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大西卓哉 (JAXA宇宙飛行士)Takuya Onishi
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The other day, Space Sushi Night was held on Ann's birthday.
Of course, it was quite different from the sushi on Earth, but it was topped with sausages and salmon and was incredibly delicious 😃
One of the tricks to living in an enclosed environment is to find enjoyment in what you have.
The wasabi acts as a glue between the rice and the toppings.
https://twitter.com/Astro_Onishi/status/1936733208776962229
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06/23/2025 04:33 pm »
Skip the first 9 min
Astronaut Q&A with New York Students: Do Your Senses Change in Space?
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Nichole “Vapor” Ayers
@Astro_Ayers
I love the watching the city lights go by. It’s fascinating to see the different colors and hues in each city. It’s like they all have their own personality and character!
We flew right over the Southeastern U.S. this morning and the moon rose right before the sun. Here are a few of my favorites!
Anyone know which cities these are??
https://twitter.com/Astro_Ayers/status/1937261211030110698
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06/23/2025 11:55 pm »
I've lost track how many delays we've had but here's to one more shot at it. . .
NASA Shares Axiom Mission 4 Launch Update
Mark A. Garcia
June 23, 2025
NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting 2:31 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 25, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4.
The mission will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will travel to the orbiting laboratory on a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after launching on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. The targeted docking time is approximately 7 a.m. Thursday, June 26. NASA will provide more details and its coverage information shortly.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/06/23/nasa-shares-axiom-mission-4-launch-update/
The official crew portrait of the Axiom Mission 4 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. From left are, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India, Commander Peggy Whitson from the U.S., and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uzanański-Wiśniewksi from Poland and Tibor Kapu from Hungary.
Axiom Space
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06/23/2025 11:59 pm »
Week Starts with Pharma Research, Earth Observations, and Videography
Mark A. Garcia
June 23, 2025
A pharmaceutical study, Earth observations, and vision checks kicked off Monday’s research schedule aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 73 crew also worked on housekeeping tasks and recorded training videos for future crews.
Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers continued her dayslong investigation into studying how proteins behave inside a fluid using surface tension to eliminate the effects of contacting solid walls. She processed the samples swapping syringes containing the proteins and installed a test cell inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox. Results may provide better models that predict the behavior of complex fluids benefitting pharmaceutical manufacturing and 3D printing on Earth and in space.
Regularly scheduled vision checks awaited Flight Engineers Jonny Kim of NASA and Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos at the beginning of their shift. The duo took turns reading characters off a standard eye chart found in a doctor’s office testing their clarity of vision and peripheral vision. Doctors constantly monitor the astronauts’ eyes and vision to counteract potential space-caused symptoms.
Afterward, Kim partnered together with station Commander Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and resumed filming training, or day-in-the-life, videos to familiarize future crews with space station operations and systems. They filmed and narrated activities inside the Quest airlock showing where spacesuits and spacewalking tools are stowed. The pair also filmed the location of safety hardware and configurations in the Harmony, Kibo, and Columbus modules.
Onishi also joined NASA Flight Engineer Anne McClain inside the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) and reorganized cargo. The pair moved items around the PMM creating more stowage space, documented lost or unknown items, and photographed the module’s layout for analysis by ground specialists.
Peskov spent his shift on video and photography duties first filming his crewmates going about their daily tasks including space research, lab maintenance, and exercise. Next, he pointed a camera out a window in the Zvezda service module and photographed landmarks such as Pacific islands and volcanos, the South China Sea region, and geological features across Australia.
Veteran cosmonaut and three-time station resident Sergey Ryzhikov worked throughout Monday servicing the Elektron oxygen generator and reorganizing stowage space and documenting inventory in the Zarya module. First time space-flyer Alexey Zubritskiy assisted Ryzhikov with the life support maintenance duties in Zvezda then replaced dust filters in the Roscosmos segment’s ventilation system.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/06/23/week-starts-with-pharma-research-earth-observations-and-videography/
Astronaut Nichole Ayers works inside the Destiny laboratory module swapping syringes containing protein samples and installing test cells inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox for a pharmaceutical study.
NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI
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大西卓哉 (JAXA宇宙飛行士)Takuya Onishi
@Astro_Onishi
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At the end of the day, Nicole and Kirill celebrated their 100th day in space with their friends on the ground 🎉
Congratulations to you both!
He is already a fully grown adult 😊
@Astro_Ayers and Kirill, congratulations on reaching the 100 days in space milestone!!
https://twitter.com/Astro_Onishi/status/1937273345944199325
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大西卓哉 (JAXA宇宙飛行士)Takuya Onishi
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The photo is from the recent sample exchange of the Solid Combustion Experiment Module (SCEM).
SCEM observes how the burning behavior of solid samples changes by varying conditions such as oxygen concentration and flow rate. The samples after combustion are burned so thoroughly that they are practically gone, but the combustion container is securely sealed with 10 screws, allowing experiments to be conducted safely.
https://twitter.com/Astro_Onishi/status/1937397780294857008
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06/24/2025 04:26 pm »
NASA Universe
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Our NICER X-ray telescope aboard the @Space_Station has paused observations due to a problem with one of the motors that drives its ability to track cosmic objects. Engineers are investigating the cause and potential solutions. More:
https://go.nasa.gov/3ZKvgrF
https://twitter.com/NASAUniverse/status/1937542490170490902
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NASA Space Operations
@NASASpaceOps
.@NASA, @Axiom_Space, and @SpaceX are targeting 2:31 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 25, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the @Space_Station, Axiom Mission 4.
The mission will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at @NASAKennedy in Florida. The crew will travel to the orbiting laboratory on a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after launching on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. The targeted docking time is approximately 7 a.m. Thursday, June 26.
Learn more:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-axiom-mission-4-launch-arrival-at-station-2/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceOps/status/1937572571379298659
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Jonny Kim
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M+63: This is the vibration isolation system (VIS) for the E4D exercise device. E4D has not been installed yet, but we’re hoping to have it installed and in use later this year.
#ESAE4D is a compact exercise device that combines resistive and aerobic countermeasures in one package, with the ability to perform compound movements against load (e.g., squats), bike, row and rope pull.
It solves the problem of how to provide countermeasures for astronauts in a small footprint so that atrophy and bone loss does not set in, which will be important for deep space exploration missions.
I was able to exercise on the device at the European Space Center prior to launch and it definitely puts you through its paces. @Astro_Onishi and I performed quarterly maintenance on the VIS and we’re excited to see E4D in action later this year.
https://twitter.com/JonnyKimUSA/status/1937581272156570077
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大西卓哉 (JAXA宇宙飛行士)Takuya Onishi
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I wrote that there’s no difference between up and down, but even so, it’s more convenient to decide that this way is up for practical reasons. In the horizontal modules of the ISS, all the lighting is aligned on the side opposite to Earth, which helps reinforce that sense.
Sometimes, when entering a vertical module, it can be disorienting lol
In this regard, I think deep down, I’m still an Earthling.
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大西卓哉 (JAXA宇宙飛行士)Takuya Onishi
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Today, we conducted the replacement of the experimental data control device for Kibo.
To work on the wiring at the back of the rack, it’s necessary to rotate the rack.
In a weightless environment, there’s technically no difference between up and down, but the side with the lighting feels instinctively like “up,” so working while attached to the ceiling gives a strange sense of unease. 😅
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Ax-4 “Go” For Wednesday Launch; Station Crew Keeps Up Research, Videography
Mark A. Garcia
June 24, 2025
Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) has been given the “go” to launch at 2:31 a.m. EDT on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station. The four Ax-4 private astronauts will ride the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft to low Earth orbit and dock to the orbital outpost’s space-facing port on the Harmony module at 7 a.m. on Thursday for a two-week research mission.
Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, both from NASA, will be on duty Thursday monitoring Dragon during its automated approach and rendezvous. Less than two hours after Dragon docks, the hatches will open and the Ax-4 crew will enter the space station including Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu. The Ax-4 private astronauts will greet the seven Expedition 73 crewmates, call down to Earth for welcoming remarks, then participate in a safety briefing with the station residents.
Back onboard the orbiting lab on Tuesday, the four astronauts and three cosmonauts stayed focused on a host of space research to advance pharmaceutical manufacturing and biotechnology. The crew members also continued their video and photography operations documenting life on the space station and imaging Earth landmarks.
Ayers kept up her dayslong scientific work in the Destiny laboratory module swapping syringes filled with protein samples and installing test cells in the Microgravity Science Glovebox. The fluid physics study is investigating using surface tension rather than a container to observe the behavior of proteins in a liquid. Results may inform pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques and 3D printing in microgravity.
Ayers also joined NASA Flight Engineer Jonny Kim and filmed a variety of activities the crew performs throughout its shift. The duo first recorded a tour of the Tranquility module, the cupola, and the Permanent Multipurpose Module. They also filmed how a crew starts its shift, safety procedures, and typical administrative duties. The videos will be downlinked to mission controllers to train future station crews.
McClain began her shift in the Columbus laboratory module and activated the Bio-Analyzer used for cellular and molecular analysis in weightlessness. Afterward, McClain tagged hardware throughout the station’s U.S. segment with radio frequency identification gear to ensure easier inventory tracking.
Station Commander Takuya Onishi from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) started his shift in the Kibo laboratory module removing and replacing electronics hardware that controls payloads. Next, he set up biomedical hardware that will be used on Wednesday to monitor and prevent space-caused fluid shifts in an astronaut’s body.
Cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy joined each other Tuesday and took turns wearing sensors and a blood pressure cuff measuring how blood flows from the largest vessels to the smallest vessels in microgravity. Flight Engineer Kirill Peskov wrapped up a session in the Zvezda service module photographing landmarks across the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Next, Peskov transferred fluids from the station into the Progress 90 cargo craft then serviced ventilation systems inside the Nauka science module.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/06/24/ax-4-go-for-wednesday-launch-station-crew-keeps-up-research-videography/
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Axiom’s Fourth Private Mission Launches to Station Aboard Dragon
Mark A. Garcia
June 25, 2025
At 2:31 a.m. EDT, the crew members of Axiom Mission 4 lifted off on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station.
Peggy Whitson, former NASA astronaut and director of human spaceflight at Axiom Space, is commanding the commercial mission, while ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is serving as pilot. The two mission specialists are ESA (European Space Agency) project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary.
NASA will end coverage approximately 15 minutes after launch, following Dragon orbital insertion.
The spacecraft will dock autonomously to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at approximately 7 a.m. on Thursday, June 26. NASA’s live rendezvous and docking coverage will begin at 5 a.m. on NASA+.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/06/25/axioms-fourth-private-mission-launches-to-station-aboard-dragon/
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Marcia Smith
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And the name of the new Crew Dragon capsule is -- Grace.
Commander Peggy Whitson: "Grace is more than a name. It reflects the elegance with which we move through space against the backdrop of Earth. It speaks to the refinement of our mission, the harmony of science and spirit and the unmerited favor we carry with humility. Grace reminds us that spaceflight is not just a feat of engineering, but an act of goodwill to benefit every human everywhere." [There was applause just after the word goodwill. Not sure I caught those last few words in their entirety.]
https://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1937763289750012149
https://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1937766341764620337
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Jonny Kim
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A tradition that goes back decades is for each @NASA mission, whether it's an expedition or flight, to have a custom-designed patch. Big thanks to Sean Collins, a veteran graphic designer at @NASA_Johnson, for helping our crew with the design of our patch for Expedition 73.
