{
  "id": 16088357,
  "title": "Busy Station Day with Bioprinting, Spacesuit Check, Robotics, and Photography",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/busy-station-day-with-bioprinting-spacesuit-check-robotics-and",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:37:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/10/22/busy-station-day-with-bioprinting-spacesuit-check-robotics-and-photography/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, the Expedition 75 crew aboard the International Space Station experienced a hectic day filled with various scientific and technical tasks. Among the activities, NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Josh Kutryk practiced donning spacesuits in a simulator, ensuring a proper fit and functionality.\n\nMeanwhile, the station's bioprinting system, known as the BioFabrication Facility, was hard at work producing blood vessels using vascular cells. NASA flight engineer Luke Delaney initiated the process by removing cells from a freezer, thawing them, and blending the samples with a biological printing material. NASA flight engineer Anil Menon then loaded the mixture into the bioprinter, powered it on, and preserved the newly printed tissues for further cultivation.\n\nIn addition to bioprinting, the crew also trained on the Canadarm2 robotic arm, which will be used for installing a roll-out solar array on the station's port-side truss structure during a scheduled spacewalk on October 29. Flight engineer Delaney received training on the arm, which he will command, alongside Watkins, who will assist in spacesuit management during the spacewalk.\n\nRoscosmos flight engineer Sergey Teteryatnikov conducted robotics training, practicing the operation of the European robotic arm attached to the Nauka science module. He also installed and activated Earth observation equipment to capture images of Asian and South American landmarks in visible and near-infrared wavelengths during the crew's off-duty hours.\n\nPhotography was another key aspect of the day, with Roscosmos flight engineer Anna Kikina taking pictures of lakes in eastern Africa from the Zvezda service module and assisting Teteryatnikov with camera configurations. Station commander Pyotr Dubrov began his shift by performing orbital plumbing duties and concluded by photographing his fellow crew members.",
  "summary": "The Expedition 75 crew had a busy day on Thursday bioprinting blood vessels and trying on a spacesuit aboard the International Space Station. The orbital residents also trained to use a pair of robotic arms and set up Earth photography sessions to round out the day in low Earth orbit. The post Busy Station Day with Bioprinting, Spacesuit Check, Robotics, and Photography appeared first on NASA…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}