with an ultrasound device. Vande Hei, who is staying in space until March 2022<\/a>, then set up optical coherence tomography gear and imaged the veteran cosmonaut\u2019s retinas.<\/p>\n Roscosmos Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov<\/a> continued configuring Russia\u2019s Nauka multipurpose laboratory module<\/a> today. He connected ethernet cables and installed a laptop computer inside the new science module. Pesquet also trained on a pair of unique interfaces to operate the new European Robotic Arm that is attached to Nauka.<\/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 65 crew opened up BEAM today and transferred cargo for return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship. The orbital residents also worked on robotics, continued eye checks, and configured new life support gear. Commander Akihiko Hoshide from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) opened up the station\u2019s first commercial module \u2026 Continue reading