See the best images from the International Space Station for 2022 in this NASA video
NASA has released a stunning series of photos celebrating the year 2022 aboard the International Space Station.
in 2022 The International Space Station (ISS) has just celebrated its 24th year orbiting the Earth at about 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the Earth’s surface. Pictures that can be seen as a montage NASA Johnson YouTube channel (Opens in a new tab)showing that after nearly a decade and a half, the station’s mission to advance science is still going strong.
The images record some of the International Space Station’s achievements during the year 2022, which include the deployment of small satellites, such as cubes above ground and testing fluid dynamics in space.
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However, more images show what life is like on a space station hundreds of miles above Earth, the wonders of looking at our planet from space, and the thrill and danger of spacewalking away from the dangerous environment of little more than a sheet of plastic.
The first image in the video shows astronaut Bob Haynes working with the GRASP experiment on the station. GRASP consists of a chair and workbench equipped with sensors to measure the astronaut’s movement, position, grip strength, and fingertips while they perform tasks.
Heinz wears virtual reality glasses that establish the link between what he can feel and notice through their other senses such as his eyes, muscles, and vestibular (balance) organs.
The goal of GRASP is to improve understanding of the body’s sensory feedback system, so not only could the findings be useful in space, but it could also help scientists here on Earth to explore new treatments for neurological diseases.
The second image in the video shows Haynes alongside astronaut Jessica Watkins, who made history in April 2022 when she became the first black woman to join a months-long mission to the International Space Station, examining the XROOTS experiment. This International Space Station’s Vegetable Facility is used to test the use of hydroponic and aerobic cultivation techniques instead of soil to grow plants.
In the third image of the video, the International Space Station crew gathers in the US-built Destiny module during a conference with Mission Control on Earth. The photo might look like any other team gathering at first glance if not for European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti defying gravity by hanging comfortably from the ceiling.
Pictured next are astronauts Thomas Marchburn and Mark Vande He Stare out the windows of the International Space Station dome as Earth passes beneath. More than just exemplifying the wonders, observations of our home planet are helping us understand how it changes over time.
An example of such Earth observations is seen in the International Space Station’s image of Carrizozo Malpaís, a long strip of basalt located in the New Mexico desert seen in amazing detail. The geological feature was created by a decades-old volcanic eruption and captured by the International Space Station crew using portable cameras.
In another image featured in the video, Earth also stands out as the International Space Station, passing over the Atlantic Ocean, watches the launch of a trio of cubes from a small satellite spreader.
Bringing the International Space Station into space in 2022 also marked the moment when astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio ventured outside the station’s relative safety. To install a Roll-Up Solar Array, or iROSA, on its right-hand truss structure. In total, 6 iROSA will be connected to the ISS giving the station a 30% power boost.
The final image featured in the NASA video shows the US module Destiny again, but this time it is unoccupied. With the lights out, Destiny is bathed in ambient green light. In 2022, Destiny, which is home to a variety of life sciences, physics, and technology demonstrations, as well as educational events, is enhanced by Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction Devices (SOFIE).
This will help Destiny perform new combustion studies in 2023 as the space station enters the year of its silver anniversary and 25 years of doing space science.
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