Image above: Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria (left) and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin share a meal at the galley in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA

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ISS crew member talks to students via ham radio

To continue studying the impact of counter-measures to the effects of living in space, Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, unstowed and set up the blood and urine collection hardware.

Her samples will be used to better understand the impact of countermeasures such as exercise and pharmaceuticals on nutritional status and nutrient requirements.

Image above: The Expedition 14 crew members from left to right are Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, KE5GTK and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT. Photo credit: NASA

Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria, KE5GTK, conducted a ham radio session with students at the Kashiwahara Community Center in Sayama, Japan.

Some questions the students asked included what he does for fun in space and if his elementary school studies reflect his work in space.

Lopez-Alegria and Williams also spent several hours stowing away spacewalk tools used during STS-116 and preparing equipment and tools to be used for spacewalks in February.

They also reserved some time for STS-116 cargo unpacking and stowage.

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