{"id":19384,"date":"2016-05-16T20:01:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T12:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/more-frontiers-lie-ahead-as-international-space-station-makes-its-100000th-orbit\/"},"modified":"2016-05-16T20:01:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T12:01:47","slug":"more-frontiers-lie-ahead-as-international-space-station-makes-its-100000th-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/more-frontiers-lie-ahead-as-international-space-station-makes-its-100000th-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"More frontiers lie ahead as International Space Station makes its 100,000th orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_177854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177854\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-177854\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-620x395.jpg\" alt=\"International Space Station\" width=\"620\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-620x395.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-177854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The International Space Station has circled&nbsp;Earth more than 100,000 times. (NASA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The International Space Station registered its 100,000th orbit around the planet today, providing NASA with a&nbsp;news hook for looking&nbsp;at what humanity\u2019s farthest-out outpost has done over the past 17 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring that time, over 1,922 research investigations have been performed,\u201d NASA said in a Tumblr post marking the occasion. \u201cMore than 1,200 scientific results publications have been produced as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the best-known studies are those documenting the long-term health effects of spaceflight&nbsp;\u2013 findings that serve as cautionary tales for future trips to Mars. Even before the first elements of the space station were launched in 1998, researchers knew that extended stays in weightlessness resulted in bone and muscle loss. But space station studies showed that long-term spacefliers suffered vision impairment and headaches as well.<\/p>\n<p>Future research&nbsp;will look at ways to mitigate or compensate for such health issues, including electromagnetic shields to guard against space radiation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=732230961455190016&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fnasa-international-space-station-zooms-100000th-orbit%2F&amp;sessionId=e2c63f0e06f49cf908db9cf358066aca2e53561e&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"732230961455190016\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i178280460847720407=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, @Space_Station has passed its 100,000th orbit! Discover more about the orbiting lab: https:\/\/t.co\/iJ53qe9K3Lhttps:\/\/t.co\/7Y2ojY1BRK<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA (@NASA) May 16, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Other experiments&nbsp;have delved into the crops that Mars-bound astronauts could grow during their journey to Mars, and how 3-D printers could manufacture the spare parts they\u2019ll need along the way.<\/p>\n<p>The space station makes a full circuit around Earth every 90 minutes, at a speed of 17,500 mph. That translates into a total odometer distance of more than 2.6 billion miles, which is the equivalent of 10 round trips between Mars and Earth, or almost one outbound trip from Earth to Neptune.<\/p>\n<p>Even as NASA celebrates the space station\u2019s past, several developments highlight the road ahead:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today the space station\u2019s crew<\/strong> deployed a series of small satellites known as CubeSats, using a spring-loaded launcher that\u2019s set up in the Japanese Kibo laboratory module. One of the satellites was&nbsp;STMSat-1, the first CubeSat in space to be built by elementary-school students. The spacecraft team includes about 400 kids from St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington, Va., from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. STMSat-1 will take slow-scan TV pictures of Earth and transmit them to ground stations via amateur radio.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=732301955318472704&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fnasa-international-space-station-zooms-100000th-orbit%2F&amp;sessionId=e2c63f0e06f49cf908db9cf358066aca2e53561e&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"732301955318472704\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i178280460847720407=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bright young minds! First small satellite built by elementary school was deployed into space https:\/\/t.co\/SyxRTpvoG6https:\/\/t.co\/OQZItNoYhu<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA (@NASA) May 16, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques<\/strong> took the spotlight today when the Canadian Space Agency announced he\u2019d be part of&nbsp;the space station\u2019s Expedition 58\/59 crew, due for launch in November 2018. The physician and astrophysicist follows in the footsteps of Canadian musician-astronaut Chris Hadfield, arguably one of the station\u2019s best-known spacefliers. (Can you name the six crewmates currently aboard the station? Answer below.) This will be Saint-Jacques\u2019 first stint in space, after what will amount to nine years of training. Other members of Expedition 58\/59 are to be named later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module,<\/strong> or BEAM, is due to be stretched out to its full extent next week, following up on last month\u2019s launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship. The structure, which unfolds to about four times its folded-up size, serves as an experimental prototype for space habitats that could be used for the journey to Mars. Bigelow Aerospace, BEAM\u2019s builder, is making plans&nbsp;to have an even bigger expandable module launched into Earth orbit in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Future Mars odysseys will be the main topic<\/strong> at this year\u2019s Human to Mars Summit, taking place at George Washington University on Tuesday through Thursday. Among the speakers are Apollo moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Andy Weir, author of \u201cThe Martian.\u201d Check out the agenda, then watch the webcast.<\/p>\n<p><em>Who\u2019s on the space station now? Expedition 47 crewmates include NASA\u2019s Tim Kopra and Jeff Williams, Britain\u2019s Tim Peake, and Russia\u2019s Yuri Malenchenko, Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Space Station has circled&nbsp;Earth more than 100,000 times. 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