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Crew Conducts Ultrasound Eye Scans Aboard The International Space Station

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
February 4, 2023
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Crew Conducts Ultrasound Eye Scans Aboard The International Space Station
Ultrasound Eye Scans

Expedition 68 Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin and Anna Kikina, both from Roscosmos, participate in ultrasound eye scans aboard the International Space Station to understand how living long-term in microgravity affects the human eye.

The duo used the Ultrasound 2 device located in the Columbus laboratory module’s Human Research Facility.

Credit: Roscosmos Date Created: 2023-01-26 iss068e042987 (Jan. 26, 2023) – larger image

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