STAR CITY (Moscow Region), August 10 – RIA Novosti. Special chair and test the new space suits while working on the International Space Station first astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, he said at a press conference in Star City near Moscow.
“I have to perform a lot of European and Danish experiments to improve the new technology as a flight to the ISS, and interorbital expeditions to other planets,” – said Mogensen.
According to him, one of the new experiments will test space suit Skinsuite, which will study the effect of microgravity on the muscular system.
In addition, it is planned to hold a unique European experiment Mares.
“It is that we will be using special equipment made in the form of the pilot seat, to study the impact of weightlessness on the human, which will get the data urgently needed for future interplanetary missions, “- said Mogensen.
According to its part Kazakh cosmonaut Aimbetov Aydin, his research program will also be very busy.
“The first series of experiments was started the current president” Kazkosmos “Talgat Musabayev. It’s an experiment, “interaction” and “Hurricane”, as well as observation of atmospheric phenomena over Kazakhstan “, – said Aimbetov.
In general, the new ISS crew will perform 76 scientific experiments, of which about 30 are medical.
The launch of the new expedition, consisting of cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (Roscosmos), Kazakh cosmonaut Aydin Aimbetova and European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen was appointed on September 2 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the planned duration of the expedition will be 188 days.
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