Resupply Mission Launches Mealworms and Mustard Seeds to the ISS

Carrying nearly 7400 pounds of supplies and investigations, Orbital ATK launched its Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on November 12, 2017. The six astronauts onboard will be studying everything from plant growth in microgravityThe condition of perceived weightlessness created when an object is in free fall, for example when an object is in orbital motion. Microgravity alters many observable phenomena within the physical and life sciences, allowing scientists to study things in ways not possible on Earth. The International Space Station provides access to a persistent microgravity environment. to why some bacteria lose their ability to cause disease when grown in space.