ISS Crewmembers Participate in Fire Drill, Science Experiments

ISS Crewmembers Participate in Fire Drill, Science Experiments

Thursday's work schedule provided Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and
NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke with a wide range of activities aboard
the International Space Station. Both crewmembers participated in a
mandatory fire drill. It was the second time that Expedition 9 had
participated in the drill that is designed to give the crew the most
realistic training possible and is supported by the U.S. and Russian mission
control centers.

Padalka and Fincke continued to pursue Station science objectives by
participating in two biomedical experiments. Inside the Destiny Laboratory
Module, they took bone scans with ultrasound equipment in the Station's
Human Research Facility for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in
Microgravity (ADUM) experiment. ADUM is studying the ability of Station
crewmembers to perform advanced ultrasound examinations after using a
computer-based training program. This experiment could have widespread
applications in emergency and rural health care situations on Earth.

Padalka and Fincke also completed the second part of a Russian biomedical
assessment, and Padalka completed a three-day Russian fitness assessment.
Both of these experiments are studying changes in the human body during in
space.

Also, the crew took more routine air samples, performed the daily exercise
regimen and maintained ISS systems.



--
--------------------------------------

Jacques :-)

www.spacepatches.info