Four private astronauts are readying for launch to the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), is scheduled to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at
Ahead of Ax-3 arrival, NASA Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara spent most of the day prepping the station for new visitors. O’Hara inspected the airflow in crew quarters, prepped sleep accommodations for crew occupancy, and cleaned the liners and vents where the four private astronauts will sleep while aboard the orbital outpost.
ESA (European Space Agency) Commander Andreas Mogensen also prepped for Ax-3, completing training for Dragon rendezvous and docking. Afterward, he set up ECHO, which is equipped with motorized probs, for ground teams to perform remote maintenance activities.
While O’Hara and Mogensen prepped for Ax-3 crew arrival, other crew members took to space botany and biology tasks. NASA Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli spent the day working with Plant Habitat-06, thinning wild-type tomato seedlings. Afterward, she set up and installed the Plant Water Management 5 hardware to the Maintenance Work Area.
Space Organogenesis investigation, which demonstrates growth of organ buds from 3D-printed human stem cells. Additionally, Furukawa collected water samples from the station’s potable water dispenser for in-flight analysis.
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