{"id":265455,"date":"2020-04-14T18:23:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T22:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-459856"},"modified":"2024-04-03T16:10:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:10:46","slug":"nasa-jessica-meir-and-andrew-morgans-journeys-aboard-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/nasa-jessica-meir-and-andrew-morgans-journeys-aboard-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan\u2019s Scientific Journeys aboard the Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On April 17, NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir wrap up their stay aboard the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Space Station<\/a><\/strong>. They <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-tv-to-air-landing-of-nasa-astronauts-meir-morgan-crewmate-skripochka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">return<\/a><\/strong> to Earth along with their Russian colleague, cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Morgan\u2019s 272 days and Meir\u2019s 205 days in space, the pair contributed to hundreds of scientific experiments aboard the orbiting laboratory. Before they come home, let us look back at their research-filled stay in microgravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>July 20, 2019: The journey begins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan launched on the Soyuz MS-13 crew ship along with Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos to the station on the 50th anniversary of NASA\u2019s first landing on the Moon. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut andrew morgan in a space suit\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt1_jsc2019e038378.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"soyuz spacecraft in orbit\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt2_iss060e013708.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>July 29, 2019: Getting a grip<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon after arriving to the space station, Morgan began working on research. One of the first investigations he worked on was the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=1188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GRIP<\/a><\/strong> study. The experiment, sponsored by ESA (European Space Agency), observes how microgravity affects the abilities of astronauts to regulate grip force and upper limb trajectories when manipulating objects during a variety of movements.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut andrew morgan working inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt3_48432728906_7756c25264_o.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>August 5, 2019: Putting organ printing to the test<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=7599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BioFabrication Facility<\/a><\/strong> is researching whether the weightless environment of space may support the future fabrication of human organs. Morgan set up the device to begin test-printing tissues. He worked on this facility many times during his stay on station.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut andrew morgan setting up equipment inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt4_iss060e022737.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>August 9, 2019: Satellites on station<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan continued the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPHERES<\/a><\/strong> experiment that has been going on aboard station for more than a decade. Here he monitors a pair of small, free-floating satellites known as SPHERES, or Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites. Middle and high school students compete to design algorithms that autonomously control the basketball-sized SPHERES satellites aboard the station.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut andrew morgan with the SPHERES satellites inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt5_48537462412_21cb001eb6_o.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>September 13, 2019: Crystal clear<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan conducted research for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microgravity Crystals<\/a><\/strong> investigation that crystallizes a membrane protein that is integral to tumor growth and cancer survival. Results may support the development of cancer treatments that target the protein more effectively and with fewer side effects. Morgan is pictured setting up protein crystal samples for observing and photographing inside a microscope.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut andrew morgan running science experiments inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt6_48760282177_46d6aaf9a1_o.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>September 19, 2019: Keeping things cool<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan worked with fellow NASA astronaut <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/christina-h-koch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christina Koch<\/a><\/strong> to stow biological research samples into a science freezer. Some scientific samples need to be stored in cold facilities such as the General Laboratory Active Cryogenic ISS Experiment Refrigerator (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GLACIER<\/a><\/strong>) to preserve the data produced in space for researchers to analyze on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astaonauts andrew morgan and christina koch prepping samples for cold stowage\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt7_iss060e073346.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>September 25, 2019: Meir joins the crew<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The space station gained three new residents. The Soyuz MS-15 crew ship carried Meir, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, into space after launching from Kazakhstan. The Soyuz would dock a few hours later to the space station, where Meir would become the fourth member of the NASA Astronaut Class of 2013 aboard.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"earth's horizon\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt8_iss060e080405.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"from left to right, astronauts Nick Hague, Drew Morgan, Christina Koch, and Jessica Meir\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt9_iss060e080523.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 16, 2019: Looking back at Earth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second-largest mountain lake in the world, Issyk-Kul Lake, in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan, is pictured surrounded by the snow-capped Tian Shen mountains in this image taken from the space station while it orbited 252 miles above southeastern Kazakhstan. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crew Earth Observations<\/a><\/strong> record how the planet is changing over time, from human-caused changes, such as urban growth and reservoir construction, to natural dynamic events, such as hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"snowy mountain tops as seen from space\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt10_48952945823_82b481375a_o.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 24, 2019: Bringing the heat<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the jobs of the space station crew is to run and maintain the science hardware. Meir worked on the Combustion Integrated Rack (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIR<\/a><\/strong>), a facility in which combustion experiments can be performed in microgravity. The CIR, along with facilities such as the Microgravity Science Glovebox (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSG<\/a><\/strong>), create a secure and safe environment in which to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/combustion-research-microgravity-clean-burning-fuel-space-station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study flames<\/a><\/strong> without putting the crew in danger.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut Jessica Meir at work inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt11_iss061e013314.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 27, 2019: <strong>It\u2019s easy being green<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For multiple months while Meir and Morgan were living in space, they shared the station with a different type of living thing: Mizuna mustard greens. The pair, along with their crew mates, helped water and care for the plants as a part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veg-04B<\/a><\/strong> experiment. This investigation is part of a phased research project to address the need for a continuous fresh food production system in space and focuses on the effects of light quality and fertilizer on a leafy crop.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut Jessica Meir tending to plants inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt12_iss061e014149.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronauts andrew morgan and jessica meir inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt13_iss061e025799.