SPRUT-2 Experiment

iss034e045766 (2/13/2013) --- Cosmonaut Evgeny Tarelkin, Expedition 34 Flight Engineer (FE), conducting SPRUT-2 Experiment, in the Service Module (SM) aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Study of Changes in Body Composition and Distribution of Fluids Within the Human Body During Long-term Spaceflight (Sprut-2) studies the change in body composition and fluid distribution in the human body during long-term spaceflight in order to evaluate adaptation mechanisms and improve countermeasures.