iss072e456120 (Jan. 13, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague works in the Destiny laboratory module's Combustion Integrated Rack swapping samples of materials to observe how they burn in weightlessness. The investigation taking place inside the International Space Station's CIR enables the safe observation of flames and how they spread in microgravity potentially improving fire safety on crew missions.
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iss072e452598 (Jan. 10, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague processes samples of micro-algae at the Harmony module's maintenance work area aboard the International Space Station. The Arthrospira C biotechnology investigation exposes micro-algae to cosmic radiation and microgravity to learn how to revitalize the spacecraft environment using photosynthesis and produce fresh food on long-term space missions.
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iss072e394546 (Dec. 18, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague processes samples inside the Destiny laboratory module's Combustion Integrated Rack. Those samples are being observed for how they burn in weightlessness to learn how to prevent fires on spacecraft.
iss072e391353 (Dec. 17, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague demonstrates the range of motion and stability of student-designed space hardware aboard the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module. Hague was testing the HUNCH (High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware) Utility Bracket for its ability to hold and position cameras, computer tablets, and other tools astronauts use daily.
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iss072e363251 (Dec. 13, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague installs the European Materials Ageing experiment hardware inside the Nanoracks Bishop airlock. The external investigation will be robotically removed from Bishop, installed on the Bartolomeo research platform attached to the outside of the Columbus laboratory module, and expose a variety of materials to the vacuum of space for about a year.
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