National Design Challenge Student Experiment Arrives at the Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon launched on April 2, 2018 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, delivering more than 5,800 pounds of equipment and research to the International Space Station as part of the 14th SpaceX Resupply Mission.
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Late last week, crew members began early activations and transfers of several investigations that arrived to the International Space Station as part of the SpaceX CRS-14 mission, including a winning National Design Challenge experiment from the Boy Scouts of America. The National Design Challenge is a series of student engagement challenges in which young explorers compete for the opportunity to send experiments to the ISSInternational Space Station National Lab. This winning experiment from the Chicagoland Boys Scouts and Explorers is focused on the use of an infrared spectrometer to investigate beta-amyloid peptide, a key contributor toward the proliferation of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Learn more about the National Design Challenge and other Space Station Explorers educational programs: http://www.spacestationexplorers.org/