Videos: “Space to Ground” and other space habitat reports – Dec.11.2021

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Expedition 66 Soyuz MS 20 Docking – December 8, 2021NASA Video

Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and two Japanese private citizens, Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano launched on the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Wednesday, December 8. Following docking to the International Space Station, the trio took part in a welcome ceremony aboard the complex. Misurkin, Maezawa, and Hirano, who are flying under a contract between Roscosmos and Space Adventures, are scheduled to undock from the International Space Station Sunday, December 19 to land in Kazakhstan.

** Expedition 66 Soyuz MS 20 Hatch Opening – December 8, 2021NASA Video

** Welcoming ceremony for the Soyuz MS-20 crew at the Space Station space googlevesaire

Coverage of the hatch opening and welcoming ceremony for the Soyuz MS-20 crew at the International Space Station (hatch opening scheduled at 10:35 a.m. EST) Credit : NASA

** 宇宙に着いた前澤から、みなさんへ伝えたいこと。What MZ Wants to Tell You From SpaceYusaku Maezawa【MZ】

Finally…! MZ successfully arrived at the ISS (international Space Station) on the 8th Dec!!

The very first video MZ wishes to share with you is a message from himself after witnessing space for the first time with his very own eyes. To those who are working hard to achieve their dreams and goals, we hope this will inspire you in some way. For the next 12 days, MZ and Yozo will attempt to film as many challenges and activities that people from all around the world had requested them to do in the ‘100 Things You Want MZ to Do in Space’. Please stay tuned! Filmed by Yozo Hirano

[Note: Click on the CC closed captions button to see English translation of Maezawa’s comments.]

More about the new visitors to the ISS including Yusaku Maezawa and his production assistant Yozo Hirano:

** Science Launching on SpaceX’s 24th Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space StationNASA

The 24th SpaceX cargo resupply services mission, targeted to launch in late December from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carries scientific research and technology demonstrations to the International Space Station. The experiments aboard include studies of bioprinting, crystallization of monoclonal antibodies, changes in immune function, plant gene expression changes, laundering clothes in space, processing alloys, and student citizen science projects. https://go.nasa.gov/339gHDD

** Workout in 360º | Cosmic KissEuropean Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

Explore the International Space Station’s Cupola module in 360 degrees while ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer lifts weights in weightlessness. This 360 timelapse video was shot over 53 minutes, at a rate one frame every two seconds, as Matthias completed a workout on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED). Pan to watch the world go by as the Station orbits Earth at around 28 000 km/h, then see how Matthias keeps his muscles and bones healthy for a safe return to Earth. Exercise is an important part of an astronaut’s daily routine. It not only keeps them fit and ready for demanding tasks like a spacewalk, but it also helps to combat bone and muscle loss caused by a prolonged stay in orbit. ARED is one of several exercise devices astronauts use on Station. They also have a treadmill called T2 and an exercycle known as CEVIS. Matthias was launched to the International Space Station on Crew Dragon Endurance as part of Crew-3 at 02:03 GMT/03:03 CET Thursday 11 November. His ESA mission on board is known as Cosmic Kiss and will see him live and work for approximately six months in orbit. Follow Matthias: https://bit.ly/ESACosmicKiss

** Space vacuuming in 360º | Cosmic KissEuropean Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

Even astronauts in orbit cannot escape housework. Join ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer as he vacuums the European Columbus and Japanese Kibo modules of the International Space Station in this 360° video. Unlike on Earth, dust on the Space Station does not settle. Astronauts vacuum regularly to prevent floating dust from getting in their eyes and noses, causing irritation and allergic reactions. Pan to explore the different modules and follow Matthias’s work. Matthias was launched to the International Space Station on Crew Dragon Endurance as part of Crew-3 at 02:03 GMT/03:03 CET Thursday 11 November. His ESA mission on board is known as Cosmic Kiss and will see him live and work for approximately six months in orbit. Follow Matthias: https://bit.ly/ESACosmicKiss

** See China’s Shenzou-13 crew conduct ‘routine heatlh checks’ on one another in spaceVideoFromSpace

Chinese astronauts Wang Yaping, Ye Guangfu, and Zhai Zhigang, currently serving aboard the Tiangong space station, use a ” multipurpose otoscope to examine each others eyes, ears, and skin,” according to China Central Television. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)

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