iss074e0587449 (May 17, 2026) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Sophie Adenot prepares to install new research hardware, delivered aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, into the Columbus laboratory module’s BioLab facility, which enables biology research aboard the International Space Station. The new equipment supports an investigation into how nerve and muscle cells grow and communicate in microgravity compared to cell samples on Earth. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams
Album Expedition_74
Date May 17, 2026