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Dienstag, 11. Dezember 2012 - 09:30

Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov (center), Expedition 35 flight engineer and Expedition 36 commander; along with NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (right) and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, both Expedition 35/36 flight engineers, participate in an emergency scenario training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield (left), Expedition 34 flight engineer and Expedition 35 commander; NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (center), Expedition 35/36 flight engineer; Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, Expedition 35 flight engineer and Expedition 36 commander; and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin (left background), Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, participate in an emergency scenario training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, gets help donning a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA

Quelle: NASA

Update: 11.12.2012

(From left) Flight Engineers Chris Hadfield, Roman Romanenko and Tom Marshburn are seen in front of the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft they launch in Dec. 19. Credit: NASA

Medical Ops, Fan Checks for Space Crew; New Trio Checks Soyuz

The orbiting Expedition 34 trio was busy Friday with medical operations, physical science and ongoing maintenance. The trio waiting to launch on Dec. 19 tested their launch suits and spacecraft in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

Commander Kevin Ford started the morning brushing up on his Crew Medical Officer responsibilities. He checked out the crew medical restraint system where a crew member would be placed in the event of a medical emergency.

Ford later spent most of his afternoon working with the Environmental Health System (EHS) in the Destiny laboratory. He set up the EHS sound level meter to conduct an acoustic survey throughout the International Space Station.

In between those medical operations and his exercise, Ford also worked with the ongoing InSpace-3 physical science experiment. That study investigates the physical properties of fluids in response to magnetic fields. He powered on the Microgravity Science Glovebox and its video cameras to monitor vials of fluid being exposed to magnetic fields of varying strengths. Benefits include the creation of smart materials on Earth for stronger, safer buildings.

Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin continued their week-long session of fan and filter checks and replacements in the Russian segment of the orbiting laboratory. Novitskiy also transferred and inventoried gear to and from a Progress cargo craft docked to the Zvezda service module.

In Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Flight Engineers Chris Hadfield, Roman Romanenko and Tom Marshburn continued final training and preparations for their mission to join Expedition 34. The trio conducted a dress rehearsal and suited up in their Sokol launch and entry suits and entered their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft.

Quelle: NASA

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