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*Medical Testing in Store for the Expedition 14 Crew *

ISS014-E-16210 --- Sunita Williams works with the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities (TRAC) experiment.Image above: Sunita Williams works with the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities (TRAC) experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station on March 8, 2007. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin Monday performed another run of the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities (TRAC) hand-eye coordination experiment. Crew members conduct this test prior to the mission, while on orbit and when they return to Earth.

Also on Monday, Lopez-Alegria conducted a ham radio session with students at St. Michael’s Primary School, Daceyville, NSW, Australia.

Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and Lopez-Alegria are scheduled to perform a monthly check of blood pressure and electrocardiogram readings during exercise on the cycle ergometer. Readings will be taken with the blood pressure and electrocardiograph equipment and the heart rate monitor watch. The tests provide automated, noninvasive, blood pressure measurements while also monitoring and displaying accurate heart rates on a continual basis at rest and during exercise.

On Wednesday Lopez-Alegria and Williams will participate in an interview with the Boston Globe and the New England Sports Network to discuss her upcoming Boston Marathon run. The interview is scheduled to take place at 2:20 p.m. EDT on NASA TV.

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