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Old November 2nd 04, 11:04 AM
Jacques van Oene
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ISS Crew Begins November With Science, Checkouts

November began with a wide range of activities for the International Space
Station's Expedition 10 crew. Commander Leroy Chiao, who is also the
Expedition 10 NASA ISS science officer, conducted a session with the Binary
Colloid Alloy Test 3, which is studying the long-term behavior of
colloids -- a system of fine particles suspended in a fluid -- in a
microgravity environment, where the effects of sedimentation and convection
are removed. Crewmembers will even out the samples, photograph the growth
and formations of the colloids, and downlink the images for analysis.

Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov checked out a Russian plant-growth
experiment and trained with the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in
Microgravity (ADUM) medical experiment. ADUM seeks to better understand the
ability to quickly and remotely transmit medical data to the ground. The
application may also find benefits on Earth, allowing for much quicker
injury diagnosis for patients at remote locations by doctors based at
hospitals.

In other activities, Chiao also took readings throughout the Station for a
routine noise level check and took inventory of flight crew equipment.
Sharipov inspected circuit breakers and fuses in the Pirs Docking
Compartment. Also, both crewmembers spent an hour familiarizing themselves
with the Space Station.

On the ground, Expedition 9 is in Star City, Russia, for several weeks of
post-flight debriefings and medical exams before returning to Houston in
mid-November.



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