Busy Day of Space Science and Lab Maintenance Greets Station Crew

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NASA flight engineer Chris Williams spent most of his day on standard housekeeping and maintenance duties. Williams first stowed spacesuit helmet components inside the Quest airlock. Next, he entered his nutritional and pharmaceutical intake on the EveryWear health data collection app.

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