Team NASA on Everest research mission

A team of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials today arrived in Kathmandu on a visit to the Everest region. The team members said they would contribute ti the research activities of the NASA. They, However, said their trip was not official. They said they wanted to do some serious research to help the astronauts.Equipped with the Actiwatch and Lab-On-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System, the team members would record the sleeping and walking movements and light exposure of the subjects, adding that the lab-On-a Chip, which detects bacteria and fungi on surface inside the International Space Station, will be used to work for new snow algae.

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