NASAs 22nd SpaceX cargo resupply mission launches.

November 15, 2022

Novel Bone Adhesive to Fly on SpaceX CRS-26

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), November 15, 2022 – More than 200 million people worldwide are affected by osteoporosis, a...

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule soars upward after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the companys 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:44 p.m. EDT. Dragon will deliver more than 5,800 pounds of cargo, including a variety of NASA investigations, to the space station. The spacecraft is expected to spend about a month attached to the orbiting outpost before it returns to Earth with research and return cargo, splashing down off the coast of Florida.

November 14, 2022

SpaceX CRS-26 Mission Overview

No earlier than 4:19 p.m. EDT, Monday, November 21, SpaceX will launch its 26th Commercial Resupply Services mission (SpaceX...

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A bright white trail is in view after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the companys 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:44 p.m. EDT. Dragon will deliver more than 5,800 pounds of cargo, including a variety of NASA investigations, to the space station. The spacecraft is expected to spend about a month attached to the orbiting outpost before it returns to Earth with research and return cargo, splashing down off the coast of Florida. Date Created: 2022 07 14

November 14, 2022

Research to Mend Broken Bones, Test Implantable Devices, and Inspire Future Explorers on...

Kennedy Space Center (FL), November 14, 2022 – While millions of Americans plan for the upcoming holidays, a variety of...

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3D Printer Capable of Printing Human Tissue Set to Launch to the ISS

November 3, 2022

3D Printer Capable of Printing Human Tissue Set to Launch to the ISS

WALLOPS ISLAND (VA), November 3, 2022 – Space: is it the final frontier, or could it be the new frontier of regenerative...

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Investigation to Improve Predictions of Post-Wildfire Mudslides Will Launch on NG-18

October 27, 2022

Investigation to Improve Predictions of Post-Wildfire Mudslides Will Launch on NG-18

WALLOPS ISLAND (VA), October 27, 2022 – As climate change-driven wildfires worsen, havoc wrecked by post-wildfire mudslides is...

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Heart cells derived from human stem cells stained for muscle protein (green) and nuclei (blue).

October 26, 2022

Engineered Cardiac Tissues to Fly on NG-18 to Advance Treatments for Heart Disease

WALLOPS ISLAND (VA), October 26, 2022 – Heart disease may be the leading cause of death in the United States, but researchers...

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iss066e147579 (Feb. 21, 2022) Northrop Grummans Cygnus space freighter is pictured moments away from being captured with the Canadarm2 robotic arm being commanded by NASA astronaut Raja Chari as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above Oman. This is Northrop Grummans 17th contracted resupply mission under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA

October 24, 2022

NG-18 Mission to Space Station Will Include Research on Mudslides and Heart Cells, a New...

WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY (VA), October 24, 2022 – Mudslides from forest fires cause catastrophic damage in their wake, and...

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NG16 Launch Pad

October 24, 2022

Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services Mission 18 Research Overview

No earlier than 5:50 a.m. EDT, Sunday, November 6, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Northrop Grumman’s 18th (NG-18)...

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October 18, 2022

ISS National Lab Announces Five Recipients of Inaugural Expedition Space Lab Education...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 18, 2022 – School children in Pinellas County and four districts nationwide are getting a...

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iss066e081189 (Nov. 8, 2021) The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony modules space facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.

October 6, 2022

ISS National Laboratory Chooses Three Outstanding Students for James Abrahamson Fellowship

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 6, 2022— A graduate researcher working on her doctorate in aerospace engineering, a medical...

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SpaceX Crew 5 CEIT NASA ID: KSC 20220813 PH SPX01 0003 SpaceX Crew 5 astronauts are suited up and ready to participate in a crew equipment interface test (CEIT) at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 13, 2022. From left are Anna Kikina, mission specialist; Josh Cassada, pilot; Nicole Mann, spacecraft commander; and Koichi Wakata, mission specialist with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). During the CEIT, the astronauts will practice launch and docking in a high fidelity simulator of SpaceXs Dragon capsule. They also will practice getting into position inside the capsule. NASAs SpaceX Crew 5 will be the fifth crew rotation mission of the companys human space transportation system and its sixth flight with astronauts to the International Space Station for the agencys Commercial Crew Program. Crew 5 will launch on the Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than Sept. 29, 2022.

October 4, 2022

ISS National Lab-Sponsored Research to Accompany SpaceX Crew-5 Astronauts to Orbiting...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 4, 2022 – A new six-month venture into space-based research begins when four astronauts...

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iss065e242370 (Aug. 14, 2021) European Space Agency astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet works on the Cardinal Muscle investigation in the Life Sciences Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. This study tests whether such engineered tissues cultured in space could provide a model for studying muscle loss and assessing possible therapeutics prior to clinical trials. Date Created: 2021 08 14

October 3, 2022

ISS National Lab Research Announcement Seeking Tissue Engineering and Biomanufacturing...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 3, 2022 – A research announcement to leverage the unique microgravity environment of the...

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