The 5 Best Pictures From The International Space Station in 2022!
ISS in 2022
In the past year, a varied crew from all around the world, has participated and supported hundreds of scientific and technological investigations aboard the International Space Station. As the ISS continues it's scientific journey, orbiting some 320 kilometers ( 200 miles ) above the Earth, take a look back at some of the best moments, captured by the crew themselves, during 2022:
NASA astronaut Bob Hines participates in the GRASP investigation to help researchers better understand if and how gravity acts as a reference for the control of reach-to-grasp movement. The information could provide further insight into the human body’s adaptation to the microgravity environment:
A view of the of a Plate Habitat (PHAB) at -20°C prior to insertion into the SABL incubator aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The goal of the Protein Manufacturing project is to demonstrate the use of a novel bioreactor technology for growing high-protein food on the International Space Station:
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines work on XROOTS, which used the station’s Veggie facility to test liquid- and air-based techniques to grow plants rather than traditional growth media. These techniques could enable production of crops on a larger scale for future space exploration:
Expedition 66 Flight Engineers (from left) Thomas Marshburn and Mark Vande Hei, both from NASA, peer at the Earth below from inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station’s window to the world. Just outside the cupola is the Soyuz MS-19 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module:
NASA astronauts (left to right) Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio pictured during a spacewalk installing a roll-out solar array, or iROSA, to the International Space Station’s starboard truss structure. Once all six iROSAs are installed, the station’s power generation is expected to increase to a combined total of more than 250 kW, more than a 30% increase, benefiting space station research and operations:
Picture Credit: NASA