Another science-intense day here at the European Astronaut Centre!
First a baseline data collection for the Skin-B experiments, that I wrote about yesterday: not only the relatively quick measurements I will do on orbit, but also some additional ground-only ones, including a layer-by-layer imaging of the skin in intervals of 5 microns.
Then I had a lesson on the ESA experiment Circadian Rythms – actually something that I was already familiar with from a previous baseline data collection. If you’ve been following this logbook for a while, you might remember it too.
Then a fitcheck for the very special shirt I will be wearing on ISS during several nights for the ASI experiment Wearable Monitoring. Via sensors embedded in the shirt, an electronic box will record the electrocardiogram and the cardiac mechanics of the heart, like the opening and closing of the different cardiac valves. The aim is to gain insight into the quality of sleep in microgravity, which for most astronauts is not as good as on the ground. And, as you can imagine, acquire knowledge that will help people with sleep disturbances on Earth.
Finally, an familiarization briefing with the Vessel ID System, which tracks from ISS the ships equipped with AIS (Automated Identification System). Vessel US is a technology demonstrator to assess the feasibility of a space-based tracking system for global maritime traffic. You can learn more about it here:
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/Vessel-ID
Picture: spacewalking astronaut next to the AIS antenna on Columbus.
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https://www.intervidia.com/category/bitacora/
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https://spacetux.org/cpamoa/category/traductions/logbook-samantha/
01/04/2014