His name is Mark Vande Hei and has lived for 300 days in space. The astronaut was part of the launch on April 9, 2021 and is on track to beat Christina Koch’s 328-day mission on March 3, and the 340 days of Scott Kelly on March 15.
Vande Hei is scheduled to return to Earth on March 30, with the title of one more NASA astronaut who breaks a new record, remaining 355 consecutive days in Earth orbit.
CAPCOM Woody Hobaugh, of Mission Control in Houston, felicited both Vande Hei and the flight engineer Pyotr Dubrov for reaching his 300-day milestone today.
Shockingly bright as I opened our shades, the Moon lingered, strutting by. Lots of time to find good camera settings! Soon we’ll be exploring our neighbor again. pic.twitter.com/iHikzSiwAm
— Mark T. Vande Hei (@Astro_Sabot) February 16, 2022
Meanwhile, aboard the International Space Station, the Expedition 66 crew continued their space biology and human research activities today. Experts will use the data to learn how to improve health in space and on Earth.
Flight engineers Raja Chari from NASA and Matthias Maurer from ESA (European Space Agency) joined forces this Wednesday afternoon to a study of visual function inside Kibo’s lab module.
Going with the flow ???? In space, we get a unique look at fluids, and we’re taking advantage of that in @Space_Station experiments! Researchers use surface tension to study diseases in microgravity and examine small capillary forces controlling liquids. pic.twitter.com/EIHoh6xoPW
— ISS Research (@ISS_Research) January 14, 2022
This research explores how microgravity affects vascular function and tissue remodeling in the eye. NASA flight engineer Kayla Barron participated in another vision study that explored how an astronaut visually interprets motion, orientation, and distance in space. (I)
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