7 Astronauts on ISS Push Medical Research in Microgravity Despite U.S. Shutdown
Seven astronauts are currently living and working aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Despite a U.S. government shutdown, they have continued scientific research and maintenance, including studies on producing medical products in microgravity.
Among the crew are NASA flight engineers Zena Cardman and Jonny Kim, who have been involved in related projects. Cardman recently installed new sample cassettes for the ADvanced Space Experiment Processor-4, supporting the manufacturing of medicines in microgravity. Meanwhile, Kim activated the State-of-the-art Humidity Removal in Microgravity Payload (SHRIMP) to extract moisture from the station's atmosphere for reuse.
The crew has also been busy with various experiments. Kim and Mike Fincke configured the European Space Agency's Fluid Science Laboratory for researching fluid physics in microgravity. Fincke also installed the Heat Transfer Host 2 experiment to study condensation for potential use in crewed spacecraft on deep space missions. Additionally, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui changed out specimen handling hardware and configured cables for the Electrostatic Levitation Furnace, which uses lasers to heat materials to ultra-high temperatures for data collection.
With two crewed spacecraft and four cargo spacecraft docked at the ISS, the crew continues to make progress in various research areas, including the production of medical products in microgravity. Their work contributes to the advancement of space science and technology.
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