Official patch description: The Expedition 73 patch honors the science and scientists that make space exploration possible, and their contributions for which the International @Space_Station exists.
The International Space Station has provided numerous scientific contributions to our understanding of the cosmos and our own planet, as well as been a beacon of hope in uniting humans across domains in the pursuit of space exploration.
This is the 73rd expedition where international crews will continue building upon the foundations set forth by previous crews. We have designed certain elements of our patch to represent our continued international collaboration and connection to science and the cosmos.
The number 73 is a prime number and a binary palindrome, represented at the base of the patch. 73 is also a star number, represented by the hexagonal shape of the patch accented by white stars and symbolize the crew’s dedication to space exploration.
The grid lines illustrate our earthly perspective from the cosmos, and finally, the International Space Station, symbolizing humanity's continued collaboration across space and time.
https://twitter.com/JonnyKimUSA/status/1937931099705143303
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Ax-4 Orbiting Toward Station as Expedition 73 Studies Pharma, Blood Pressure
Mark A. Garcia
June 25, 2025
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying four Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew members is orbiting Earth and on its way to the International Space Station after launching from Kennedy Space Center at 2:31 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. Dragon is carrying Ax-4 Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu and will dock to the Harmony module’s space-facing port at 7 a.m. on Thursday with NASA+ coverage beginning at 5 a.m.
NASA Flight Engineers Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers will be on duty at the beginning of their shift monitoring Dragon during its automated approach and rendezvous maneuvers. After docking, the Ax-4 private astronauts will greet the seven Expedition 73 crewmates, call down to Earth for welcoming remarks, then participate in a safety briefing with the station residents.
Meanwhile, McClain and Ayers, including the rest of the station crew, had a normal shift on Wednesday keeping up microgravity research and lab maintenance. McClain configured research hardware and processed samples in the Destiny laboratory module then photographed her work for analysis on the ground. Ayers once again tended to a fluid physics study in the Microgravity Science Glovebox that may benefit pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques and 3D printing in space.
NASA Flight Engineer Jonny Kim partnered together with station Commander Takuya Onishi from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and tested a specialized thigh cuff that may reverse space-caused fluid shifts toward a crew member’s upper body. The duo took turns wearing the biomedical device in the Columbus laboratory module as Ultrasound 2 scans and blood pressure checks measured cardiac output, heart rate, and more to determine the effectiveness of the thigh cuff to protect crew health.
Veteran cosmonaut and three-time space station visitor Sergey Ryzhikov began his shift in the Zvezda service module replacing computer components before wrapping up his day charging science experiment batteries and activating an Earth observation camera. Flight Engineer Alexey Zubritskiy spent his day reorganizing cargo inside the Nauka science module and stowing trash and discarded gear inside the Progress 90 cargo craft due to depart the Poisk module next week. Flight Engineer Kirill Peskov cleaned Nauka ventilation systems then checked radiation exposure data the station experiences while orbiting Earth.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/06/25/ax-4-orbiting-toward-station-as-expedition-73-studies-pharma-blood-pressure/
This time-lapse photograph shows Ax-4 soaring into low Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after launching at 2:31 a.m. EDT from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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大西卓哉 (JAXA宇宙飛行士)Takuya Onishi
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Time flies, and we've already started collecting data for medical research before returning.
Today, as the first step, I spent almost the entire day with Johnny gathering data for NASA's Thigh Cuff study.
With the upper thigh constricted, we examine blood flow in the thigh, neck, and heart using ultrasound. The legs feel uncomfortable, but it seems to clear the mind.
https://twitter.com/Astro_Onishi/status/1937990160051773453
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JAXA Astronaut Discusses Life Aboard Space Station Students – Wednesday, June 25, 2025
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Axiom Space
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Ax-4 Mission | Approach & Docking
https://twitter.com/Axiom_Space/status/1938151965365834157
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