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Science-Heavy SpaceX Dragon Headed to Space Station

Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, a Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) on the exterior of the station is featured in this image photographed by a crewmember during the STS 118 missions second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA). MISSE collects information on how different materials weather in the environment of space.

Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, a Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) on the exterior of the station is featured in this image photographed by a crewmember during the STS-118 mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA). MISSE collects information on how different materials weather in the environment of space.

Media Credit: NASA

A new batch of science is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon on Monday,  April 2, 2018. Heading into space will be a wide variety of ground-breaking science destined for the ISS National Lab that will not only advance space exploration, but will have benefits here on Earth as well.

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