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    Nervous System Study and Spacewalk Preps Continue

    Expedition 67 astronauts (clockwise from bottom) Jessica Watkins, Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Samantha Cristoforetti, pose for a fun portrait inside their individual crew quarters.

    The International Space Station continues hosting an array of advanced science experiments and spacewalk preparations. The seven Expedition 67 residents also ensured the ongoing operation of research gear and electronics equipment while auditing station office supplies. The lack of an up and down reference in microgravity may affect the human nervous system potentially impacting how …

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    Crew Works Space Biology, Preps for Next Spacewalk

    Astronaut Jessica Watkins enjoys a personal size pizza during dinner time aboard the space station.

    The Expedition 67 crew continued exploring how humans and plants adapt in microgravity while testing robotic free-flyers on Wednesday. The orbital residents are also preparing for another spacewalk at the International Space Station to continue outfitting a new robotic arm. NASA Flight Engineers Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines partnered together during the morning studying how …

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    Crew Explores Artificial Intelligence, Human Nervous System on Tuesday

    This long-duration photograph from the space station shows the Milky Way above the Earth's horizon with an aurora near the bottom right.

    Space physics and human research dominated the science agenda aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 67 crew also reconfigured a U.S. airlock and tested a new 3-D printer. The lack of gravity in space affects a wide variety of physics unlocking new phenomena that researchers study to improve life for humans on …

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    Crew Works Multitude of Research Before Fourth of July Weekend

    Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti replaces centrifuge components inside the Columbus laboratory module's BioLab.

    The seven Expedition 67 crew members are going into the weekend with a host of microgravity research and housekeeping activities. The four astronauts and three cosmonauts will also relax on Monday observing the Fourth of July U.S. holiday aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines participated in a robotics test …

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