Expedition 70 Crew: Behind the Scenes | International Space Station

Expedition 70 Crew: Behind the Scenes | International Space Station

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O'Hara shows off tools she will use during a spacewalk to swab surfaces on the International Space Station and collect potential microbe samples for analysis.

O'Hara is pictured trimming her hair aboard the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli replaces cables on the advanced resistive exercise device inside the International Space Station's Tranquility module.

European Space Agency astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen of Denmark is pictured with the International Space Station's new exercise cycle after it was installed in the Destiny laboratory module.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa loads camera and light hardware into the Kibo laboratory module's airlock that will be installed outside the International Space Station.

The Soyuz MS-24 crew ship is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Rassvet module. The spacecraft launched three Expedition 69-70 crew members, NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, to the orbiting lab on Sept. 15, 2023.

The Expedition 70 crew is preparing for a pair of spacewalks for science and maintenance outside the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark are getting ready for their first spacewalk set to begin at 10 a.m. EST on Oct. 12, 2023. The duo will use specialized tools to collect microbe samples from specific areas outside of the station.

Another spacewalk is scheduled for Oct. 20, 2023, with O’Hara and fellow NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli. They will remove and replace communications and solar array hardware.

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Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Dates: Sept. 25-Oct. 5, 2023

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