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>November 4, 2019: Cygnus arrives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Koch, Meir and Morgan peered through the space station\u2019s \u201cwindow to the world,\u201d the cupola, while on robotics duty monitoring the arrival and capture of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter. Cygnus carried <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/ng12-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new research<\/a><\/strong> and supplies to the station on the company\u2019s 12th <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/structure\/launch\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commercial resupply<\/a><\/strong> servicing mission to the station.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronauts christina koch, jessica meir, and andrew morgan seen through the cupola window\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt14_iss061e027009.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>November 2019-January 2020: Fixing AMS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan, along with Parmitano, successfully completed a series of four challenging spacewalks to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMS-02<\/a><\/strong>). AMS has provided hundreds of researchers around the globe with data that can help piece together the puzzle of what the universe is made of and how it began.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"view of earth from a space walk\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt15_iss061e064798.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"andrew morgan during a space walk\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt16_iss061e040708.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>November 26, 2019: Science in the glovebox<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meir and Morgan worked together on research operations inside the Japanese Kibo lab module\u2019s Life Sciences Glovebox (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=7676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LSG<\/a><\/strong>). They were studying mice for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rodent Research-14<\/a><\/strong> investigation, which observes how microgravity affects the body on a cellular and organ level.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronauts andrew morgan and jessica meir at work inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt17_iss061e060142.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>December 9, 2019: Preventing bone and muscle loss<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meir installed the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=1059\">Bone Densitometer<\/a><\/strong> in an EXPRESS (EXpedite the PRocessing of Experiments to Space Station) rack. The Bone Densitometer enables the imaging of rodent bones for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rodent Research-19<\/a><\/strong> experiment that investigated proteins that may prevent muscle and bone loss in space.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut jessica meir inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt18_iss061e068057.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>December 9, 2019: A check up<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical checks are an important part of ensuring astronauts stay healthy, and for collecting data for a number of investigations such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/hrp\/i1ymp\/spaceflight-standard-measures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spaceflight standard measures<\/a><\/strong>. Here Morgan is floating with a stethoscope for medical checks inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module after an exercise session.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut andrew morgan floating inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt19_iss061e074576.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>February 2020: A closer look at bones<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Morgan and Meir worked on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=1149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OsteoOmics<\/a><\/strong> study in February. The goal of the experiment is to compare bone cells in space with samples on Earth that are levitated magnetically.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut jessica meir working on sience inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt20_iss062e039026.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut andrew morgan using the glovebox inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt21_iss062e038358.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>February 16, 2020: Creating disorder<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meir configures the Light Microscopy Module (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LMM<\/a><\/strong>) for the Advanced Colloids Experiment-Temperature-4 (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACE-T-4<\/a><\/strong>) study. Introducing disorder to a crystalline system in a controlled way can form glass. ACE-T-4 examines the transition of an ordered crystal to a disordered glass to determine how increasing disorder affects its properties.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Jessica Meir configures the Light Microscopy Module\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt21_2_iss062e014349.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>March 5, 2020: A picture of our planet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back at our planet is a favorite pastime of many astronauts. Morgan took many photos of our Earth during his time in space. Some were taken out of this Window Observational Research Facility (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WORF<\/a><\/strong>), which can house Earth science remote sensing instruments and is a perfect spot for taking Earth observation photos.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut andrew morgan taking pictures from inside of the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt22_iss062e081076.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>March 13, 2020: Treating cardiac abnormalities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meir and Morgan helped set up the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7725\">MVP Cell-03<\/a><\/strong> investigation that induces stem cells to generate heart precursor cells. Those cells are then cultured on the space station to analyze and compare with cultures grown on Earth. Results may help treat spaceflight-induced cardiac abnormalities and contribute to accelerated development and reduced cost of drug therapies on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut jessica meir working inside a glove bag\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt23_iss062e092342.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut andrew morgan working inside a glove bag\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt24_49677103783_505038eb9c_o.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>March 25, 2020: A scientific echo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The walls of some blood vessels become thicker and stiffer in space. To better understand the effects of spaceflight, Meir uses an ultrasound to monitor her blood vessels as a part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=1664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vascular Echo<\/a><\/strong> experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut jessica meir using ultrasound equipment\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt25_jmeirvascularecho.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>April 3, 2020: Returning research<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meir gathers frozen research samples stowed in a space station science freezer before loading them into a SpaceX Dragon resupply ship to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/3d-printing-biology-research-journey-back-to-earth-in-spacex-20-dragon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">return to Earth<\/a><\/strong> for analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"astronaut jessica meir working with cold stowage inside the space station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alt26_49747767606_62527d31cd_o.png\" ><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although Morgan and Meir\u2019s chapter of research aboard the orbiting laboratory ends with their return to Earth on April 17, their participation in human research continues as scientists monitor their bodies\u2019 acclimation back to gravity for months \u2013 or even years \u2013 after their landing. Science aboard the space station also continues. Innovative investigations that seek to benefit humans on Earth and further our exploration of the solar system are ongoing. Follow <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ISS_Research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ISS_Research<\/a><\/strong> to keep up with the science happening aboard your orbiting laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/space-station-research-and-technology\/latest-news-from-space-station-research\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Latest News from Space Station Research<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/edu_iss066e135704_orig.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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They return to Earth along with their Russian colleague, cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka. During Morgan\u2019s 272 days and Meir\u2019s 205 days in space, the pair contributed to hundreds of scientific experiments aboard the orbiting laboratory. 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