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<\/a>It\u2019s a full house aboard the International Space Station<\/a> as 10 residents are living on orbit following Friday\u2019s arrival of a new crew. Tuesday saw a variety of tasks split amongst the residents as three members continue to adjust to life in weightlessness, and another prepares for their journey back home to Earth next week.<\/p>\n First-time orbital residents, Loral O\u2019Hara<\/a> of NASA and Nikoali Chub<\/a> of Roscosmos are taking on some of the firsts of many maintenance tasks they\u2019ll complete throughout their stay. O\u2019Hara processed water samples to help determine water quality aboard the station, while Chub partook in an experiment that assesses cardiovascular and respiratory function.<\/p>\n Last Friday brought the arrival<\/a> of the two to the station, along with Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko<\/a> of Roscosmos, who is at the start of his fifth mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft, now docked to the station for the next year. Kononenko spent some of his day transferring cargo from Soyuz and adjusting to another mission in low-Earth orbit.<\/p>\n Astronaut Frank Rubio<\/a> of NASA, Commander Sergey Prokopyev<\/a> and Flight Engineer Dmitiri Petelin<\/a> of Roscosmos spent part of the day prepping for their departure next week on Sept. 27. While Rubio helped his new crew members familiarize themselves with life on orbit, Prokopyev and Petelin completed training on manual controlled descent of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft they\u2019ll take home. Ahead of departure prep, Rubio spent his morning in the Tranquility Module<\/a>, inspecting and cleaning overhead vent diffusers.<\/p>\n Another set of Expedition 69<\/a> crew members have quickly adapted to their new routines and are taking on orbital tasks in full force after their arrival in August. Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli<\/a> of NASA spent the morning collecting blood pressure data, while Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen<\/a> of ESA (European Space Agency) tested a new lighting system<\/a> that aims to help astronauts maintain circadian rhythm. Additionally, Mogensen installed a food processing system<\/a> to make chocolate mousse, which he later taste-tested before bed. \u00a0In the evening, Moghbeli completed an exam to assess intraocular pressure of the eyes.<\/p>\n Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa<\/a> of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) spent the morning performing maintenance tasks on the Internal Ball Camera<\/a> in the Japanese Experiment Module.<\/a> After lunch, he repaired and replaced cables on the Life Support Rack<\/a>. Meanwhile, Konstantin Borisov<\/a> of Roscosmos spent the day on orbital plumbing tasks.<\/p>\n Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog<\/a>, @space_station<\/a> and @ISS_Research<\/a> on X, as well as the ISS Facebook<\/a> and ISS Instagram<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n Get weekly video highlights at: https:\/\/roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov\/videoupdate\/<\/a><\/p>\n Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here: www.nasa.gov\/subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Abby Graf <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s a full house aboard the International Space Station as 10 residents are living on orbit following Friday\u2019s arrival of a new crew. Tuesday saw a variety of tasks split amongst the residents as three members continue to adjust to life in weightlessness, and another prepares for their journey back home to Earth next week. \u2026 Continue reading
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