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Sarcolab-3 Experiment
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iss050e012389 (11/29/2016) --- European Space Agency (ESA) Thomas Pesquet and Cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov during the setup phase of the Sarcolab-3 Experiment in the Columbus Module. Myotendinous and Neuromuscular Adaptation to Long-term Spaceflight (Sarcolab) investigates the adaptation and deterioration of the soleus, or calf muscle, where it joins the Achilles tendon, which links it to the heel and carries loads from the entire body.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSarcolab-3 Experiment. NASA/JSC, 2016-11-29. Public domain. ID: iss050e012389.