{"id":583322,"date":"2023-12-20T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=press-release&p=583322"},"modified":"2024-02-28T20:37:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T01:37:14","slug":"nasa-to-provide-coverage-as-dragon-departs-station-with-science-2","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-to-provide-coverage-as-dragon-departs-station-with-science-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2047\" height=\"1150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?w=2047\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?resize=1536,863 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?resize=1200,674 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?resize=2000,1124 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Nov. 11, 2023 — Thrusters on the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft fire automatically while adjusting the vehicle’s slow, methodical approach toward the International Space Station for a docking to the Harmony module’s forward port.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This advisory was updated on Dec. 22, 2023, to correctly reflect the name of NASA\u2019s processing facility in Florida.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This advisory was updated on Dec. 20, 2023 to reflect NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 5:05 p.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 21, for\u00a0the undocking of\u00a0the company\u2019s 29th Dragon commercial resupply services mission\u00a0from the International Space Station due to unfavorable weather in the splashdown zones off the coast of Florida.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency will provide live coverage of Dragon\u2019s undocking and departure starting at 4:45 p.m. EST on the NASA+ streaming service via <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the web<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA app<\/a>. Coverage also will air live on NASA Television, <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40NASA&data=05%7C01%7Ckelly.o.humphries%40nasa.gov%7C3c8f834399594752ca1708dbd18b3e04%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638334168212220074%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sYT0HVhck2AtS7sE4anRsNgKdxjRzKYIZqi9vnjEbgc%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, and on the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>. Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/how-to-stream-nasa-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stream NASA TV<\/a> through a variety of platforms including social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dragon will undock from the station\u2019s Harmony module at 9:05 p.m. and fire its thrusters to move a safe distance away from the station after receiving a command from ground controllers at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After re-entering Earth\u2019s atmosphere, the spacecraft will splash down off the coast of Florida. NASA will not broadcast the splashdown, but updates will be posted on the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">space station<\/a> blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dragon will carry back to Earth more than 4,300 pounds of supplies and scientific experiments designed to take advantage of the space station\u2019s microgravity environment. Splashing down off the coast of Florida enables quick transportation of the experiments to NASA\u2019s Space Systems Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, allowing researchers to collect data with minimal sample exposure to Earth\u2019s gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientific hardware and samples returning to Earth include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=8336\">Planet Habitat-03<\/a>, which assesses whether genetic adaptations in one generation of plants grown in space can transfer to the next generation. This is one of the first multi-generation plant biology studies in orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other studies include JAXA\u2019s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=8029\">Cell Gravisensing<\/a>, an investigation that looks at how cells sense and respond to the effects of gravity. Results could promote drug development for treating muscle atrophy and osteoporosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also returning on Dragon is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=8922\">Genes in Space-10<\/a>, a student-led project that tests a method for in-orbit measurement of the length of telomeres, cap-like structures at the end of DNA strands that shorten with age, but have been found to lengthen in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, samples from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=8571\">MaRVIn-PCIM<\/a> (Microgravity Research for Versatile Investigations-Phase Change in Mixtures) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=8604\">Neuronix<\/a> (Innovative Paralysis Therapy Enabling Neuroregeneration) also are returning to Earth for scientific analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dragon arrived at the station Nov. 11 as SpaceX\u2019s 29th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/structure\/launch\/index.html\">commercial resupply services<\/a> mission for NASA, delivering about 6,500 pounds of research investigations, crew supplies, and station hardware. The spacecraft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-spacex-launch-new-science-hardware-to-space-station\/\">launched<\/a> Nov. 9 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are just a few of the hundreds of investigations currently being conducted aboard the orbiting laboratory in the areas of biology and biotechnology, physical sciences, and Earth and space science. Advances in these areas will help keep astronauts healthy during long-duration space travel and demonstrate technologies for future human and robotic exploration beyond low Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars through NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">Artemis<\/a> program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get breaking news, images and features from the space station on <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/iss\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iss\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/space_station\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the International Space Station at: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a 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Editor\u2019s note: This advisory was updated on Dec. 20, 2023 to reflect NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 5:05 p.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 21, for\u00a0the undocking of\u00a0the company\u2019s 29th Dragon commercial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":497,"featured_media":583324,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"504","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":["283564","283575"],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"M23-149","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[9417,2735],"news-tags":[12375],"internal-terms":[8610],"coauthors":[12832],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-to-provide-coverage-as-dragon-departs-station-with-science-2\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-to-provide-coverage-as-dragon-departs-station-with-science-2\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Roxana Bardan"}],"creator":["Roxana Bardan"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Missions","International Space Station (ISS)","Expedition 70"],"dateCreated":"2023-12-20T18:16:00Z","datePublished":"2023-12-20T18:16:00Z","dateModified":"2024-02-29T01:37:14Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-to-provide-coverage-as-dragon-departs-station-with-science-2\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2023-12-20T18:16:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"Missions,International Space Station (ISS),Expedition 70\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Roxana Bardan\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":4,"featured_image":{"id":583324,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spacex-crs29.jpg","title":"spacex-crs29","alt":"Thrusters on the white SpaceX Dragon appear as four straight white lines coming from behind the spacecraft against the black background of space.","caption":"Thrusters on the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft fire automatically while adjusting the vehicle's slow, methodical approach toward the International Space Station for a docking to the Harmony module's forward port."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/583322"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/497"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/583322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":584477,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/583322\/revisions\/584477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583322"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=583322"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=583322"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=583322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}