Humans in Space

On Sunday, April 18, 2021, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-2 mission launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Crew-2 mission is the second operational mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. McArthur, Kimbrough, Pesquet, and Hoshide are scheduled to launch at 6:11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 22, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Image Credit:…

The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls 2021年4月6日，星期二，在哈萨克斯坦拜科努尔航天发射场，联盟号火箭被火车运到31号发射台。第65号远征队的NASA宇航员马克·范德·黑、俄罗斯航天局宇航员彼得·杜布罗夫和奥列格·诺维茨基计划于4月9日乘坐联盟MS-18飞船升空。 图片来源:NASA/Bill Ingalls

In this March 28, 2021, image, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus resupply ship, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, is pictured attached to the Unity module of the International Space Station. Earth’s atmospheric glow is seen blanketing the horizon as the orbital complex flew 262 miles above Ethiopia. 在这张2021年3月28日的图片中，诺思罗普-格鲁曼公司的天鹅座补给船，带着突出的钹形UltraFlex太阳能阵列，附在国际空间站的团结舱上。当该轨道综合体飞越埃塞俄比亚262英里时，可以看到地球的大气辉光笼罩了整个地平线。

This view of Earth’s horizon as the Sun sets over the Pacific Ocean was taken by the Expedition 7 crew onboard the International Space Station in 2003. Anvil tops of thunderclouds are also visible. #TBT Image Credit: NASA 这张太阳在太平洋上落下时地球地平线的照片是2003年由国际空间站上的第7号探险队机组成员拍摄的。还可以看到雷云的砧顶。 #TBT 图片来源:美国国家航空航天局

From left to right, Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and Expedition 65 prime crew members, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are seen during a press conference on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Expedition 65 is slated to launch on April 9. Image Credit: NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin 2021年3月24日星期三，在俄罗斯星城加加林宇航员培训中心(GCTC)举行的新闻发布会上，从左至右，是第65号远征队的后备机组人员，美国宇航局宇航员安妮·麦克莱恩、俄罗斯宇航员奥列格·阿尔特米耶夫和安东·什卡普列罗夫，以及第65号远征队的主要机组人员，俄罗斯宇航员奥列格·诺维茨基和俄罗斯航天局的彼得·杜布罗夫，以及NASA宇航员马克·范德·黑。第65号远征队探险计划于4月9日发射。 图片来源:NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin

This image, taken on March 5, 2021, shows NASA astronaut Kate Rubins during a spacewalk to install solar array modification kits to ready the International Space Station for newer, more powerful solar arrays being delivered. VIDEO: Vice President Harris Calls NASA Astronauts Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins #WomensHistoryMonth Image Credit: NASA 这张摄于2021年3月5日的照片显示，美国宇航局宇航员凯特·鲁宾斯正在太空行走，为国际空间站安装更新、更强大的太阳能电池板改装套件。 视频:副总统哈里斯打电话给美国宇航局宇航员香农·沃克和凯特·鲁宾斯 #WomensHistoryMonth 图片来源:美国国家航空航天局

During the March 5, 2021, spacewalk, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi spent nearly 7 hours working on the farthest set of existing solar arrays on the International Space Station’s left (port) side, known as P6, to install a modification kit on solar array 4B and reconfigure the modification kit on 2B, completing tasks that were started during the Feb. 28 spacewalk. In this image, Noguchi installs solar array modification kits to ready the station for newer, more powerful solar arrays being delivered on upcoming SpaceX Dragon cargo missions. NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins will continue work on the station during a spacewalk scheduled for 7:30 a.m. EST on Saturday, March 13. Image Credit: NASA 在2021年3月5日的太空行走中，日本宇宙航空研究开发机构(JAXA)的宇航员野口宗一花费了近7个小时的时间，在国际空间站左(左)侧的现有太阳能阵列(P6)上安装了一个改造组件，并在2B上重新配置了改造组件，完成了2月28日太空行走期间开始的任务。 在这张照片中，野口宗一在安装太阳能电池板改装套件，为即将到来的SpaceX龙号货运任务中更新、更强大的太阳能电池板做好准备。 NASA宇航员维克多·格洛弗和迈克尔·霍普金斯将在3月13日星期六早上7:30进行太空行走，继续为空间站工作。 图片来源:美国国家航空航天局

There are more than 100,000 proteins in the human body. Every structure is different, and each one of them holds important information related to our health. Each protein has a unique and complicated structure that is closely related to its function. Therefore, revealing a protein’s structure leads to an understanding of its function. However, it is difficult to analyze protein structures here on Earth, where gravity interferes with optimal growth. Previous research has shown that microgravity produces high-quality protein crystals that can be analyzed to identify possible targets for drugs to treat disease. The Real-Time Protein Crystal Growth 2 study will produce high-quality protein crystals for up to eight proteins that will undergo detailed analysis back on Earth. Astronauts will observe the crystals, report on…

Victor Glover, a Navy pilot who has accumulated 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft, over 400 carrier arrested landings and 24 combat missions, took his first spacewalk on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. In this image, he works to ready the International Space Station’s port-side truss structure for future solar array upgrades. View the Black History Month Image Gallery. #BlackHistoryMonth Image Credit: NASA 维克托·格洛弗是一名海军飞行员，他在40多架飞机上累计飞行了3000小时，完成了400多艘航母的着陆任务，并执行了24次战斗任务。他于2021年1月28日星期四进行了首次太空行走。在这张照片中，他正在为国际空间站的左舷桁架结构做准备，以备将来升级太阳能电池板。 查看黑人历史月图片画廊。 #BlackHistoryMonth 图片来源:美国国家航空航天局