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What Earth Science research will be done from the International Space Station?

Earth Science Asked on August 11, 2021

The April 9, 2020 NASA press release NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station mentions:

It is the third spaceflight for Cassidy and Ivanishin and the first for Vagner, who are scheduled to return to Earth in October after a mission of more than six months during which they will conduct about 160 science investigations in fields such as, biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences, and technology development. Work on the unique microgravity laboratory advances scientific knowledge and demonstrates new technologies, making research breakthroughs that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration of the Moon and Mars.

What scientific investigations into Earth Science will these three astronauts do between now and their return to Earth in October?

One Answer

NASA Space Station Research Explorer allows to filter experiments by expedition and category. A query for expedition 63 and the "Earth and space science" category yields the following 17 results (as of 27 February 2021):

  • AMS-02 (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer - 02)
  • ASIM (Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor)
  • ISS-CREAM (Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass for the International Space Station)
  • CEO (Crew Earth Observations)
  • iSIM (Demonstration of integrated Standard Imager for Microsatellites)
  • ECOSTRESS (ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station)
  • Tanpopo-2 (ExHAM-Astrobiology Japan-2)
  • GEDI (Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation)
  • HISUI (Hyper-Spectral Imager Suite)
  • NICER (Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer)
  • OCO-3 (Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3)
  • STP-H6-NIRAC (Space Test Program-Houston 6-Near InfraRed Airglow Camera)
  • STP-H5 FPS (STP-H5-Fabry Perot Spectrometer for Methane)
  • STP-H5 LIS (STP-H5-Lightning Imaging Sensor)
  • SAGE III-ISS (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III-ISS)
  • SPOC (The Spectral Ocean Color (SPOC) Satellite)
  • Total & Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS) (Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor)

Answered by Jean-Marie Prival on August 11, 2021

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