Space medicine
Space-station log documents Menon’s vein and blood measurements
NASA’s September 28 account records jugular-vein scans, blood-pressure readings and a red-cell count. It publishes no measurement values or clinical findings.
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NASA’s September 28 station log documents Jessica Meir scanning Anil Menon’s jugular vein with ultrasound and measuring his blood pressure for the Venous Flow investigation. The astronauts worked in the International Space Station’s Columbus laboratory.
NASA flight engineer Jack Hathaway collected a blood sample and spun it in a centrifuge, according to the same account. Menon then analysed the processed sample for a red blood cell count to help doctors assess oxygen delivery in microgravity.
The biomedical work is distinct from Menon’s September 25 maintenance task. NASA’s earlier log recorded him testing and fitting cooling-system components for the Destiny laboratory ahead of installation.
NASA’s biography identifies Menon as an emergency-medicine physician born and raised in Minneapolis to Ukrainian and Indian immigrants. He launched to the station on July 14, 2026, for an approximately eight-month mission.
The September 28 account leaves doctors’ interpretation of the biomedical data ahead. It gives no red-cell count value, diagnosis or completed finding about blood clots or blood chemistry.
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NASA’s September 28 account records jugular-vein scans, blood-pressure readings and a red-cell count. It publishes no measurement values or clinical findings. Read the full report: https://www.spaceexploration.in/news/anil-menon-venous-flow-measurements #SpaceExplorationNews #SpaceNews #SpaceScience
