SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT AC #31468

*Space Station Crew Marks Milestones in Two Laboratory Experiments*

New gear is helping the astronauts on the International Space Station kick off a new year. Flight Engineer Suni Williams set up hardware for the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities -- or TRAC -- investigation that is designed to test crew members' hand and eye coordination before, during and after missions. Crew members also completed the final operations of a biological experiment on the impact of varying levels of light and gravity on plant root growth. The final images of samples in the European Modular Cultivation System were taken and downlinked, and the samples were stowed in a freezer for eventual return to Earth.

+ Status report http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/jan/HQ_SS0701_station_status.html + Status reports archive http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/station_status_search_agent_archive_1.html

+ Weekly research overview http://exploration.nasa.gov/programs/station/index.html

+ Expedition 14 science overview http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/exped14_overview.html + Expedition 14 overview http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.html