International Space Station Expedition 10 Science Operations Status Report, March 18, 2005

International Space Station Expedition 10 Science Operations Status Report
for the Week Ending Mar. 18, 2005

03.23.05


Steve Roy
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
(Phone: 256.544.0034)
Status Report: 05-031


Expedition 10 Commander and Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer
Salizhan Sharipov recently served as test subjects in a successful run of
the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity (ADUM) experiment. Chiao
and Sharipov performed ultrasound bone scans on each other by taking turns
as operator and subject. The bone scans were taken of the shoulder, elbow,
knee and ankle, monitored remotely from the ground, and videotaped and
photographed for downlink.

ADUM investigates the diagnostic capability of ultrasound in medical
contingencies relevant to the space environment and demonstrates the ability
of minimally trained crewmembers to perform and interpret advanced
ultrasound examinations. The ultrasound is the only medical imaging device
currently available on the Station. Ultrasound may have direct application
for the evaluation and diagnosis of 250 medical conditions of interest for
treating exploration crews.

Focused human physiological and biological Space Station research on
astronaut health and the development of countermeasures to protect crews
from the space environment will allow for long duration missions to explore
beyond low Earth orbit. NASA's payload operations team at the Marshall
Center coordinates science activities on Space Station.

NASA's payload operations team at the Marshall Center coordinates science
activities on Space Station.




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