Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 63 Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner transfers biological samples into a science freezer for stowage and later analysis aboard the International Space Station.
Science is doubling up on the International Space Station with the addition of three new space residents.
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, on her second station mission, is stepping into her role as space scientist today while getting up to speed with life on orbit.
Rubins’ fellow crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will stay with her in space until April.
Ryzhikov, on his second stay aboard the orbiting lab, unpacked cargo from the new Soyuz MS-17 crew ship today.
Station Commander Chris Cassidy is nearing the end of his stay onboard the station with crewmates Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner.
Cassidy will hand over command of the station to Ryzhikov on October 20.
All six station residents got together in the middle of the day and reviewed their emergency roles and responsibilities.
Meanwhile, four astronauts are planning to launch to the station aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle.
Commander Mike Hopkins of NASA will lead Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialists Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi and stay in space until the Spring.
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020
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